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Class of 2025 Essays
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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:...
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...
An Argument for Arguments
by dneumann2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 2 Comments
The better solution ~Dylan, Class of 2025 Don't raise your voice, improve your argumentDesmond Tutu Since the dawn of humanity, humans have argued and fought. It is only human nature to debate about disagreements. People debate about anything that they disagree on. It...
Windsor Mountain’s Web
by dneumann2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 1 Comment
A discovery of courage, pace, and help Dylan Neumann - Class of 2025 “The strongest people find the courage and caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.” Roy T. Bennet As the bus rumbled along the dirt road, people started to wake up...
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...
The Importance of Creativity
by jfitzsimmons | May 3, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments
~Eli Waldeck, Class of 2025 Why Lyle Thompson, Ryder Garnsey, and Connor Fields are so good, and how you can use your own unique skills to succeed Lacrosse is a fast, physical, but also very skilled game. Many times, when someone seems like a good lacrosse player,...
Soccer
by rmulvany2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment
~Ryan Mulvany Class of 2025 Soccer is a great passion of mine and I will tell you why these three soccer teams are my favorite (1 Arsenal 2 Bayern Munich 3 the New England Revolution). First Arsenal, Arsenal has always been my favorite having been passed down from my...
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...
Big Things
by fwhitman2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 3 Comments
~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...
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...
Juniors Growth
by cwhitmore2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment
A story of growth and overcoming adversity ~Charlie Whitmore, Class of 2025 “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” ~ Oprah Winfrey The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, is a Realistic Fiction story about a...
Ethan’s Unintentional Motivation
by Anthony J | May 3, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
The Importance of Creativity
by ewaldeck2025 | May 22, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 2 Comments
~Eli Waldeck, Class of 2025 Why Lyle Thompson, Ryder Garnsey, and Connor Fields are so good, and how you can use your own unique skills to succeed ”Wheather you’re big or small, fast or slow, there’s a creative part for you in this sport. Find your strengths and role...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Battle of the Bands
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments
~Marco Racanelli, Class of 2024 We finally arrived at Windsor Mountain. I already knew this was going to be a long 2 days at this camp. How was I supposed to forget about my phone? Activities. Activities were supposed to make us “forget” about our phones for the...
Final Moments
by contact | March 25, 2024 | 2025 Essays, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments
The Last Thoughts of One Who Had Given Up ~Sean Park, Class of 2025 As the sun sets and darkness begins to envelop the city, the soft glow of streetlights and the twinkle of stars fill the sky. The sounds of bustling traffic and noisy crowds fade, making silence fill...
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...
East Bowl
by mdubois2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 2 Comments
~Milo DuBois, class of 2025 A Hidden Gem of Burke Mt The excitement lies in the exploration of the world around us. ~Jim Peebles Sometimes, hard work and dedication is needed to have fun. Over this long weekend, I went skiing with my family at Burke Mountain. Getting...
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...
An Unforgettable Trip
by sschnelldorfer2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments
~Sebastian Schnelldorfer, Class of 2024 Skrrrrrt! The sound of the bus rolling into the parking lot and eventually braking abruptly. Cool, post-rain forest air floods the bus as the doors open. We are there finally. As I step off the bus, I feel the crunch of gravel...
The Tunnel
by jmclaughlin2025 | May 23, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 0 Comments
~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...
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...
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...
Face Uncertainty At The End, Not At The Start
by sfarjani2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Essays | 2 Comments
~Sammy Farjani, Class Of 2025 ”Your neck will never feel the same again.” -Sammy Farjani - Sammy Farjani 2023 Not every day-to-day experience goes as expected. When my best friend Ethan and I arrived at an amusement park named Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire, it...
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...
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...
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...
Class of 2025 Fiction
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...
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...
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...
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...
Letter To Walter the Cat
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments
~Alex Signorovitch, Class of 2025 Dear Walter (cat), I hope you are doing well. I know living on a farm can be tough. Here at my farm we have recently revolted against our farmer, and we have now gained our own freedom. I did not do much in the fight as I am a...
News on the Farm
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 0 Comments
~Romir Vishwanath, Class of 2025 Dear Snorters, These past few months have brought many new elements to the farm. Old Major told us of a dream he had, and what he wanted for the animals on the farm. He expressively spoke of the unspeakable actions that man has...
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...
The Most Important Sunset
by clow2025 | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A Tyrant’s Travesty
by dneumann2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments
~Dylan Neumann, Class of 2025 He sprinted through the streets like a wild antelope, and he was being chased like one as well. He had done nothing deserving of a chase like this, he thought, only taken a sack of flour. But he should have known better. In a society like...
Out of Bounds And…
by jfitzsimmons | May 3, 2024 | 2025 Fiction, Class of 2025 | 0 Comments
~Eli Waldeck, Class of 2025 “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 top and try to get free on a cut. Your defender has been ball watching a little when...
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 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...
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...
Out of Bounds and…
by ewaldeck2025 | May 29, 2024 | 2025 Fiction | 1 Comment
~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 top and try to get free on a cut. Your defender has been ball...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
The Class of 2025 Poetry
The One Day
by wcook2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 2 Comments
~Will Cook, Class of 2025 the one day when the red roses grow my hamster died the one day when the blue jay sang my dog died the one day when the sun shined bright i found out my mom had cancer the one day ...
