The Fenn School 2024

William O. TRAVERS

WRITING COMPETITION

At Fenn, we have a tradition of acknowledging the winners of the William O. Travers Writing Contest, an annual literary competition named after former Fenn faculty member, William Travers. The English and Library Departments carefully review and judge all submissions. The best pieces in the categories of poetry, fiction, and personal narrative are chosen from grades four through nine.

Although many excellent submissions may not receive recognition on Prize Day, we still believe that they deserve to be celebrated. Therefore, with the hard work and dedication of Upper School English teacher John Fitzsimmons, we have created an anthology to showcase the effort and creativity of our student body. We take immense pride in our students, and we know William Travers would be proud to see that we are recognizing all students who have shared their writing with our community.

Our heartfelt desire is that you discover as much delight from these compositions as we do.

Jill MacKinnon
The Fenn School English Department Chair

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!

Live the life you’ve imagined.

~Henry David Thoreau

2024 Travers Prize Winners

The Hunter

by Hector Cruz | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry, 2024 Travers Winner, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Hector Cruz, Class of 2024 Morning dew glistens on a rose petal Stars shining with the glow from the sun. A lone Cardinal sings on a wet branch stark crimson against crisp emerald leaves. An earthworm emerges leaving the moist shelter of the...

A Meltdown in Haneda

by xmercado2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction, 2024 Travers Winner, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Xavier Mercado, Class of 2024 “I can only say it was a miracle, we could have died if we were late.” -A passenger onboard JAL516 “Welcome to the private hearing for Japan Airlines flight 516. We appreciate your time here this morning.” I wasn’t...

Make the Most

by fgerighty2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays, 2024 Travers Winner, Travers Essay Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Finn Gerighty Class of 2024 A trip for many friendships It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy ones like, What about lunch? A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh My upper lip...

Finding Freedom

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2025 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Max Kulewicz, Class of 2025 I am in the heart of the forest Weaving through woods The sun lowers down while the leaves stay above The forest welcoming me with open arms With every turn of the wheel faster and faster The wind blowing through my...

The Whoosh of the Wind

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2027 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Ross Wein, Class of 2027 The whoosh of the wind as it blows my kippah off my head at Temple Emunah. The whoosh of the people running out of Hebrew school. The whoosh of my dad’s hand, grabbing my brother's kippah. The whoosh of my dad’s breath,...

A Game of Love

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2027 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Amali Freeman, Class of 2027 I love basketball. It's a fast game: a game of greatness, a game of love, a game of toughness. Every time the whistle blows the crowd’s dead silent. Sometimes the crowd likes the call, Sometimes they don’t like it. If...

A Day at the Circus

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2027 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Andrew Bates, Class of 2026 I screamed with all my might. Roaring with laughter, I raced down the stairs like Usain Bolt on steroids. “Is it true? Is it really true?” I managed to choke out. “Yes,” my mom replied, looking amused by my outburst....

Those We Love

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2026 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 1 Comment

2024 Travers Winner! ~Luke Soliman, Class of 2026 Those we love have come and gone Those we love have always looked ahead Those we love have always stayed Those we love will never be dead In our hearts we begin to mourn About feelings we don’t understand We have never...

10-66

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2026 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Landan Cleary, Class of 2026 Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements. -Harry Houdini It was no secret that the earth was getting hotter, especially to me, as I fought on the front lines. I walked...

Selerian Saviors

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2026 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Charlie Kuper, Class of 2026 Chapter One: Adventurers United You met in a tavern. It was a cold, rainy and dreary night, with that nasty cold rain that soaks you to the bone, and that thick darkness that swallows up even the strong light of an...

Drowning Sun

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2028 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Poetry Winner! ~Kannan K. Patel, Class of 2028 Get your glasses find a spot As the moon creeps and covers the sun kids stare up in awe at the moon that is finally bigger than the sun drive to Vermont into the path of totality Kids play tag and relay race...

A Cosmic Phenomenon

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2028 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Will Bente, Class of 2028 Bathing in the sunlight Grass shifts Awaiting something big The sun is blanketed by shadow The world is engulfed in darkness Birds stop their songs And the air grows colder Soon… The shadows fade Life returns to the...

No Gravity

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2028 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Kevin Yu, Class of 2028 Chapter 1: The Offer It was just a normal day at Wimbledon when I was offered to play one point against Roger Federer. Okay, I know that sounds really crazy. I mean Roger Federer is the GOAT of tennis. The reason I was...

The Island of a Lifetime

by dneumann2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2025 Essays, Class of 2025, Travers Essay Winner | 1 Comment

2024 Travers Winner! ~Dylan Neumann, Class of 2025 We do not remember days. We remember moments~Cesare Pavese At sundown, the island started to buzz. The air turned into a bloodthirsty horde of little biting monsters that every hiker and camper alike fears:...

Autumn Bloodshed

by mdubois2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025, Travers Fiction Winner | 3 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Milo DuBois, Class of 2025 The leaves were multicolored quilts draped over the trees. Soon, the quilts would begin to rip apart and fall to the ground. Deployed to combat these intruders: Bethany Thomas, a retired journalist, living on 524...

At the Beach

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2029 Essays, Class of 2029, Travers Essay Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Fiction Winner ~Morgan Lin, Class of 2029 Bang! I woke up to the sounds of my parents cooking and the sun shining right into my face. We were in South Carolina with my cousin, aunt, uncle, my brother and my parents. I was feeling eager because there were...

Smart

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Fiction Winner! ~Myles Stephens, Class of 2029 “Five days until the statewide math competition," announced the overexcited principal over the intercom, his voice echoing through the school corridors. "Honestly, it's just a competition. Who cares if we win...

Fall on the Concord River

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Poetry Winner! ~Christopher Paduch, Class of 2029 I wish I were the leaves. I wish I could float like the leaves, gently drifting in the sky and landing in the water I wish I were the clouds making shapes in the bright-blue sky I wish I were the birds...

All Essays

A Students Reflection on Slam

by fwhitman2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2025 Essays, 2025 Poetry | 2 Comments

~Finn Whitman, Class of 2025 “I don’t know why part of me hates poetry, but It’s true. Part of me does”-Finn Whitman The slam Poetry unit was challenging yet quite rewarding. The poems that we had to write were always difficult to start, because I could never think of...

Slam Poetry

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays, 2025 Poetry | 3 Comments

~Jimmy McLaughlin, Class of 2025 Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone “Do something that scares you everyday.”~Eleanor Roosevlt My experience writing slam poetry has been mostly positive. One of the things that I enjoyed so much was being able to express myself. There...

Nostalgia

by dneumann2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

A blessing or a curse? “You can have it all. Just not all at once.”-Oprah Winfrey Nostalgia is a feeling that can only be felt. Those who have not experienced it will only know of it when they receive it. It cannot be described as it is too complicated to describe...

Systems

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~Kaden Ata, Class of 2024 In biology, my class studied the concept of systems and subsystems, such as the digestive and respiratory tracts, and how they function within an organism. We learned that all the systems and organs within the body rely on each other....

Make the Most

by fgerighty2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays, 2024 Travers Winner, Travers Essay Winner | 0 Comments

From Dread to Relief

by jfitzsimmons | May 3, 2024 | 2024 Essays, Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~John Mulvany, Class of 2024 “Nothing is more frighteningthan a fear you cannot name.” ~Cornelia Funke It was two weeks before my dreaded senior reflection, and I was super nervous. All I could think about at the time was me standing in front of the 400 people that...

