James Kugeler

~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...

History Repeats Itself

~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...

Slam Poetry

~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...

The Tunnel

~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 of a young boy as he navigates through making friends and growing...

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...