Ms. Shefren prepares for her move to Ghana
After spending four years at ASL, middle school assistant principal Ms. Katie Shefren is moving on to become a middle school principal in Accra, Ghana. [Read more…]
Teachers head off on maternity leaves, sabbatical
Both Mrs. Jessie Twiest, Grade 6 humanities teacher, and Mrs. Jess Liniere, Grade 5 and 6 counselor/health teacher have left for maternity leave. They both [Read more…]
Students organise first ever YoungERPower conference to discuss social justice issues
The first YoungERPower conference was organized by a group of ASL grade 8 students. The conference took place on April 26 for all interested grade [Read more…]
MUN students visit IMO
In this day and age, at the click of a button, you have the ability to order just about anything to your doorstep. Most people [Read more…]
Editorial: Meeting on rubric should be an A
In 2017 the middle school altered their grading system from using letter grades to assessing students’ work using standards, and then converted those standards assessments [Read more…]
Community Service should be mandatory for middle school students
In the Middle School, community service is not a requirement for students. The act of community service can be an asset to the development of [Read more…]
Fifth, sixth-graders should be given opportunity to take electives
I believe that fifth and sixth-graders should be offered electives similar to seventh and eighth-graders instead of taking general art and drama classes. Students would [Read more…]
Fifth, sixth-grade compete in first developmental tournament
Bounce. Bounce. Bounce. The basketballs were hitting the gym floor as the fifth and sixth-graders prepared for their basketball jamboree on May 13. ACS Hillingdon [Read more…]
Why ASL usually doesn’t play British schools in sports
Over the past years, the middle school sports program has primarily competed against international schools instead of British schools. The reason why the middle school [Read more…]
Grade 8 students travel to Normandy for hands-on learning experience
A long tradition in the eighth-grade is the Normandy trip every year. The trip this year took place May 12-16 and throughout it, students took [Read more…]