War and Survival

by epearson | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Ethan Pearson, Class of 2024 “Our knowledge of life is limited to death.” ~Erich Maria Remarque Everyday since I was assigned to read the lengthy, timely, book called All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, I’ve been spending countless hours reading...

Behind the Scenes

by clow2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

~Cooper Low, Class of 2025 Not a bad thing at all. As I went to sign up for my new art class for the rest of the year, it made me feel good about what I accomplished in Theater Tech. Even though Theater Tech wasn’t my first option, I still had a lot of fun and would...

The Power of Fennship

by cmartin2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 5 Comments

Working Through Fenn Together ~Colter Martin, Class of 2025 "Best friends believe in you, when you do not believe in yourself" Anonymous To my classmates, my friends at Fenn, I just want to let you know how much I appreciate you as I depart from school. You have...

The Worst Thing

by wcook2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

~Will Cook~ Class of 2025 After I broke my ankle in early 2023, I could no longer play soccer that season. Although I was frustrated at first, I came up with a solution that would allow me to stay involved in a sport I love: I decided to pursue a license to be a...

A Different Environment

by cboonisar | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Chris Boonisar, Class of 2024 Friends and Teamwork “A friend is one of the best things you could be and the greatest things you could have” ~Sarah Valdez When I went on the senior class trip to Windsor Mountain Camp in New Hampshire, I created deeper friendships and...

The Biggest Cookie

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Essays | 1 Comment

~Teddy Wagenknecht, Class of 2028 The World Has Ever Seen The eclipse on Monday was disappointing. The reason why It was disappointing was I thought it was going to be a lot darker since we saw 94% of the eclipse,but even 6% of the sun is still pretty bright. The mood...

Dad Isn’t Rad

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Gunnar Garcia, Class of 2029 It started in the morning. We were supposed to go to California for Christmas. We were supposed to wake up at 6:30 but I woke up at 7:00. “Oh my god!” I said. I rushed to my parents room and said “mom dad it’s...

Death Drop

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Waede Napoli, Class of 2029 This story begins on a bus to Volcano Bay. It was crazy-fun and a tiny bit scary. Fine I'll be truthful. It was not a tiny bit scary – it was pretty scary! ok let's talk about what happened…. We got there on a very...

Delays

by ggund2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Gordie Gund, Class of 2024 And More Delays Over the summer I went on a surf and service trip in Costa Rica with three friends. While we were there, we spent time surfing, cleaning the beach, and fixing the beach’s parking lot. We had lots of fun and enjoyed our time...

The Island of a Lifetime

by dneumann2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2025 Essays, Class of 2025, Travers Essay Winner | 1 Comment

Tough it Out

by rbrown2025 | May 13, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 4 Comments

There is Always Something to Learn ~Ryan Brown, Class of 2025 For a month, I worked on the book: Reading, annotating, and analyzing to complete writing and reading assignments. Working late at night in my living room by the fire, at my broken, old, wooden desk, in the...

Slamming Success

by jbeebee2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~James Beebee, Class of 2024 I walked up on the stage, ready to perform my poem, "Xiomara's Fury." My whole body started to tremble as I confirmed people could hear me. My nerves were overwhelmed, but I knew I had to push through. Performing at Fenn's poetry...

My Trip to a Football Game

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Sam Chiofaro, Class of 2029 Have you ever been to a football game? I went to a Harvard football game and watched Harvard face Dartmouth. It all started when I turned 10. I wanted to have a birthday party and I thought it would be cool to go to a Boston...

Wake Up

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Theo Desatnik, Class of 2029 “Theo”! What I yawned to my mom. “Theo”! Wake up we're going to miss the zodiac! “Ok” I yawned again as I got out of bed. I didn’t want to miss the zodiac (a zodiac is a small boat that takes you to different places and islands) because I...

Growth and Adversity

by fwhitman2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Finn Whitman, Class of 2025 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, copyright 2009, is a realistic fiction novel written by Sherman Alexie. It tells the story of Arnold Spirit, a.k.a. Junior, who was born with a variety of medical issues, as he overcomes...

The Wettest Sweat

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Tav Cerra, Class of 2028 It was a hot summer day at Bowman street in Malden, Massachusetts. I was sweating so hard my hair stuck together and made a mohawk. Let me explain, it all started a few years ago...

Within the Campsite

by wkugeler2025 | June 2, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

Friendship, joy, and courage through the woods ~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal:it is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill It was the day before the trip to Windsor Mountain, and I was...

Camping in the Woods

by dmcgowan2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Daniel McGowan, Class of 2024: Teamwork & Community Over the summer when I heard that we were returning to Windsor Mountain for our senior class trip instead of going to Camp Belknap, I wasn’t very excited. I wanted something new that we hadn’t done before....

Slam Poetry

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Jimmy McLaughlin, Class of 2025 My experience writing slam poetry has been mostly positive. One of the things that I enjoyed so much was being able to express myself. There are so many things in life that I love and am very passionate about, so I could write about...

A Crazy Hockey Game

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays | 0 Comments

~James Blum, Class of 2029 “Big game today James,” my dad said. I shook my head in agreement. We were in Winchester with my hockey team since we didn’t have enough players there were some call ups so that we could still play. I bumped fists with my best friend Cyrus....

Water Mayhem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~Bryce Nash, Class of 2024 A Windsor Mountain Story “Splash” I went flying into the pond. It was a great end to a perfect day at Windsor Mountain. During my 8th grade trip to the wilderness camp, it was free time which meant we could do whatever we wanted. It...

Ethan’s Unintentional Motivation

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~Ben Gao, Class of 2025 I started playing piano when I was four. The first six to seven years were pure labor. Every day, I was asked to practice for half an hour. I usually began five minutes late, had a water break in the middle, and then wrapped up five minutes...

Repel the Nazis!

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~Luke Odershaw, Class of 2025 Within the excerpts from Schindler’s List and At the Heart of the White Rose, Oskar Schindler and the Scholls siblings acted as upstanders by risking their lives for the better. To begin, Schindler was a guy who worked for the Nazis, but...

A Trip of a Lifetime

by avoss2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Andy Voss, Class Of 2024 It was three in the morning on December 21st, and my family and our friend's family woke up in the hotel ready to leave for the airport because we were all going to the Virgin Islands to be on a boat for a week. After almost missing the bus...

The Hook

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays | 0 Comments

~Donnie Goyette, Class of 2029 This story takes place at Lake Winnipesaukee. I usually wake up to go to my couch and watch a show, but today was a little unexpected. I woke up and as I walked out of my bedroom I felt a little sharp POKE in my toe. I...

The Thoughts, Desires, and Question of a Fenn Boy

by pcarolan2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Patrick Carolan, Class of 2024 John Carolan is the name of my biggest idol, hero, inspiration, supporter, and the most loyal person I know. He is a six-foot man who used to be clean-shaven for his whole life until he left his dream job at the fire station to support...

Nostalgia’s Grip

by jbeebee2025 | May 3, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~James Beebee, Class of 2025 I look back at the world where history was made, The glowing moonlight, shimmering on the lake. The lush, thick trees, inviting comfort and shade and our modernized kitchen, filled with apples and cake. Amidst our overgrown castle, where...

