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Cousin Jennifer
Cousin Jennifer By Nick Smith Cousin Jennifer One evening recently, our housekeeper Mrs. Hudson had brought us a pot of tea, she turned to Sherlock Holmes with an uncharacteristic mischievous smile. “I have a little poser that I fancy might amuse you for a moment or two Mr. Holmes, if you care to hear […]
Battle of Warriors by Nick Smith and Sid Iyer
On Monday, October 15, the Wayland Middle School girls faced off against the Lincoln Middle School girls in field hockey. It was a battle of two Warrior teams. Everybody was pumped up as the first whistle blew to signal the start of the game. Since Wayland won the coin toss, they elected to get the […]
Secret Garden
By Kevin Hodgdon
Through the Eyes of Someone Else by Marina Stevenson
Through the eyes of someone else Nothing is quite the same. Whispers Are heard differently And pictures in our heads Seem to change. The hearts within other people Beat to different things. Goals And dreams Either out or in their reach. Through the eyes of someone else Nothing is quite the same. So before […]
Not “Retarded” Please
By Kathryn Malnight retarded |riˈtärdid|adjective less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one’s age. This is the dictionaries definition of the word retarded. But this, is what people now use the word as: An “unofficial” (not recognized by dictionaries) slang descriptor for a person/thing/action/object, etc., or a combination of, which […]
Right Brain Left Brain
Are you left brained or right brained? by Nandita Subbiah Did you know that the left side of your brain and the right side of your brain control different parts of your thinking? For most people, one side of your brain is more dominant than the other side. A person who is ‘’left-brained’’ is supposed […]
MCAS? Positive or Negative?
“The MCAS tests hurt kids. Thanks to the Ledger for focusing on those kids who may have skills but cannot pass a written test. But please don’t forget our third graders trying to read a sixth grade level item, and becoming sick over the test. Don’t forget our 10th grader contemplating dropping out, and closing […]
Mirror – A Poem
Mirror By Athya Uthayakumar I gaze at it, It stares back With a deeply carved frame, And a gleaming, cool surface I see myself, In the shiny surface Pretty or ugly, It always tells me the reality But what if it were to shatter? I know it matters not, Because it shows the […]
Sixth Grade Anxiety
By Helen, Aimee, Zoe, and Sydney Research shows that people are very anxious in sixth and ninth grade because they have been put back to the bottom of the school, there the younger ones again. “Sixth graders,” Sixth grade English teacher Ms. Barker says “are anxious because they have to move to a new school, […]