Hey all! I’m Ben Thom, your Sword and Shield Arts and Entertainment Editor for the 2024-2025 school year! With the second quarter starting soon, try to wrap up your work for the first quarter and start the next quarter off strong! 

To help you move into the next quarter, we’ve got you covered here at Sword and Shield, with articles about the StuCo student rep election and the end of the first quarter. Over in Arts & Entertainment, we’ve got articles about the spooky Smile sequel, as well as an interview with the cast of the upcoming fall play (November 8th and 9th! Come see it! Buy tickets at memorial.ludus.com), while in Sports we’ve got some in-depth player profiles. We have articles covering the upcoming election in News, both how to vote and some of the major events that have preceded it, while Opinions has some articles about the good and bad of children’s media! Enjoy your November and 2nd quarter!