How to Face a Bear

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays | 0 Comments

~Hudson McCullough, Class of 2029 If you are alone in the woods and you are with no buddy around you and you see a bear you should follow these steps. First you should check to see if the bear is enraged or calm. Another thing to do is check to see...

Elephant Incoming!

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Henry Mountz, Class of 2029 It all started in Africa when me and my family were traveling.We were looking at “the upside tree”on a walking safari. We heard a loud roaring sound. Turns out it was a very angry elephant mad because nobody would hang out with him. We...

Ice Day

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Gray Lerner, Class of 2028 It all started on a chairlift. We had already been on the chairlift for about 10 minutes, and still ten minutes to go — but it would be so worth it. When we get to the...

All Quiet on the Western Front

by olacamera | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Owen LaCamera, Class of 2024 Only the dead have seen the end of war.- ~ George Santayana Would you want to go to the army after one hundred and fifty men were killed? 11:00 am on a random Tuesday, Paul and his comrades return after two weeks of fighting in the...

Warm Memories

by btellefsen2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 On the bus heading to New Hampshire listening to music, excited to have fun and get to know my friends better. I was hoping it wouldn’t be a repeat of last year and we would do other things. When we got off the bus, we were put in...

Lessons in New Hampshire

by vhogan2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment

Cherishing friendship and lessons taught by life. ~Vinny Hogan, Class of 2025 “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart” ~Eleanor Roosevelt There I was, looking for my toothbrush, on a cool...

My Windsor Mountain Trip

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~ Juwan Acevedo, Class of 2024 As I woke up, thoughts of the trip filled me with excitement, propelling me out of bed. Stepping outside, a chilly breeze greeted my face. Within 30 minutes, I arrived at school, ready for the adventure ahead. Boarding the bus just...

Endless Possibilities

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

~Ruben Lee, Class of 2024 When I started playing the cello in third grade, I had no idea how much it would impact the next five years of my life. From creating many great memories to learning valuable lessons, the cello has been an essential part of my life. In...

Fundraising for Good Causes

by wkugeler2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 Creating joy for our community It was early in the school year and the beginning of October. I was doing knee hockey as a flex block. While we were in study hall Rex and Jimmy asked Mr. Burgess for permission to work in the...

Bucket List

by bkavanagh2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 2 Comments

~Beckett Kavanagh, Class of 2025 A bucket List is a list of things that people want to do the most. They might want to do something like climbing Mount Everest. Visiting a place they have never seen before but always wanted to see. The things you may want to do are...

I Survived the 15-Foot-Tall Wave

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Ray Lee, Class of 2028 It all started here in Plum Island, Massachusetts. I had been coming here for around 3 years and nothing like this ever happened before. Everything was normal except for the weather. It was colder. I...

Road to Chicago

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Henry Matheney, Class of 2028 It all started in September of 2023. We were on a long, long, long, long ride to Chicago. It took about 3 hours to get there, so I was just sitting there watching my iPad the whole time. It was probably one of my favorite trips ever...

Did Animal Farm Just Go Full Circle?

by sfarjani2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 2 Comments

Sammy Farjani, Class Of 2025 “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend“ Old Major At the end of every English class from November to December I knew I would once again have to read a new chapter Animal Farm and...

Death Changes a Man

by edonnalson | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Elijah Donnalson, Class of 2024 While reading, I am trying to determine whether reading All Quiet on the Western Front will be a light or challenging read. I later found out that All Quiet on the Western Front is not an easy read, but a challenging read that took a...

The Luxurious Glamp

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Harry Lin, Class of 2028 It was August. And it was hot. VERY hot. Luckily, our car had AC because it was a 7 hour drive. On the way, we played a family game. Then I played with my Nintendo for like four hours or so. Then we stopped for lunch…. ...

Forever Grateful

by jfitzsimmons | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments

Daniyal Mian, Class of 2025 I first heard of the W.W. Fenn speaking contest early in my sixth grade year. I was immediately overcome with a feeling of anxiety and nervousness. For most of my life I have been shy. I was uncomfortable speaking with people I did not...

At the Beach

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2029 Essays, Class of 2029, Travers Essay Winner | 0 Comments

Firsts

by dneumann2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 4 Comments

The first time is the best time Dylan Neumann ~Class of 2025 “Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.”Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn First times are special....

My First Goal!

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Hudson McCullough, Class of 2029 Have you ever been to a hockey game? Well I play hockey and this is how I got my first goal. I was sitting on the bench getting ready for the game. I was super excited for my first game. I didn't start on the ice. A couple of my...

SLAB

by rhudson2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought Albert Einstein ~Rex Hudson, Class of 2025 The SLAB is created for kids who want to lead and participate in already-created fundraisers like Open Table or Cradles to Crayons. Students who...

Courage, Bravery, and Fear in the Wilderness

by cmyler2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

Finding the power within ~Cass Myler, Class of 2025 “The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one?'‘Of course. Who said it?''I don't know.'‘He was probably a coward,' she said. "He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave...

Adversity

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Essays | 0 Comments

~Miles Kimmell, Class of 2027 I think adversity makes people stronger, because if you had no challenges in life it would be really easy and it would probably be boring. But when you face adversity, you have to push harder to get to your goal. Sometimes you’ll succeed...

Failing is progress

by johnniesoukup | March 31, 2025 | 2026 Essays, Class of 2026 | 0 Comments

A reflection on perseverance ~Johnnie Soukup, Class of 2026 “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”~Newt Gingrich SOMETIMES LIFE PUSHES YOU DOWN. It kicks you, spits on you, and leaves you in the dirt....

The Unspoken Truths

by xmercado2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Xavier Mercado, Class of 2024 An Analysis and Reflection We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children. ~Jimmy Carter It's a cloudy winter afternoon, the class is just fifteen minutes away from a much needed dismissal- it was...

Best Friends

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Essays, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Will Richardson, Class of 2029 It was the end of lunch period. I was sitting with my friends at the table, chatting away. While eating, we always looked out at the kids to see what they’re doing. We saw this one boy walking across the lunch room with a tray in...

History Repeats Itself

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 3 Comments

~Jimmy McLaughlin, Class of 2025 Remembrance “History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”~Karl Marx My name is Jimmy McLaughlin, and I was in charge of writing and editing our documentary. For me, teamwork was a huge part of making this project a...

Brutal & Beautiful War

by jgalante2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Essays | 0 Comments

~Joe Galante, Class of 2024 The Horrors of War and Comradery “War is what happens when language fails.” ~ Margaret Atwood It was a sad, cold Sunday night in my room. I was sitting at my desk, staring at the long lines of text; All Quiet on the Western Front on...

All Poetry

Those We Love

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2026 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 1 Comment

2024 Travers Winner! ~Luke Soliman, Class of 2026 Those we love have come and gone Those we love have always looked ahead Those we love have always stayed Those we love will never be dead In our...

Sun Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Teddy Wagenknecht, Class of 2028 Big orange cookie Astonished surprise Orange and yellow pie Concluded, shocked Why Curious about this Cosmic phenomenon What, where, how Did this occur Astronomical...

Fall on the Concord River

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Poetry Winner! ~Christopher Paduch, Class of 2029 I wish I were the leaves. I wish I could float like the leaves, gently drifting in the sky and landing in the water I wish I were the...

