Middle school students are heading back to campus next week for the first time since Friday, March 13. That makes 241 days – almost 8 months! Of course, not all students are returning to campus and each student and family has made their decision based on a number of factors. The students of The Direct Message are no different. Here is what they think about the return to campus. Back to School! Can’t believe school is opening in the next few days! I wish I could see my friends

As a new student, maybe it was my imagination, but today it seemed that the assembly was an embarrassment — the attention was not given to the teachers and the behaviour was unlike anything the middle school teachers have seen before. Many people were having chats while the teachers were talking, and there were many occasions when a teacher had to ask a student to stop what they were doing. It reached to one point that one of the teachers, Ms Henderson, had to stop the assemb

The most recent social was Oscar-themed and well-planned. However, there was a problem, one that has been occurring for years now: the absence of eighth graders. Although that could be blamed on the volleyball and tennis tournaments that had many students traveling and away from Delhi, we think the problem is a lot bigger. Now you could be saying that it doesn’t really matter that a few eighth graders aren’t coming to the social.  But I tell you, this problem is much bigger t