2008 singles

It was a normal, stormy night. My friend and I just got back from Chick Fil A. When we got back, we had the music booming and we were cleaning the house. Then suddenly we got a knock on the door. At the door was a coffin with the initials B on the corner. We were both curious. So we opened it. I opened it, and then I laughed. I laughed because it was a little doll, and I thought a little kid sent it to us. So then I showed it to my friend, and she thought I was crazy. While looking at this doll…

Stand Out! Hi, you just started reading and I’m going to tell you that this is not like every other bully story. Well ,it starts like every day: I put my colorful socks, my polka dot dress, and my mom yells my name, “Carline get down here!” I rush out the door to get to the bus stop. My friend Maya was waiting for me impatiently, but of course, Guess who is also there? Cassie, the sassiest of all the girls in my 6th grade classes. She…

Falling 176 feet was not something I had planned for this day. The wind sang in my ears; the roar of clashing metal rang in the air and people cheered. The endless pile of wood used to form a track shook violently as we ran over it, finally leaving the hill and forming a 76° angle with the ground…54 meters above comfort. Adrenaline raced through my veins faster than the coaster cart on the tracks; the whistle tone of the wind sang in harmony with the shrieks of fellow riders. My heart beat…

Gravity Is Real Think of an all-star athlete. It could be anyone like Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, or Clay Matthews. They are all a decent height and very fit. Now imagine me, an average height girl with a decently fit body. A random person in a grocery store would think I am athletic, right before they see me slip on the smooth tile floor. I could knock down all competition in a clumsy contest, literally. I am 5’6 and broke my arm trying to jump over a 2’ tall traffic hurdle. At the end…

Our Event, Diggin’ It Music Festival The Augusta Christian volleyball team held their first ever Diggin’ It Music Festival at the Columbia County Amphitheater on Saturday, September 9th. The bands I AM SPARTACUS and Brooke McBride hired through GigMasters, played to a smaller than anticipated yet lively audience. Corey Arbogast, the high school volleyball coach, and booster club arranged the event as a fundraiser for the volleyball team. The whole Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) was invited…

I had never seen a ghost. But like they say, there is a first time for everything. It was a class field trip to the Alamo. I’ve always heard rumors that there have been ghost sightings there, but I didn’t believe it. I don’t believe in ghosts because nothing paranormal has happened to me. That day, we all were excited, yet a bit scared to see how things would turn out. As we all walked through the Alamo, our tour guide began to play around with us. In that moment I knew something ghostly would…

The last couple of months have been dreadful. It was filled with exhaustion, boredom, false hope, and above all, plenty of freezing. It all started when we left the steamboat that brought Martin and me all the way from Seattle to the Yukon. The second we placed a foot on the ground, stampedes of other prospectors hurried along the harbor, as every moment that they were ahead of the others bought them a bigger chance in hitting it big in the mines. This is what they believed in the beginning, at…

How To Become A Successful Lacrosse Goalie Goalies of any sport are never seen as stars or an MVP. It’s usually the guy who makes the most goals who get all the praise and that’s reasonable. I mean, after all isn’t he bringing home the win? Wrong. Although, the goalie position usually gets no merit but the goalie is the most essential player on the team. Google’s oversimplification of the goalie position in lacrosse is far too insulting to take seriously. It says all you have to do in…

I was putting away the groceries when my dog died. Perched on the counter, standing amongst the bags that still had yet to be put away, I was too focused on the task at hand to question where my parents were. It wasn’t until I had jumped off the counter and was waiting to be yelled at for being on said counter that I questioned their absence. I didn’t think much of it. Parents are weird, they do weird things sometimes. Instead of feeling concerned, I felt like I was being conned, like they were…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berni_Searle I believe I met Bernie Searle at Green Market Square when I was about six and apparently told her she smelled like curry. I can't remember but apparently it is still as source of great amusement to my family. I do remember studying her in Art Theory and thinking how incredibly brave, fearless and uninhibited she was to be able to expose herself publically for her beliefs and her Art. Bernie Searle is a multi media and performance artist rather than…