Sweat Rolling down your face Heart Beating faster than lightning Heat Surrounded my warmness all around Dizzy The room spins in circles around you Fall You are falling from the sky Reach For the control Take a Breath
In The Dot by Daniejah Franklyn
The windows are down and the wind breezes by my face. The street is crowded by houses that lie on top of one another. I see rippling lights, flickering to a rhythm that is not heard. The sky is pitch black with small sparkles hardly seen. I walk on the lumpy sidewalks with gum stains […]
How Languages Tranform Individuals into Communities By Jennie Rosen
Hello, salve (latin), guten tag (german) , こんにちは (japanese) , שלום (hebrew), hola (spanish) . Languages are such a big part of this world – they can transform you. Languages can help if you want a job: you can get more job offers if you fluent a second language. Some languages can also help your […]
Top Ten Facts about Groundhogs! by Jenna Brandaleone and Anna Walsh
1.. Did you know that groundhogs are rodents? I didn’t! Groundhogs are rodents because of their continually growing teeth. Thats right! Groundhogs have buckteeth! 2..Groundhogs=Woodchucks! Did you know that!? Many people have this misconception that groundhogs and woodchucks are two different animals entirely! 3. Groundhogs have a special diet! Groundhogs gorge themselves with food all […]
The Gem by Madeline Maurer
This is so cool! I thought. I examined it like a doctor does an x-ray. Michael is so lucky he found this. My then five-year-old brother had found a rhinestone on the floor of the dusty garage, right near the parked mini-van. It was shiny like a real diamond, and there it was in my […]
Top 20 facts About Abraham Lincoln by Jennie Rosen and Jenna Brandaleone
1. Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States 2. Abraham Lincoln had a son named Robert 3. Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865 4. Mary Todd Lincoln married Abraham Lincoln 5. Lincoln was a lawyer 6. Abe Lincoln was a licensed bartender 7. Lincoln’s assassin was a famous actor 8. Abraham Lincoln […]
Top 10 Ways Not to get Sick this Winter! By Jenna Brandaleone and Jennie Rosen
Sleep… Going to bed works! You may hate going to bed early, but you should know that a good night’s rest is all you need to help your body fight (and win against) germs! Wash your hands… We have all heard it. “Remember to always wash your hands!”, but we should really listen to […]
Pay to Play: The Problem of Youth Sports Fees by Abby Gavron
I don’t know about you, but when I first learned not all kids have a chance to play youth sports I was furious. I know I’m lucky, my family has always been able to afford the registration fees for sports. Knowing that there are kids like me that don’t have the resources to play sports […]
Homework Hell: How Homework Impacts our Children’s Lives by Allen Zou
The school bell rings. Freedom! Free from the stressful workloads during the weekdays. Freedom to spend time with family and friends… Everything is fine until I remember the homework. I puff out a long, frustrated sigh, and start to work. I bunch up in my room like a hibernating bear, surrounded by endless textbook pages, […]
The Scam of Student-Athletes by Michael Long
In 2010, the NCAA(National Collegiate Athletic Association) and Turner/CBS Sports agreed to a 14-year, $10.8 billion deal for the broadcast rights to March Madness, the Division I men’s basketball tournament. Today, the NCAA makes nearly a billion dollars per year from the TV agreement, ticket sales, and other sources like donations. According to NCAA’s official […]