“A Rollercoaster of Emotions”

By: Mika Albrecht Nikhila Puri Zahabia Shahpurwala This season has definitely been an emotional rollercoaster,” said Marissa McNerney, a captain of the middle school volleyball team. The team’s season has had many ups and downs, from their huge win against St. Bernard to their loss against Summit. The team has grown a lot from the start of the season, and they’ve also bonded as a … Continue reading “A Rollercoaster of Emotions”

“Everyone Is Super Friendly”

A Journey Through the Minds of the New Students in our Seven Hills Community  By: Josie LaBare, Bianca Patel, Maggie Jackson You’ve probably seen new faces while walking around the halls. Whether you’ve been at Seven Hills your whole life or have been here for just a few weeks, middle school can be challenging, daunting, and a new experience for everyone. For new students, this … Continue reading “Everyone Is Super Friendly”

Food Shortages in the Cafeteria

By: Mika Albrecht Have you ever wondered why chocolate milk is sometimes low in the school cafeteria? Or why the cafeteria is sometimes low on vegetables? The answer to this problem occurs because of food shortages. This is becoming a huge challenge in the cafeteria because the workers want students to be happy with the food they provide. “The foods that are in the food … Continue reading Food Shortages in the Cafeteria

A Friend in the Office

by: Nikhila Puri and Zahabia Shahpurwala This year, the Seven Hills community has gotten an amazing new addition to the middle school community. Hard-working and caring, Mrs. Morelli is excited to be here and get to know each student. The Seven Hills community is delighted to have her as our new administrative assistant. As the secretary of the middle school, Mrs. Morelli has many responsibilities, … Continue reading A Friend in the Office

“Cooking Their Opponents”

Assistant coach Clemens feels good about this year’s boy’s tennis team. Coach Clemens stated that “This looks to be a good year for our team,” Mr. Clemens said.  This year’s boys tennis season has just begun and according to Salil Gupta, an eighth grade player, they are “cooking” their opponents.” The season is going very well, and all boys are undefeated in their matches. Confidence … Continue reading “Cooking Their Opponents”

A Day of Arts

By: Noor Arif, Chiara Dunson, Amrutha Juluri, Poni Larson, and Rebekah Tesfaye On Saturday, April 8, a school-wide arts program called Arts Alive was held at the Seven Hills Hillsdale Campus. Arts Alive presents the fine and performing arts to the Seven Hills Community. All the schools, including Doherty, are involved. Throughout the day, there were a variety of things to do. High schoolers rocked … Continue reading A Day of Arts

A Season Full of Memories

By Allison Koth Interesting, memorable, stressful, fun, exciting, tough, rewarding, exciting. The seventh and eighth grade girl’s basketball team and coaches used these words to describe their basketball season. “I had a lot of fun,” said Layla Young, an eighth grade basketball player. “I think it went well,” said Ava Deimling, an eighth grade basketball player. The A team had a great season with a … Continue reading A Season Full of Memories

A Lifelong Learner

By: Chiara Dunson, Amrutha Juluri and Rebekah Tesfaye “She is nice and caring,” said 8th grader Jonathan Elftman. Mrs.Neidlein-Dial is the eighth-grade Social Studies teacher. She has been teaching for twenty years, and this is her fifteenth year at Seven Hills. Mrs. Neidlein-Dial originally came from Weingarten, Germany, and lived there until she was nineteen. She has three sisters and had a mom who was … Continue reading A Lifelong Learner

“Not a One-Man Show”

By: Noor Arif, Poni Larson, and Kendall Niehaus The boys’ basketball season was different for every team. All the teams had their strengths and weaknesses. According to basketball player Kent Buckley, “We struggled to keep up with more physically dominant opponents.” The B team struggled with turnovers and the C team struggled with defending.  The A team consisted of 9 players: Kent Buckley, Logan Washington, … Continue reading “Not a One-Man Show”

Principal, Teacher and Friend

By: Stella Mosby “What’s most important for me are the welfare of students and faculty,” Mr. Waskowitz said in an interview. As principal of Seven Hills middle school Waskowitz does many things for our school to feel “safe, comfortable and cared for.” He has lots of jobs as a principal. His main priority is making this school better every day. He has been a principal … Continue reading Principal, Teacher and Friend