A Students Reflection on Slam

~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...
Big Things

Big Things

~Finn Whitman, Class of 2025 Some things are not worth crying about Many years from now, you won’t remember the score of a sports game or your grade in math class. What you will remember are the memories you made and the experiences you gained. You need to focus on...

Growth and Adversity

~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...
Frustrated

Frustrated

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 read That is boring like watching paint dry I’m Resentful When My...
From Grace to Greed 

From Grace to Greed 

~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...