the secret to a new beginning
EDITORS’ LETTER
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erman artist Karl Lagerfeld once said ‘Evolution is the secret to the next step”... But this magazine is the secret to a new beginning. As a team, we chose the theme of Evolution because it sparks a change in the world: in society, in the environment, and in the individual. Therefore, we decided to divide this theme into aforementioned categories, so we could encompass a range of topics and explore the breadth of Evolution with justice, as a school. Evolution is all around us - just consider the Evolution within the Pipers community alone since beginning your journey here, whether it’s been one year or fourteen; change and growth are the seed that ignites a brighter future for us all. In the January lockdown, we virtually congregated for the first time where we held our opening meeting over Zoom. Remember Zoom? These unlikely circumstances caused us to consider the evolutionary shift within all of our lives in the last year, born from the pandemic. Whether it be our developing computer skills, or our increased appreciation for the environment and nature around us, we noticed that in almost every aspect of our lives, Evolution was at the centre of our lockdown experience. On a wider scale, we also looked to the societal Evolution sparked from the Black Lives Matter movement within this monumental time. And, so while moving forward with resilience and optimism, we knew that this Evolution
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