Local School Magazine Visited By Hopedale Newspaper Editor

On Wednesday February 8th, Lori Koller, editor of the Hopedale Local Town Pages Newspaper, made a visit to the Hopedale Jr. Sr. High School. She was invited to talk to the Hopedale Junior-Senior High School’s magazine, the Raider’s Cry. The Raider’s Cry features both art and literature for students in grades 7 through 12.
During Mrs. Koller’s visit she discussed how the local Hopedale newspaper was formed. As the Raider’s Cry Magazine is only in its third year, students were looking for advice on how they could expand their own publication. In particular, she answered as to what was most challenging in publishing a newspaper in a small town such as Hopedale as well as how she finds stories in the town. She told of how a newspaper in such a small town can be a struggle, and that she is very proud of her accomplishment as the newspaper goes into its third year.
In accordance with this, she answered how Raider’s Cry Magazine itself can use strategies to spread the word on their existence. It was incredibly selfless of Mrs. Koller to take time out of her day to visit the school, which the members are quite grateful for. They took away how persistence, perseverance, and hard work can make their endeavors pay off with the Raider’s Cry Magazine, and learned important lessons on how to use the means available to them to help their magazine improve. Mrs. Koller’s story about helping to build a newspaper in a small town has inspired these students to do more with their own work. The members of the Raider’s Cry Magazine are very grateful for Mrs. Koller’s visit and would like to thank her for sharing her experience with us.