Wayland Middle School
Martin Luther King Presentation Information On January 22, Wayland Middle School will have our Annual Martin Luther King Presentation. This year’s performance includes candlelighter speeches. These speeches are performed by five eighth graders, who speak of someone who live(d) the MLK dream, and light a candle in honor of this person. There will be a […]
I thought this cupcake was so cool for Mr. Luther king day! Here is the link to the cupcakes if you are interested: https://prairieloon.wordpress.com/2014/01/20/mlk-day/ -Nora
When she was in first grade, Pintip Dunn´s first grade teacher asked her what she wanted to be. “An author,” she responded. While having many interests, the passion of writing has always thrived. She graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s in English Literature and Language. She received Master’s at Yale Law School, where she […]
In the morning I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping. I expect to hear a fire burning or the sound of footsteps or at least the feel of hands shaking me, but I don’t. It still hasn’t dawned on me that Camila is gone. Sometimes at night I can feel her “ghost” lurking […]
I wrapped my ocean blue hoodie around me and walked towards the door. They had her. They had her! I told myself angrily as I pushed past the objects in my way. They would pay Camila! I had sweared. They will pay for what they’ve done to this family and this world. *** I rushed […]
In mid-June, a horrible storm flood Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia the country. Nineteen deaths were recorded and six people are still missing. However, the Tbilisi Zoo lost over 300, which is more than half, of its animals. Rain caused the banks of the Vere River to overflow. An African penguin was spotted swimming nearly […]
I skimmed the next few pages ‘till I found something out of the ordinary. Whenever I flipped through all the pages quickly, I’d see words start to shimmer. The faster I flipped, the clearer the words appeared! After many vigorous flippings, I finally saw the message. The words ‘Shake the journal to and fro’, ‘till […]
Shannon Gibney was born in 1975, in Michigan. She was adopted by Jim and Sue Gibney, and grew up with her two (biological) brothers, Jon and Ben. High School was her blooming period. When she was fifteen, she got her hands on a copy of James Baldwin’s Tell Me How Long the Train Has Been […]
It’s Black Friday! The biggest shopping event of the year! Sarah had to wake up at 5:30 to get these sales. She heads over to the mall and heads instantly to the second floor. There resides Abercrombie, American Eagle, Aeropostale, Sephora, Victoria’s Secret, Bath and Bodyworks, LuluLemon, H&M, Sephora, and so many more stocked with […]
Some people don’t realize how valuable time is. They say, “Oh it’s just 24 hours!” or, “Just a week! What a short time!” I mean what do they know! But, I have to admit. I thought that way too. *** The breeze hits, knocking me back on my feet. The future was coming for us. […]