Behind the Ivy - Summer 2018

WELCOME

L E T T E R F R OM T H E E D I T O R S

CHELSEA DUMASAL & I SABELLA XU

Dear HC,

As the 2017-2018 school year comes to a close, thank yous and congratulations are due!

To the writers: thank you for all the amazing content you generated this year. You’ve taken topics that you’re deeply passionate about and bravely shared them with the HC community. To the editors: your attention to detail and constant support and feedback for the writers has greatly ameliorated the BTI . To the photographers: thank you for thoughtfully coming up with photo ideas that complement the articles. Your initiative to meet and photograph subjects has made the BTI more authentic, while your ability to capture an aesthetic has made the BTI more beautiful! To the layout editors: without you, the paper would literally not exist. Despite being the smallest team, most of whom are novices, you are a group of mighty, persistent designers. To Ms. Goldberg and Ms. Charlton: thank you for providing constant feedback on the content and layout of the paper. We know that reading and editing twenty-five articles multiple times in a short time frame is no easy feat! To Mr. McHaffie: thank you for your endless patience in answering all of our layout-related questions. You have transformed us from nervous newbies into confident designers who love the layout process. To the HC community: thank you for giving us this opportunity to be involved with the BTI , as both team members and co-editors. You provide support and inspiration which fuels this paper, and we trust that you will keep it going with rich, exciting stories. As for Mia and Kayla, we wish you the best of luck leading the Behind the Ivy team next year. Although we will miss this publication dearly, we know that you two are going to do an amazing job and that the BTI is in good hands!

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For now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the final issue of the 2017-2018 school year.

Signing off,

Chelsea and Isabella

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