The Nights

by cmyler2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Cass Myler, Class of 2025 The road was endless. The camp looked as though it had been through an epidemic: empty and dead. Buna was a veritable hell. No water, no blankets, less soup, and bread....

My Gaming Room

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Ethan Gong, Class of 2029 As my chair eats me up And my dog hops on my lap And the sun sears through the windows I’m sweating in a ranked solo battle royale Fortnite. I get placed second! My...

If Only

by rbrown2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 4 Comments

~Ryan Brown, Class of 2025 If only I could stay on task I could finish my homework I could be free like a parrot out of its cage If only I was good at basketball The ball soaring through the air...

Skating

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Donald Wallace, Class of 2027 I step on the ice, cold. Winds blow past me, as classmates skate by. My blades dance across the ice. My skates carve the edges. While everyone else in the class chats,...

The Fury Of Adrenaline

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Alex Sutton, Class of 2025 As I sprint past the sidelines, Filled with cheering parents And emotions, that seemed to stare me in the face, I can feel the blood pumping through my skull. The pine...

In the City

by jahlgren2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Jonas Ahlgren, Class of 2024 Cars Busses And people So many people On the sidewalks And the crosswalks All pushing to make their ways through the maze of blocks The sounds of cars honking And the...

Yellow Snow

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Aiden Shang, Class of 2027 It is winter and it had just snowed, very white, and very fluffy. A person gone insane, looked at the snow. Licked his lips as he dived in the mountain of snow, as high...

The iLab

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Daniel Benjamin Singer, Class Of 2029 The place, The space, Where your thing happens, Fans, Motors, Everything moving, In motion, everything. The place, The space, Where the motors move, The way,...

A Glorious Sport

by btellefsen2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 Dashing through the snow, On two thin pieces of wood Over the moguls I go, Then floating through fresh snow Once reaching the base I load onto the lift To go up once...

I Am Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Tye Reesey, Class of 2026 I am Energetic and Athletic I wonder what it would be like to be a professional lacrosse player I hear LACROSSE I see Paul Rabil I want to see Paul Rabil I am Energetic...

Stuck in the Dark

by rmulvany2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 1 Comment

~Ryan Mulvany, Class of 2025 “Oh great! the power went out” “darn I’m already late to work and now I’m stuck on an elevator” “ya at least your not the one that could have a panic attack...

Fury of Basketball

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Matt Goorno, Class of 2025 Basketball. always there to play. nothing to focus on, but the basketball making sure when I shoot I hear the sound Swish. Watching the basketball as it goes through the...

Today

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Peter Mokoro, Class of 2026 Today Tomorrow My heart, filled with sorrow Warm bed Cold heart I was wrong from the start Good plan Bad guess I coulda had it all man 11 4 2010 The day when my mistakes...

The Fury of Being Overwhelmed

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Mason Principe, Class of 2024 School is a crazy tornado, The homework piling out, It’s overwhelming me Homework, books, and tests, It’s a never ending race I'm just an eighth-grader, in this crazy...

Lil’ Baby John

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Ray Lee, Class of 2029 Lil’ Baby John was also nicknamed Pawn because when he played chess he’d win. It’s wasn’t even a test when you tried to beat Lil’ Baby John. He’d go to a tournament for what...

Ms. Schachter’s Vision

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Alex Feldman, Class of 2025 In the air the smell of burning flesh, our terror could no longer be contained. A quiet, tense woman, Ms. Schachter had lost her mind It was she who supported the family...

When the Shadow of the Black Stained Sun Shines upon the Land

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Alex Kendall, Class of 2028 The sun disappears The sun transformed into the moon Now the moon shall get its revenge The evil moon turns the land into arctic land The lights of the land lose power A...

My Mom

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~WIlliam Lyon, Class of 2025 She’s the best She’s always there for me She played soccer in college So I grew up playing soccer But now I play football She was mad I wanted to switch but she was...

You Have to Lose to Win

by clow2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

~Cooper Low, Class of 2025 When I lose a game it’s like a dagger stabbed you right in the heart to see the opponent win It stings like a scorpion, to leave the game knowing that you gave it your all...

Minutemen

by epearson | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Ethan Pearson, Class of 2024 The marching of the British are heard over the 5 AM silence, The calm early morning April breeze is something to take in. The battle of Lexington has yet to begin....

Trapped in the Sky

by sbigelow | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Sammy Bigelow, Class of 2024 I am walking Slowly getting closer To the door Where I will be trapped 35,000 feet in the air for over three hours I step onto the plane Find my seat and put my bag in...

Fitz Slamcast “What Are We Supposed To Write About Again?”

by sfarjani2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

Sammy Farjani, Class Of 2025 And As I Look At Fitz’s English Assignments From My Car On The Side Of The Road My Heart Sank To The Ground As Soon I Saw It We’re Going To Have To Write ...

Just One More Minute

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Tav Cerra, Class of 2029 WAKE UP…. WAKE U – no!!!! Just one just one more minute NO, YOU HAVE T - I already know Just one more minute I’M NOT GOING TO WA - ARRRRRGGGE Just one more minute IT’S PAST...

Basketball

by eolson2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Eric Olson, Class of 2024 In the gym's embrace, where dreams ignite, Seven souls unite, in passion's flight. With every dribble, a tale unfolds, In the heartbeat of the court, victory molds....

2001 Underdogs

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Andrew Bates, Class of 2027 Back in ‘99, a spark began to form Tom marched with the Pats and a dynasty was born They had the backs, the receivers were stacked, And they took the NFL by storm. But...

Frustrated

by fwhitman2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

Finn Whitman, Class of 2025 An 8th Grader’s Slam Poem All I am now is frustrated As my teachers lean over me Telling me to do better, be smarter. I’m Irked As I write a slam poem that will never be...

Eclipse Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Teagan Weintraub, Class of 2028 From a beautiful blue sky. To a blanket of darkness. A hush and stillness come across the land. In the near forest the animals wonder Animals are spooked by the...

In the Ramen Bowl

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Morgan Lin, Class of 2029 In the ramen bowl, the egg floats around like a floatie in the pool The pork sits there like me sitting in a comfy chair The noodles are as flexible as gymnast The soup...

The Final

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Will Galati, Class of 2027 I go up with my teammate the other team looks on both of us determined to call the gold trophy our own. The ref decides to do a golden goal, first team to score wins. The...

Death

by gdewing | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Griffin Dewing, Class of 2024 I'll use my time, Before it takes me, To another world, With no escaping, It follows me, Wherever I go, I am feared by it, But it will never let go, Death will take us...

Abyss Sphere

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~ Ollie Needham, Class of 2028 Ring of light in the quiet night sharper than a knife the moon takes the stage Rips joy from the sun only for a bit but it does have fun The sun comes back Prepared...

A Journey towards Endurance

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Mitchell Ntuen, Class of 2025 I stay motionless in my empty mind, processing what just happened. That feeling…it sent waves of heat through my nerves, a sharp tingle, that over takes my...

Breaking Point

by dneumann2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Dylan Neumann, Class of 2025 What happens when someone breaks? I have never found out But I have gotten close Anger can come out of anything It comes out of stress It comes out of sadness It comes...

O’ Eraser

by llam | November 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Colin Cull, Class of 2028 O’ Eraser you are so rubbery,You make me feel happy when I remove my mistakes- With your elastic texture and pink colors, Your eraser shavings do sadden me. With each...

