The sun’s burning rays beat down on us as we dug through the layers of Egyptian sand and rock. We had only begun the excavation the previous day and had already uncovered one-fifth of the ancient pyramid. I, as well as a team of high-ranking archaeologists, had accompanied Sarah Parcak in an expedition to unearth a lost Egyptian pyramid. “How’s your section of the chamber coming along, Erica? We’ve just uncovered a new sarcophagus,” remarked Sarah as she passed by, carrying a large coffin.…
Do you still have Vicki's e-mail that says we had the 8:30 and 8:40 tee times on Tuesday? I can't find it anywhere, but I'm sure that's what it said. If the times Vicki told us were wrong, that's not our fault. We've had those same tee times on Tuesdays for the last three years... We waited on the tee until 8:25 and then left.…
Ellana was adopted from Manchester Iowa when she was three she has two adopted sisters and two adopted brothers. When she was adopted she moved three different times. The family that she was adopted from lived in Ossian then moved to Iowa when she was ten. When she moved to Cresco she was outgoing and loved to help others. Plus, she liked being around other people.…
We sat down in the corner and talked more while we ate. Soon, a friend that I made, Skylar, had to return to a hotel that her dad was staying in since she wasn’t allowed to camp that night. Her dad came to the corner to pick her up and unexpectedly handed me a full pizza pie for everyone to share while Skylar was gone. The night went on, and the musical artist named Drake was playing a show at The Garden that evening.…
In the discombobulation of day to day life, all types of people are going to try to knock you down. This hardship was experienced personally by Brenda Roza as she realized that “there may not be that person next to you that's going to speak up for you”. There is no reason for strangers being malicious, to try to knock other people down when they’re not even known to you. Regardless, it is imperative that you are able to defend yourself- just as Brenda Roza did. Having been told throughout her entire life that she couldn’t do certain things, Brenda thought that that being a successful person might be beyond reach to her - impossible.…
I have been watching Survivor ever since I can remember. Every Wednesday night my family and I will sit down and watch survivor together. Throughout the years of watching it I have learned many valuable life lessons. Ranging from loyalty all the way to general survival tips and these are some of the most valuable ones. All's fair in a game Survivor has taught me that all is fair in a game.…
I am so grateful that my life is filled with wonderful people. I think the person that has made the biggest difference in my life is my caseworker Shannon Dean-Wilson. I have known Mrs. Dean-Wilson for about four years. We met through Safe Journey & APP (Adolescent Adult Parenting), my assigned caseworker. Since the day I met her she has wanted nothing but the best for me.…
I do not if you remember me but I’m Stephanie Espinal. I went to your office before the exam number 3 and talked about how can I do better in the mini-exams. I do not want to say that I give up on doing well in the mini-exams, but not matter what I do I still get a bad grade. This frustrates me a lot. Before coming to UMass I did have problems taking exams but at least, I used to pass them.…
Many people think when someone becomes a mom they are throwing their life away. My sister Stephanie Brier thinks the opposite, she loves being a mom and everything that comes with it. Stephanie never stopped her life when she had her child she just kept on living it just as she would if nothing has changed. Stephanie was a young mom she got pregnant at the age of 16 her junior year of high school. She went into Uniontown Hospital on June 22 to get induced, and was in labor for about 12 hours.…
From my last 3 years of running cross county I have learned a lot of things. One is that you should never give up, second is that if you work hard enough then you can achieve whatever you put your mind to, and third is how you can go from disliking something to loving something. How I've learned these things from cross county is when I first started cross country, my sophomore year I couldn't run to save my life. Coach would always time us on how fast we could run two miles and I would always be last and be so far behind everyone else which was quite embarrassing but I couldn't help it I had just started and I'd never ran before in my life, at my very first meet I couldn't even run the first mile and I ended up having to drop out. After that I didn't like cross county at all because I wasn't good at it…
My name is Bryan Waddick, I am thirteen years old and have lived in Dubuque my whole life. I live with my mom, dad, two brothers and my dog. My family is very into sports, both of my brothers and I play hockey, baseball and lacrosse. I also play football and track here at Roosevelt. We are all very into technology and own a lot of it.…
Kyla Jones. We met over a year ago at my job. When I first saw her, I never imagined we would be friends. She turned out to be a sweetheart. She was going to school to become a nurse at prospect career college at the time.…
My Kayla responded well to the intervention, My-Kayla continue to make progress towards her goals. MY-Kayla stated, that she sometime feel depress, when she thinks of her mother and having to move again. My-Kayla stated, that she was not presently feeling depress. My-Kayla stated that she often feels depress when she is alone and feels overwhelmed with school work. My-Kayla stated that she does not like to feel depress, because it make her feel angry.…
Over the past couple of days, I’ve had the opportunity to interview alumni of Tell City Jr. Sr High School, Hailey Carman. An alumnus is a graduate of Tell City, and Hailey graduated in the year of 2015-2016. Hailey has been involved with many of the extracurricular activities that our school has to offer. One of those is being involved with cross country and track. Hailey was a dedicated runner throughout high school and recalls that running taught her many life lessons.…
Nicolina, I recently wrote down a list of all the things that we had when we were together. We shared laughs on that old mustard couch with the afternoon sun pouring in our living room where we shared laughs and stress with Layla running after catnip bubbles. We were an unstoppable force together, yet we ended up derailed and destructive, dumping what we had in the dumpster and watched it decimate before our very eyes. My heart hurts whenever I look back. It aches for those moments where we called each other sisters, shared laughs, tears, and took on the world each day together.…