FROM THE EDITOR

Joelle Chien, Io Gilman, and Anita Liu|October 16, 2020

Dear Readers of The Lowell,

Hello, and welcome to our first-ever purely digital magazine. Though these last few months have been a time of change for The Lowell and have presented us with new challenges, we remain committed to informing and bringing the Lowell community together through our work, a role now more important than ever. We are continuing to regularly publish stories on our website and social media, and we are challenging ourselves to connect with our audience in new ways, with the launch of our monthly newsletter, as well as this digital magazine.

In this magazine, several articles explore the changes that have happened in our communities due to the coronavirus, including an article on food bank volunteering and another on Lowell’s bell schedule. We are also exploring how change may occur at the national level in our cover story “Students for the soul of our nation,” which focuses on the upcoming election. The results of this election have the potential to change the future of the U.S., and students at Lowell are stepping up to support the candidates and policies that will help to fulfill the vision they have for this country.

Editors-in-Chief,

Joelle Chien, Io Gilman, Anita Liu

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Joelle Chien, Editor-in-Chief

Joelle Chien is a senior at Lowell, returning for her fifth semester on the staff and second year as an editor. She enjoys editing articles across genres, as well as writing hard and longform news articles. Outside of The Lowell, you can probably find her baking with her sisters, painting, or stressing about classes to her friends.

Io Gilman, Editor-in-Chief

Io Gilman is a senior at Lowell High School. After people learn to pronounce her name, they learn that she is in Parliamentary Debate and Quiz Bowl. In her free time, Io likes to read and crochet.

Anita Liu, Editor-in-Chief

Anita Liu is a senior who joined the staff of The Lowell in Fall 2017. She has spent the past three years as a photographer and the past year as the Multimedia Editor and head of research. When Anita isn’t busy doing work for journalism, school, or her other commitments, she loves getting boba or coffee with friends and traveling!

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