Dreams

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Jack Perry, Class of 2029 A human grows a heart with dreams

Eclipse Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Drew Grattan, Class of 2028 A crescent sun gradually wanes It slips away into absolute nothingness too bad my iPad camera doesn't work The clouds fail to cover it the umbra passes across the sky...

London

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment

~Jimmy McLaughlin, Class of 2025 I see the plane slowly pull into the gate, inching towards me, could it be any slower? My little self picks up my bags, and they feel like weights pulling me back...

The Fury of Frustration

by llam | November 14, 2024 | 2026 Poetry | 0 Comments

In perspective of Xiomara ~Joseph Blake, Class of 2026 The Fury of Frustration In perspective of Xiomara I’m in the hallway Punching the boy against the locker The boy who put his hands on me The...

Morning Mirror

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Finn Rodday, Class of 2027 I wake up in the morning, I brush my teeth. I look into the mirror, I see a birds nest, twigs, leaves, and all my eyes are a change-up baseball wild and crazy, I’m ready...

The Whoosh of the Wind

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2027 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Ross Wein, Class of 2027 The whoosh of the wind as it blows my kippah off my head at Temple Emunah. The whoosh of the people running out of Hebrew school. The whoosh of my...

The Water

by fgerighty2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Finn Gerighty, Class of 2024 The white water. Weaving between the grainy sand. Washing up against the marble rocks. Smashing up against the silver land. The white water. Blanketing the ocean floor....

Tomorrow is Another Day

by aluo2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Alexander Luo, Class of 2024 The sun shines high today, I’m ready to set sail. The ocean looks so bright and promising, that I can’t help but smile. My sailboat pushes off from the dock, and I grab...

Slam Poetry

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays, 2025 Poetry | 3 Comments

Skiing

by jmulvany2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~John Mulvany, Class of 2024 Whoosh! 40 miles per hour and a place to be The snow is soft and thick But that won't stop me Tree to my left Tree to my right Trees everywhere Just make it to the lift...

English

by ggund2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

-Gordie Gund, Class of 2024 It’s 8:45 AM I’m sitting in Mrs LIbby’s room And I hear her say “GET OUT” What class, I ask “Fitz English” oh great I haven’t even touched my homework how am I supposed...

Plane Sickness

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Myles Stephens, Class of 2029 I am on an airplane, getting super sick. Mother says you should be fine, it will go really quick. I am on an airplane and there are nine more hours! Dad says you...

Eclipse

by apattinson | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Alex Pattinson, Class of 2024 Sunny day. The world is bright. But for how long? Shadows begin to move, As if they’re alive. It gets darker by the minute. The moon shades the earth And cools it Like...

Free like a bird

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Samuel Dabora, Class of 2025 The last time I felt free was in Switzerland I did not feel like I was a bird that was kept in a cage all day long. Instead, I felt like an Eagle flying around in the...

Winning

by olacamera | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Owen Lacamera, Class of 2024 Walking down the road With my pet toad Then it snowed So I had to row my way back home My home is in Rome next to the seafoam I entered my styrofoam home To comb...

The Heart Of My World

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Zach Silverman, Class of 2028 My Beautiful masterpiece decked with books, clothes, games, random stuff and more random stuff My Cage where a wild free-roaming creature Sings and dances My Pool of...

Més que un club

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Oscar Stuffy, Class of 2029 we are Barça and we are the Blues we are the champions and we are the news and this is the sound when we want more stamping our feet every time we score the sound in the...

An Ode to Planespotting

by xmercado2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Xavier Mercado, Class of 2024 Where skies meet land, Eager eyes and eager ears, A planespotter stands, keen and true, Captivated by the soaring sight. Amongst the rumble of engines might, We seek...

Old Aluminum Motor Boat

by cwhitmore2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

~Charlie Whitmore, Class Of 2025 Resting within the old aluminum motor boat Fishing rod in hand The water Like glass My reflection stares back at me Stoic pines Line the edge of Squam Lake Serene...

Fall

by jfitzsimmons | May 6, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Benny Shaw, Class of 2029 Red leaves fall from the trees as squirrels are running in the breeze. Pumpkins are growing. Apples are being picked while people are being tricked. Pumpkin spice lattes...

Get off the game sweetie

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Poetry, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Cooper Everett, Class of 2029 Get off the game sweetie No. Please Get Off The Game We have to go No. GET off the GAME No. GET OFF THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!! No. WE NEED TO GO NOW!!! No. AUNTIE IS...

A Cosmic Phenomenon

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2028 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner | 0 Comments

2024 Travers Winner! ~Will Bente, Class of 2028 Bathing in the sunlight Grass shifts Awaiting something big The sun is blanketed by shadow The world is engulfed in darkness Birds stop their songs...

End of School

by cboonisar | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry | 0 Comments

~Chris Boonisar, Class of 2024 The school year is coming to an end Graduation and summer break is upon us Kids start to get senioritis Classes seem like a push Kids do dumb things and get in trouble...

All Fiction

Ups and Downs

by btellefsen2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Bjorn Tellefsen, Class of 2024 The Unstable Life of Juan Aguilar Juan Aguilar was an amazing student, loved by teachers and students alike he was one of the most popular kids in the whole school. His social life was outstanding, he had many friends and had a smaller...

Dear Jarred

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Walker Leonard , Class of 2025 Jarred goat Browns farm 4 strawberry road Bourbonnais IL There have been many changes on the farm that I wish to inform you about. I know our relationship has been icy in the past but comrade Napoleon has advised us to write to our...

Autumn Bloodshed

by mdubois2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025, Travers Fiction Winner | 3 Comments

James Kugeler

by wkugeler2025 | May 27, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 1 Comment

~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 “I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money”- Pablo’s Picasso Chapter 1 Take over the chateau. James Kugeler is 19 years old. He was a Canadian paratrooper in World War 2. His troop battalion 9th is trying to secure the...

Dream Come True

by mslugg2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Mason Slugg, Class of 2025 It was a beautiful warm day for a hike in Yosemite National Park. After a good night's sleep and some breakfast I’m ready to go! My family and I took a bus to the Half Dome trail and started our hike. It was mostly downhill, so not...

From Grace to Greed

by fwhitman2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Finn Whitman, Class of 2025 A Politician’s Journey James Sullivan stands on the stage, staring at the blue curtain separating him from his audience of over three thousand voters, as he prepares to make his speech. With a flash of lights and the clicks of hundreds of...

The Magical Land of Rebinom

by sbigelow | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

Where there are Princesses and Dragons ~Sammy Bigelow, Class of 2024 It was just a normal Saturday afternoon, I was eating lunch with my friends at Sorrento's Pizza place. I was with Eggy, Joe, and Hector and we were all eating and having a great time. After we had...

In A Future World….

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Cooper Everett, Class Of 2029 Chapter 1: Just Chillin' In the city of New Jaylin in The planet of Nabno. “Andrew! Dinner is Ready !” His mom said Andrew was in room playing a game on his holo game: Galaxy Racing 2 “Come On Come On almost there on Level 12!”...

Zombie Lobby

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Reese Cawthorne, Class of 2026 “QUICK GET UP WE NEED TO GO!” Henry stumbled out of bed and said, “Why, dad? What's wrong?” Now, you might be wondering what's happening, but before I can tell you that I need to tell you this. One day there was a boy named Henry. He...

