Cheering loud and proud, sophomore Michael McCraner tries to keep spirits high. The feeling of cheering certainly stuck with Michael throughout his first season. “I feel happy when cheering because I’m around my friends. After I feel sad because I wish I could keep cheering with my team,” Michael said. And just like his feelings, Michael plans on sticking around too.…
A giant. A giant is a mythological beast that is supposed to be larger than any human ever will be. A giant is supposed to be very strong and muscular. A giant is supposed to not be real, but there is. His name is Chris Leprechaun.…
How does one become “immortal”? To answer that you’d have to pick a definition of immortal. For me that definition is to be remembered for many years to come, most likely not by millions of people, but by a few. In reading the Epic of Gilgamesh something dawned on me, what would I want to be remembered for if I died today? Seeing as I’ve never truly considered it, it took me a good while to determine the things I would want to be written into the history books for.…
Celest the Squirrel It all started when me and my sister Maryanne decided to go for a short little walk, little did I know that pretty soon we would have a pet squirrel. Maryanne and I both put on our coats and mittens got on our boats and headed out the door. We started down the silent street, the cold air blowing through our hair. About 10 minutes into the walk I spotted something small and brown lying on the street. Me and Maryanne walked up to the small brown figure, and it turned out that it was a squirrel.we poked softly to see if it was dead or alive.…
The Crevasse “Adversity is the source of our deepest growth and greatest blessings; embrace it, dare to seek It,” that was a quote from Aron Ralston, who fell down a crevasse and his arm was wedged under a rock, which inspired the movie “127 Hours.” One day I was going to the creek with my friends, Matthew and Kendal, to hang out. We had this amazing spot that had a bridge that we made and everything. We were bringing further supplies to add on to the spot and make it look more visually appealing. When we arrived at the park we brought all of the supplies down under a bridge.…
When I was a child, Seven-or-eight years old, In the little town of Dalton in the pasture behind my home, I was going on an adventure. I left my house at Six Thirty in the morning, expecting something extraordinary to happen. I was wandering through the dark woods when I started hearing a roaring sound off in the distance, but having the mind of a child, it did not bauther me. I started to notice how the roaring sound began to get closer.…
A hero’s journey is the steps of a process in which a hero is trying to accomplish a goal. However, the journey is about more than just completing their goal, they also find themselves and who they want to be. The hero encounters many obstacles throughout their journey that changes their view on the world and sometimes even their goal that they have worked so hard to strive for. In the book the Odyssey, the main character—Odysseus, went through his own hero’s journey. Along his journey home, he found himself fighting many different obstacles.…
Anacortes is a small town, on Fidalgo Island, in the northwest corner of Washington. This town is where I have lived my entire life. Anacortes consists of approximately 16,000 residents and Anacortes High School currently has 790 students enrolled. Growing up, events put on by the high school such as plays concerts athletics and parades were my favorite thing. Today I am a three sport athlete, with varsity letters in tennis, basketball and football.…
It was the worst smell in the world, but gladly we were close to a McDonalds. So when we stopped we got some food, went to the bathroom, and my mom had changed the baby. When we set off again it was a quiet car ride, I was listening to music, my older brother fell asleep, and my little brother was throwing his toys onto my lap and I had to give them back, but if I did not he would start to wine. Although after some time I got tired and fell asleep. Not much happened during that time except for the part that I was sleeping and it was raining.…
Over the years and years spent on studying mythology, Joseph Campbell came up with the concept of The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey states that all hero’s travel in a similar path and go through many similar stages that’ll lead them to their reward. However, not every hero’s journey has to involve obstacles as in slaying a dragon or trying to save the world. In my case, I had to do nothing but trying to make it through sixth grade year. Sadly, sixth grade was the year that I faced the most challenges, real world challenges at least.…
Through the years, I have moved to almost 3 culturally different countries, my experiences have been nothing less of hectic. From changing to country to country to school to school. I have be-friended people from all around the world and have managed to gather a few bits and pieces from each of their cultures. It is so fascinating finding out about traditions around the world. To strive in a multi-cultural atmosphere would obviously be tough, but I have thankfully done it more than once.…
It is 2014, I am 14 and it’s 5:00 am on a Saturday morning, I am just waking up to go to NEIBA (Northeast Iowa Band Association). 9 other band members will be going too. We have all been selected to participate in the 8th grade honor band. This is not the first time that I have gone to one of these associations.…
tober 10, 2017 The Unwanted Public Stink Who has not experienced the unwanted public stink? Like a thief in the night, he sneaks up on you faster than you'd think I shall never forget my first public passing of gas So much shame was bequeathed to my name, all because of my smelly ass January 7th was the date of the unfortunate incident…
As a child growing up in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the Union, the idea of a vast planet brimming with civilization and culture was more like something out of a fairy tale than it was reality. So, when my father announced that we would be leaving the country to go to Scotland, the home of his and my ancestors, my world began to expand at a rapid pace. This trip could not have been timed more perfectly. The summer of 2007 marked the end of fourth grade, my first year at Saint Mary Academy Bay View.…
Everyone has something that they want to accomplish. I have always been fascinated with the Colosseum and have had a strong desire to one day finish building it. It is so intricate but yet so incomplete. My great grandfather had a dream to build a magnificent structure in Rome. It has always been my dream to finish building it, so that one day my families name would go down in history.…