The Hoot is Here!
May 23rd, 2013After year of work by both the Hoot staff and all middle school writers and artists, the Middle School Literary Magazine is finally here! Throughout the year, the staff met at least once a month, which meant twice a month for me since I had to break the large and eager staff into two groups. We had homemade cookies and read through/looked at all the submissions, and voted on the ones we wanted for the magazine. Submissions came largely from teachers passing along work done in class, or photos I took of student artwork displayed around campus. At the end of the year, we chose the most highly-rated submissions for publication, and I notified the lucky creators, so we could get their permission to publish their work. The magazine was put together with Publisher, and printed at a local copy store. All published creators and staff members got an automatic copy, as did any other student or teacher who requested a copy. There are a few extra copies available in the Library for those who forgot to order one. If your student got published or worked on the staff, please congratulate them on a job well done! (And yes, the students chose their favorite drawing for the cover; drawn by Jennifer L.)













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