Photo by Elly Chen, 803 EDITORIAL: Welcome to the October 2021 edition of @theHelm, the first issue of this academic year!
another was restricted to those in a single home form. No other clubs were offered last year, except Yes, this is the Middle School student newspaper, fa- remotely during HSC@home, so this digital paper was cilitated by teachers and designed with the help of an an especially engaging platform on which students excellent Creative Team. This term, 23 students from connected and shared. Grades 6-8 are working hard to generate ideas, deSubmissions to the monthly paper are ongoing. There sign logos, and create content for the paper. During will be a deadline for submissions for each issue, but our last meeting in the “press room”, one student ex- if you cannot meet the deadline, you can always keep claimed, “I feel like I’m working for the New York working on your piece and submit it the following Times!” Indeed, being on the Creative Team has its month! If you send your work regularly, you can earn perks (like House Points), so if you are still interested House Points, too! Google Form Submission Link in being involved, be sure to sign up for the winter We hope that as you browse through these pages, term of @theHelm during Community Time! you try to do some of the math challenges, writing This MS publication is in its third school season, but during the pandemic restrictions last year, it really took off! Many students wanted to share their ideas, creativity, and news during a time when seeing one
contests, puzzles, and riddles. We hope you enjoy all that HSC Middle School students have shared here.
Hillfield Strathallan College—Middle School Student Newspaper
Ms Gutauskas & Ms Kee