Robbery

by jmcbride2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~James McBride, Class of 2024 “It doesn't matter how we do it, it only matters that we do it .” “Take out the cameras on the way in.” “No you missed one.” “Flick that switch it will take out all of the lights.” “What about us we won’t be able to see?” “That’s what the...

The Deity of the Stars

by aluo2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Alexander Luo, Class of 2024 Persistence Saves Worlds Ethan knew he was lazy. He was a black-hair and brown-eyed fifteen-year-old boy who never submitted his school assignments on time and always only gave half of his effort but still achieved average results....

The Seven Chairs

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Travis Stuart, Class of 2027 A Harris Burdick Short Story “The fifth one ended up in France” Seven years ago, a spiritual cult sent out seven chairs across the world. Six of them ended up in ornate churches amongst different European countries, for example the fifth...

Worth It?

by rhudson2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 4 Comments

~Rex Hudson, Class of 2025 “It was a sunny day, why wouldn’t we go to the lake? It’s the only body of water within our area” “But you knew I only learned to swim the month before. It was also packed shoulder to shoulder, everyone in the area had the same idea I...

No Gravity

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2028 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

Revenge

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Jack Garafolo, Class of 2025 Captain Tory swung his lantern three times and the boat appeared. “It’s time to get into the boat” Captain Tory whispers. All of the sudden, Captain Tory started floating towards the boat. “Whoa,” I whispered. Halfway to the boat, Captain...

A Scaredy Cat’s Story

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Owen Manthripragada, Class of 2027 Dark Room Tapping noises all throughout the walls, croaking lights, shifting auras moving like leaves in the wind, there were shadows and apparitions. All of my nightmares are coming to reality. Darkness absorbing all the light...

Introduction to the Revolution

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

Remy Csendes, Class of 2025 Dear Natrix Natrix, One evening in early March, I was slithering through the hay, grass, and dirt en route to the squalid barn. I would typically roam the rim of Manor Farm to avoid contact with other creatures, however this time is an...

The Hypnotist

by bkavanagh2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments

~Beckett Kavanagh, Class of 2025 The smoke rose in the rail yard as Cooper shoveled the coal. Sweat was trickling down his coal covered face. “ you two need to shovel your coal faster! Yelled Will. He’s always in a bad mood since his wife left him. “ I can’t believe...

Flame Dancer

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Zach Silverman, Class of 2028 My best friend burns a forest down “Hey Arcus!” Jack calls down to me. The deep brush of the forest sings as Jack calls to me. “Are you excited?” There...

Life On Rænü

by ggund2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Gordie Gund, Class of 2024 “Well well well. What do we have he-uh.” “Ow” “who are you?” “where am I?” “I am kimlee” “who you” “y name is paul.” “Hi Hi, nice meet you.” “Where am I?” “Dis Rænü B, welcome” “How do you speak English, we are far from earth.” “Translator...

The Flood

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Colin Mead, Class of 2026 The year was 2066 and all was well for Ryan Craner, he had made friends over the winter and had started a new life. He moved to a little island off Cape Cod from Florida last fall because the water had engulfed Miami. His mom didn’t like it...

Day in the Life of John Smith

by Hector Cruz | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~ Hector Cruz, Class of 2024 I sleepily glance over to my left and groan as the dim red light of my digital alarm clock reaches my eyes. It’s two AM and the heavy rain pounding full force against my window has foiled all of my attempts at falling asleep. I quietly say...

Day in a Life

by wkugeler2025 | June 2, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 Life flies by when your having fun “ Yo do you want to do something today” “ No I can’t I’m sorry” “Why” “ But we only have so much time together until i go to boarding school, why don’t we just do one last...

Spooky Story One

by llam | November 21, 2024 | 2029 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Jacob, Class of 2029 One crisp day in late October a tallish, thin kid named Kevin Norton read a book called “Fact or fiction? Does worshiping evil bad guys make them come alive?” Kevin thought this was a bunch of lies, so he showed it to his shorter, wider friend...

Revenge of Steel Adler

by cwhitmore2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 1 Comment

~Charlie Whitmore, Class of 2025 Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged. ~Samual Johnson “Move out squad A.” “Squad B wait 10 seconds before you do the deed.” “Captain, how should we do it?” ”I don't...

A Day at the Circus

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2027 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

Why Do Dogs Chase Squirrels?

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Fiction | 0 Comments

A Myth ~Donald Wallace, Class of 2027 In the beginning of time, there were the three great opposites, the yin and the yang, the capitalists and the socialists, and the dogs and the squirrels. The dogs used to love to eat nuts. Then the squirrels asked the dogs to a...

A Scaredy Cat’s Story

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Fiction | 0 Comments

By Robert Collings, Class of 2027 Shipwreck “Huh? Where am I. I'm so confused, am I on a ship?” I was startled when I awoke on a ship and didn’t remember anything about myself. I don't even know my own name. But it's just me. I don't even need a name. I have a...

The Six Chairs

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Evan Ross, Class of 2026 The fifth one ended up in France Oh mighty lords of the above, accept this offering our most prized possessions. The Black Stone of Heat, The Shell of Beauty, The Rice Balls of Normalness, The Jewel of Death, The Rose of love, and...

The Chronicles of Temporal Odyssey

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Jack Beresford, Class of 2024 Guardians of Time Chapter 1: The Distant Future In the year 3014, the world had transformed beyond recognition. The Earth I knew as a child was now a distant memory, replaced by a breathtaking tapestry of advanced technology and...

The Most Important Sunset

by clow2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment

~Cooper Low, Class of 2025 “Yo dude, look!” “What?” ”The sunset, it’s so beautiful! Don’t you wish you could make it last forever?” ”Yeah, that would be nice bro.” “But I really wish I could make it last forever. Sunsets are so comforting. They are like the best...

Jennifer’s Body

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Renzo Ma, Class of 2026 87 steps. That was how many steps were from George’s kitchen to his car. He counted every single one. George climbed into his car and went on his way to his family reunion party. He was greeted by his mother at the front door, and when he came...

The Seige

by jfitzsimmons | June 4, 2024 | 2026 Fiction, Class of 2026 | 0 Comments

~J Turner, Class of 2026 It was a foggy day on Alderney island as George Pike trotted down the narrow path towards the town center, his small stone cottage disappearing behind the hill. The waving reeds between the uneven cobbles scratched at his ankles and the tall...

666 Hell Ave

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Teagan Weintraub, Class of 2028 It was late at night when I was walking down the street after class because I had missed my last bus back home. SoI had to walk back as I had no other choice. The streets can get very creepy at night, especially when you are...

Breakdancing

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Myles Stephens, Class of 2029 Our story starts in the middle of summer with me deep in thought. The sun was up and shining on a beautiful Sunday in Massachusetts. Air was crisp and I could smell pancakes sizzling away in the kitchen. I hopped out of bed and ran...

The Scariest Place

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Will Richardson, Class of 2028 It all happened on a foggy night in Slothville. 3 kids went into a forest. They were walking until they heard something they had never heard before. Then out in the distance there was a boy sitting. They could hear the boy...

