Drill bit

One day I was in school and suddenly I was called out of class to head to the office. At first I was hesitating because I usually know when I will be called to the office. Now, I was only in third grade so the excitement and the adrenaline I had rushing through my body was kind of freaking me out. When I was told to go to the office, of course my friends had to be like, “OOOOh, Tyler’s in trouble!!” That made my heart race even faster than a bullet! Walking across the courtyard was scary it was…

Step X: “You are here.” I am a sophomore at the college of CSB/SJU. I am a nursing student and take school very seriously. I think that being a nursing student takes dedication and commitment, which was important for me to learn in my first year of college. My concerns are centered around my future, family and friends. I believe that my concerns are very self centered because of the point of my life that I am in. I am trying to find out who I am and where I belong in the world. My interests are…

We met as a class during a lunch period towards the end of sophomore year just to get to know each other a little bit and to learn about the dynamics of the class a little bit also. This is when I realized this class was going to be different than any other I’d taken before. I was going to experience being a minority for the first time. I am a white, Catholic, upper-middle class girl who has lived…

Ah! I heard the excited screams of thousands of people. We all had one thing in common. We were waiting for my favorite artist to strut onto the stage wearing a pair of silver, glittery shoes with her short blonde hair and white sunglasses. Can you guess who we were about to see? Yes! We were at Soldier Field about to see Taylor Swift’s 1989 World Tour. On July 18th it was a sweltering 96° F with a dramatic heat index making it feel as if it was over 107° F. It had been raining on and…

In the article, Appetite, Laurie Lee explained how humans take things for granted sometimes and she suggested that they need to get away from those things sometimes. She listed examples of things different than food such as people that we surround ourselves with and how we needed to get away from them too sometimes because that could lead to them getting too attached or they could get tired of each other. In the article she says, “So I think we should arrange to give up our pleasures…

Brandon had been driving for about 6 hours when he started hearing the banging sounds coming from his engine. It sounded like someone was slamming a wrench into the inside of his hood. He hoped it wasn’t anything serious, but it was hard not to worry. He was a couple miles into the forest no when a large bang followed by a couple of puffing noises came from his engine, his slowed to a halt as Brandon turned to the side of the road. He popped his trunk and a cloud of smoke emerged. “That’s not…

It all happened when a parent came up to me at the school I work at and asked me to be a buddy at a program called Buddy Break. I asked, what is involved, she told me that it involved me having an open mind, warm heart and a little bit of training. With a little bit of convincing I was on board and ready to embark on a new adventure that changed my life. During my first day at Buddy Break, my eyes were opened to a new program called Nathaniel’s Hope, Buddy Break, and I was able to take a leap…

I was nervous before the interview and I think it’s the reason the opening to my interview had a little bit of a rough start. I didn’t notice it at first until later in the interview, but after introducing each other and getting some of her contact information I jumped straight into the interview questions. Even though I had explained what the interview was…

“Santa.” “What?” “Call me Santa.” “… What do you want from me, Santa?” she repeated. “See those gifts?” He pointed to a table in the corner, stacked with toys and appliances. “Wrap them. I’ll be back with more.” Suddenly the Christmas-y tentacles reached out and dug into Dianna’s pockets, taking her and her boyfriend’s wallets. “What are you doing? Please, that’s all of my boyfriend’s Christmas money!” “I’m sure he’ll be happy to know it was used to for good. Have fun with the elves.” He…

to Butch who provided me with the dimension and I sent some picture I have on file. • While it has slowed down a little bit, I am still receiving quite a few emails from folks who were having a difficult time finding their online memorials posted for the September blessing. I find the tool to be a bit tricky and have been able to help several people after playing with it a bit. For those that I cannot find, no matter how hard I tried, I send over to the donations staff. • Charlene Donnelly…