Seventeen days. Nine planes. Four boats. A whole lot of walking. This was our lives for two and a half weeks and all the travel and early… Read more “Australia”
Author: Claire Pontefract
“It ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.”
—Jack Kerouac, WD
The Giving Tree Reflection
“Once there was an old tree…” That is where it all began. The 1964 classic, winning many awards, has captured the minds of old, and young people.… Read more “The Giving Tree Reflection”
A Chapter Closed
For the past seven years of my life, I have played Violin. The next years of my life may change a bit now. A couple nights ago,… Read more “A Chapter Closed”
Grade Six Added To My Memories
Grade six. The year that you go from being the oldest, big kids of junior school, to the little babies of middle school. Middle School. Last summer,… Read more “Grade Six Added To My Memories”
The Wizard of Oz 2015
As some of you may know, the SMUS Middle School has recently put on a production of “The Wizard of Oz” I’m sure some of you are… Read more “The Wizard of Oz 2015”
What a Wonderful World This Would Be?
Why are we all living on this perfect world, taking away all its resources to make gas for vehicles to get us places because apparently its worth… Read more “What a Wonderful World This Would Be?”
Not Everybody Has a Home
In Humanities, we have been studying how to break the poverty cycle. Our project for this term was to find the charity we think would be the… Read more “Not Everybody Has a Home”
365 Days Ago
365 days ago, my mom took me last minute Christmas shopping. 365 days ago, we decided to get a drink at Starbucks. 365 days ago, we talked… Read more “365 Days Ago”
War Requiem (Benjamin Britten)
Since the beginning of October, 32 students from the SMUS Middle School have thoroughly rehearsed Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem for the children’s choir. It involved singing in… Read more “War Requiem (Benjamin Britten)”
My Personal Narrative
At school, in Humanities we have been writing short personal narratives. We each chose a story that has happened in our lives, and started to organize how… Read more “My Personal Narrative”
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