What I did over the Summer

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

Hatchet Parody ~Hudson McCullough, Class of 2029 At the start of this summer it started out as any normal summer. I was going on a plane to see my dad in canada. When I got on the plane the pilot started rubbing his shoulder and the plane smelled really bad. All of a...

How Did Eye Colors Come to Be

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Lorenzo Alvarez, Class of 2027 In the beginning, no one created man. There was no Adam and Eve. There were four families from the beginning of time. One with brown eyes, one with blue eyes, one with green eyes, and one with yellow eyes. They all had different...

Selerian Saviors

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2026 Fiction, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

IKEA Warrior

by jcreelman2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~James Creelman, Class of 2023-2024 The Power of IKEA The story starts with a fourteen year old boy named James who was born and raised by IKEA. He grew up in the aisle and was raised by the very environment. He trains and sharpens his fighting skill as he grows up....

Brandon

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction | 0 Comments

Name????, Class of 2026 I was just in the church when, the next thing I knew, I was right next to a volcano in a chair. “Maybe the spirit could have warned us before just randomly teleporting us here,” I thought to myself. “I know that I have to find the artifact...

Letter to my Cousin Gus

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Bryce Nash, Class of 2025 Dear Gus, It has been a tough year on the farm. Old Major gave us a speech. Old Major said, “Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion!” (17). Old Major...

Exploring the Word of a Hobbit

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Austin Slugg, Class of 2025 A portal opens in my room, a swirling mass of purple, blue and stars. I enter cautiously, and I immediately get dizzy from the swirling vortex and my ears pop, then I start to feel stretchy, like my muscles are a million rubber bands. I...

Pursuing The Dream

by cmyler2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment

~Cass Myler, Class of 2025 Hard work always pays off Charlie Adler’s old, rickety net in his spacious backyard has seen a plethora of shots in its lifetime. Charlie got it in first grade, when he would rip 30-40 mile per hour shots on a shiny new net. Throughout the...

Short story

by vhogan2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

“Hey, I had a burning question in the shower that I want your opinion on.” “What now, dude?” ”I was just thinking, what if with Area 51, we are actually living in the real Area 51, and Area 51 is the exit?” “What are you talking about bud?” ”Just think about it.” ”How...

Run Before You Can’t

by bwohletz2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Brett Wohletz, Class of 2024 “Lucas, what’s the problem” ”Them, they’re coming after us” ”Who’s them? The disease?” ”Yes, dummy. These little bugs that are programmed by the government are biting everyone one by one. Billy, you need to watch out” ”What are the...

The Scythes Save the World

by rbrown2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment

~Ryan Brown, Class of 2025 10-year-old Jason Scythe was walking home from school with his siblings George and Sarah when he got separated from them after chasing a rabbit that he wanted to take home as a pet because he loved animals. He ran back to where he had seen...

Conflict On The Lacrosse Field

by cmartin2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 5 Comments

Working it Out With a Teammate ~Colter Martin, Class of 2025 Conflict On The Lacrosse Field Colter Martin, Class of 2025 “Yeah, yeah, I’m open!” “No, I’m taking it to the cage.” “I'm wide open, look at my matchup, Oh, come on man why did you have to take it to the...

Midnight

by jfitzsimmons | June 1, 2024 | 2026 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Waren Turner, Class of 2026 Chapter One There have been stories about the house. How going into it at midnight is a “mistake,” and how people who do enter it suffer a “gruesome fate.” Naturally, I don’t believe any of them. Codswallop, in my opinion. Who believes in...

The Dark Alley

by cboonisar | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Chris Boonisar, Class of 2024 “Where do we go now?” “I told you we shouldn’t go down here, what were you thinking?” “Now we are stuck in some big dark cave and I can't even see.” “How do we get out?.” “I don't know but get out your flashlight; it will help us...

The Magician

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Will Bente, Class of 2028 DAY 1 I awake to the piercing sound of gunshots. I run downstairs and see blood dripping down into a puddle on the floor. My mom is duct taped to a chair, and my dad is on the floor, covered in blood. A strange man shoots me, but the bullet...

Big Tom’s

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

Fast Food Revolutionized ~Jimmy McLaughlin Class of 2025 On a Rainy Saturday morning in 1997, Thomas Blake was born. His parents, Linda and Jeffry, were both poor factory workers with almost nothing to their name. Linda and Jeffry had so little, so...

Mr. Linden’s Library

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Fiction | 0 Comments

A Harris Burdick Story ~Ethan Lee, Class of 2027 Clunk! I peered out the window as we bounced into the dark and foggy town. There was a small sign that read “Entering Marion.” The fog continued to thicken as we kept going closer. I saw our moving van behind us and...

An Extraordinary visit

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Dante Dibenedetto, Class of 2025 In the quiet, sleepy town of Meadowbrook, something peculiar was about to happen. Late one evening, as the stars twinkled in the vast night sky, a strange object streaked across the heavens, landing softly in a nearby field. The next...

Last-Minute Work

by epearson | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Ethan Pearson-Class of 2024 A Mostly True Sunday-night English Session Concord, Massachusetts is the site of the Fenn School. And the 25 members of the ninth grade class are all chatting in a ninth grade group chat on a Sunday night, discussing they have not finished...

POV:

by pcarolan2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Patrick Carolan, Class of 2024 The Jedi way Grief does not change you, it reveals you. ~John Green I open my eyes and shoot up in bed. Sweat dripped off my six-foot-two frame. My mind is racing as I try to get rid of the nightmares of foreshadowing. Visions of...

A Search

by jahlgren2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Jonas Ahlgren, Class of 2024 It was late in the morning when the call to action came. A hiker- missing for over a day, and the deep wilderness in upper New Hampshire. Not a good mix. Collin George, a state trooper, had not had the most eventful day. There was seldom...

Monster Story

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029 | 0 Comments

~Leopold Crowley, Class of 2029 I was going camping with a friend. After we finished dinner, I went back into the tent for some marshmallows. As I looked through the cooler, there were no marshmallows? Then I went outside and told my friend “There were no...

Survival Struggle

by apattinson | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Fiction | 0 Comments

~Alex Pattinson, Class of 2024 “Tom, we ran out of food.” “How? It’s been a week, and we stocked up for a month!” “Maybe if you listened to me and only ate during breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we would be fine!” “I only ate a little bit extra!” “Whatever. It doesn’t...

Smart

by jfitzsimmons | May 7, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2029 Fiction, Class of 2029, Travers Fiction Winner | 0 Comments

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English

by ggund2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

The Water

by fgerighty2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

An Ode to Planespotting

by xmercado2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

~Xavier Mercado, Class of 2024 Where skies meet land, Eager eyes and eager ears, A planespotter stands, keen and true, Captivated by the soaring sight. Amongst the rumble of engines might, We seek...

Tomorrow is Another Day

by aluo2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

Basketball

by eolson2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

~Eric Olson, Class of 2024 In the gym's embrace, where dreams ignite, Seven souls unite, in passion's flight. With every dribble, a tale unfolds, In the heartbeat of the court, victory molds....

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English

by ggund2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

The Water

by fgerighty2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

An Ode to Planespotting

by xmercado2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

~Xavier Mercado, Class of 2024 Where skies meet land, Eager eyes and eager ears, A planespotter stands, keen and true, Captivated by the soaring sight. Amongst the rumble of engines might, We seek...

