Friend or Foe Is homework a good thing or should it be removed? You walk up the stairs,  thinking about your test tomorrow. As soon as you get to your room you shove your backpack across the floor and throw yourself onto your bed. You think, ugh why do we have to have homework? Yes […]

Are siblings really all that bad?   The surprising truth about your brothers and sisters. By Missy Prince   Imagine you let your younger sister wear your favorite white sweater because she has an orchestra concert and has nothing white to wear. She refused to change before dinner because she was “starving” and got tomato […]

We’ve all seen and read lots of news about how North and South Korea hate each other or are planning to bomb the living daylights out of each other, but the reality just might not be that bad. During the recently completed Winter Olympics in South Korea, a time for countries to unite and have […]

I was running as hard as I could. The guards were still on my tail. I had to lose them somehow. Down the street, there is a supermarket. It’s always packed with people trying to get their groceries quickly and get out. I dashed into the blob of people standing outside the entrance, through the […]

Walking to the beam, feeling scared to fall, I hear people coughing quietly, trying not to be loud. I can smell the chalk, and I see the banners of champions hanging around the gym. I jump onto the beam. I start my routine: first two steps, next tuck, after, back walk over, then flip off […]

 I walked down the pitch black road. The only light was that of the moon that made it into the narrow street. I looked up at the tall buildings to my left and right. There red light of the security cameras followed me as I walked briskly. The camera eyed me suspiciously. Just keep walking […]

*** I lifted my head up and felt my eyes well up for the first time since my parents left me. But this wasn’t because I was sad. It was the thought of how far I’d come since my parents had abandoned me in this dense forest. They’d left me in this forest isolated from […]

Fall In the crisp fall air A breeze is rippling through trees Leaves are falling down Winter All the trees are bare Snowflakes dance across the sky Snow is falling down Spring Flowers are blooming Bees are buzzing everywhere In the sweet spring air Summer In the summer heat The bright sun is shining down […]