Tomorrow is Another Day

by aluo2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

Basketball

by eolson2024 | May 22, 2024 | 2024 Poetry

~Eric Olson, Class of 2024 In the gym's embrace, where dreams ignite, Seven souls unite, in passion's flight. With every dribble, a tale unfolds, In the heartbeat of the court, victory molds....

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Within the Campsite

by wkugeler2025 | Jun 2, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025

Friendship, joy, and courage through the woods ~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 "Success is not final, failure is not fatal:it is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S....

Day in a Life

by wkugeler2025 | Jun 2, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025

~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 Life flies by when your having fun “ Yo do you want to do something today” “ No I can’t I’m sorry” “Why” “ But we only have so much time together...

Out of Bounds and…

by ewaldeck2025 | May 29, 2024 | 2025 Fiction

~Eli Waldeck, Class of 2025 I should take it “Degnon, what are you doing?" ”What do you mean Angelous? I chased the ball out?” ”No, like why are you picking it up?” ”Because I chased it. C’mon go up...

The Dream

by ewaldeck2025 | May 29, 2024 | 2025 Poetry

~Eli Waldeck, Class of 2025 Three houra I will never forget Standing on the fence, Of the iconic, Homewood field, The air was crisp. The sun, High in the sky, Shining down, On the field. An...

How Fortnite changed my life

by wkugeler2025 | May 27, 2024 | 2025 Poetry

“ the higher the rarity, the more damage it causes”- Sypher PK The game of memories ~Will Kugeler Have you ever played? Well for me July 12th 2018 the day that changed my life. Hopping...

James Kugeler

by wkugeler2025 | May 27, 2024 | 2025 Fiction

~Will Kugeler, Class of 2025 “I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money”- Pablo’s Picasso Chapter 1 Take over the chateau. James Kugeler is 19 years old. He was a Canadian...

History Repeats Itself

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays

Slam Poetry

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays, 2025 Poetry

The Tunnel

by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays

~Jimmy McLaughlin, Class of 2025 Facing Your Fears “Never trust your fears, they don’t know your strength.”~Athena Singh The Tunnel by Dorris Lessing is a compelling novel following the journey...

A Students Reflection on Slam

by fwhitman2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2025 Essays, 2025 Poetry

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Failing is progress

by johnniesoukup | Mar 31, 2025 | 2026 Essays, Class of 2026

A reflection on perseverance ~Johnnie Soukup, Class of 2026 “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”~Newt Gingrich SOMETIMES LIFE...

The Fury of Frustration

by llam | Nov 14, 2024 | 2026 Poetry

Lose

by llam | Nov 14, 2024 | 2026 Poetry

~Tye Reesey, Class of 2026 On the fieldin the gamethe sun on the back of my neckstaring across the field with horror in my eyeswatching the opposing team take shots, one by one. and just barely...

The Seige

by jfitzsimmons | Jun 4, 2024 | 2026 Fiction, Class of 2026

~J Turner, Class of 2026 It was a foggy day on Alderney island as George Pike trotted down the narrow path towards the town center, his small stone cottage disappearing behind the hill. The waving...

Midnight

by jfitzsimmons | Jun 1, 2024 | 2026 Fiction

Those We Love

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2026 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner

2024 Travers Winner! ~Luke Soliman, Class of 2026 Those we love have come and gone Those we love have always looked ahead Those we love have always stayed Those we love will never be dead In our...

I Am Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Poetry

~Tye Reesey, Class of 2026 I am Energetic and Athletic I wonder what it would be like to be a professional lacrosse player I hear LACROSSE I see Paul Rabil I want to see Paul Rabil I am Energetic...

Today

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Poetry

Zombie Lobby

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction

Jennifer’s Body

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2026 Fiction

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Yellow Snow

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~Aiden Shang, Class of 2027 It is winter and it had just snowed, very white, and very fluffy. A person gone insane, looked at the snow. Licked his lips as he dived in the mountain of snow, as high...

The Final

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

Skating

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

Key Lime Pie

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~Thomas Belin, Class of 2027 Key Lime pie so yummy and sweet. I’m loving the CRUNCH of the crust. It’s a special treat. Thanks to my grandmother always there to celebrate. I love Key Lime pie...

Thoom

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~Beckett Dwyer, Class of 2027 Thoom. A sound that happens right before disaster. Thoom, thoom, thoom. The sound of angry footsteps pounding the stairs. The noise when you drop something. A sudden...

One Choice

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~Raffe Pisano, Class of 2027 I only have one choice in the world. My parents say to bring shirts underwear pants shorts toothbrush toothpaste pillow blanket soap and some food. Finding what to bring...

Whoosh!

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~Max Kpissay, Class of 2027 Whoosh! Oh, what a word. Whoosh! Soaring through the air, like a bird. Whoosh! I shoot the 3, I swish it, It’s not my 1st or 2nd, but my 3rd. The cool air whooshes up...

Splat!

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~Eugene Dong, Class of 2027 Splat! The rotten tomato smashed onto the boy’s face. His parents are coming soon… Splat! An overripe orange fell from the tree. The flies are coming soon… Splat! A...

Challenges

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2027 Poetry

~William Wu, Class of 2027 When challenges come, they may seem rough, but they shape us into diamonds, strong and tough. They test our limits, and push us to grow, and in the face of adversity, our...

The Whoosh of the Wind

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2027 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner

2024 Travers Winner! ~Ross Wein, Class of 2027 The whoosh of the wind as it blows my kippah off my head at Temple Emunah. The whoosh of the people running out of Hebrew school. The whoosh of my...

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O’ Eraser

by llam | Nov 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~Colin Cull, Class of 2028 O’ Eraser you are so rubbery,You make me feel happy when I remove my mistakes- With your elastic texture and pink colors, Your eraser shavings do sadden me. With each...

Sun Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

Abyss Sphere

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~ Ollie Needham, Class of 2028 Ring of light in the quiet night sharper than a knife the moon takes the stage Rips joy from the sun only for a bit but it does have fun The sun comes back Prepared...

The Good Book Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~JJ Lee, Class of 2028 I’m a book open me up take a look When you do see what’s inside you’ll find a world in which you can hide come on take a look I’m a really good book just open me up take a...

The Heart Of My World

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~Zach Silverman, Class of 2028 My Beautiful masterpiece decked with books, clothes, games, random stuff and more random stuff My Cage where a wild free-roaming creature Sings and dances My Pool of...

My Room

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~Evan Kaufman, Class of 2028 My room Domaine of stuffed animals and clothes With every corner clean as a palace floor My room A zen den for reading And talking to my parents The place I go when my...

When the Shadow of the Black Stained Sun Shines upon the Land

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

Eclipse Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~Drew Grattan, Class of 2028 A crescent sun gradually wanes It slips away into absolute nothingness too bad my iPad camera doesn't work The clouds fail to cover it the umbra passes across the sky...

Eclipse Poem

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2028 Poetry

~Teagan Weintraub, Class of 2028 From a beautiful blue sky. To a blanket of darkness. A hush and stillness come across the land. In the near forest the animals wonder Animals are spooked by the...

Drowning Sun

by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2024 Travers Winner, 2028 Poetry, Travers Poetry Winner

2024 Travers Poetry Winner! ~Kannan K. Patel, Class of 2028 Get your glasses find a spot As the moon creeps and covers the sun kids stare up in awe at the moon that is finally bigger than the sun...