Falling
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Yang Lu, Class of 2025 My souls is rising up As if I was being taken to heaven My eyes shut Inviting the void At peace Asleep But plummeting Into in my bed The feeling of falling down a gazillion stories In a mere millisecond A feeling of bewilderment Eyes flying...
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 needles littering the ground stop my cleats from digging into the harsh...
Half Baked ~ “Why I’m Only Okay”
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Ilan Clemens, Class of 2025 “Why I’m just okay is because of my grades, my height, my looks, my strength, my intelligence, my friends my control. Whenever I see a friend I also hear, “How’d your SSAT go? What schools are you applying out to?” next to me falling...
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 open terrain. I could leave the house whenever I wanted to, And I could...
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 read That is boring like watching paint dry I’m Resentful When My...
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 hoop. Listening to the sound, Swish. My mind with one thing on it, And...
Surviving shadows
by bkavanagh2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments
Beckett Kavanagh, Class of 2025 Several buildings flattened no longer troubled me, the camp looked like an abandoned ship Fear was greater than hunger, We breathed in air with fire and smoke, You will pay for this later he will seek revenge, Bite your lips little...
Petrifying Plummet
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Hanwen Tang, Class of 2024 A whirlpool of thoughts surrounds my head Words floating out, embalming me like thread My eyes widen and I look down in fear I’m at the edge of the cliff, my end seems near A kind of monster I do not know Emerges from the shadow, swinging...
Grown from Fenn
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Sean Park, Class of 2025 I miss Fenn, My home of the past three years I miss Fenn, And the people its walls contained Its campus, That towers over the new But is small and charmingly cozy for the old Its people, Influential and encouraging, With friends always found...
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 out of loss It comes out of everything It’s blinding It’s consuming It...
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 from claustrophobia” “Any specific reason you're here.” ”Yes, I’m on...
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 place. Teachers keep on talking My brain's like a rollercoaster,...
Nostalgia’s Grip
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 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...
Shattered
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Tristen Moran, Class of 2025 Shattered Deported. Shattered. ”Fire! I see fire! I see a fire!” There was nothing. Her sobs and screams became hysterical. It was thought she was possessed by some evil spirit. She had received several blows to the head, blows that could...
Getting up
by mdubois2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 3 Comments
~Milo DuBois, Class of 2025 Waking a sleeping dragon should be scary But my alarm clock has no fear. Going off a time far too early It howls like a wounded soldier Leading to a bad start to any day The snooze button turns into a twisted game of whack-a-mole Each time...
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. Only a few well-dressed inmates were wandering between the blocks. Just...
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 And still lost It sucked Losing a game where you know You should’ve...
How Fortnite changed my life
by wkugeler2025 | May 27, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 2 Comments
“ 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 on mobile , I saw my name”Tito The Beto”. Seeing desert on the...
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 Swishing through the gleaming net every time If only I could always enjoy...
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...
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 always there for me She even signed me up for club football She wants...
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 silence surrounds me I feel a tug A surge of life Every pore in my body...
First Time Skiing a Double Black Diamond
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Alex Basmajian, Class of 2025 All I could see were snowflakes gently falling, like stars in the night A vast ocean of white clouds covered the sky I looked down at the steep slope ahead Beyond that was the valley filled with green pine trees, topped in a layer of...
I Hate that Coach
by rhudson2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 2 Comments
~Rex Hudson, Class of 2025 Every practice my coach Whined Standing there on that soccer field In his irritating Irish accent “Rex, It’s not good enough” When I was already giving 110% He thinks I’m made In a laboratory, a perfect boy With no flaws...
Chaos In My Room
by cmartin2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 3 Comments
~Colter Martin, Class of 2025 Chaos In My Room Colter Martin, Class of 2025 It’s a mess in my room Sheets are everywhere There are books on the floor The laundry is overflowing Oh, and I forgot to mention Clean clothes are not hung up The lamp is tipped over Dog fur...
When The Jews Believed Her
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~James Doyle, Class of 2025 When The Jews Believed Her The night seemed endless. There was a woman among us. I knew her well. A quiet tense woman with piercing eyes. Auschwitz. Jews listen to me. fire, Auschwitz. The night seemed endless. It’s nothing mother! There is...
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 into my seat. Do I really need to go? All my friends, my friends who I...
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 Another Meaningless Poem That I’m Going To Forget About Earlier Than Next...
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 and now separated from her family Her sobs and screams became...
Ashley
by vhogan2025 | May 9, 2024 | 2025 Poetry, Class of 2025 | 1 Comment
~Vinny Hogan, Class of 2025 Years Pass in Minutes Man, it wasn’t nothin like that first time, she was in my math class~J. Cole After I left for private school, I never thought I’d see her again. My mind, a tornado of surprise and astonishment. It was the girl I'd been...
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 consciousness. My nerves stinging from the aftermath of impact, leaving me in a...
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...
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 Dream
by ewaldeck2025 | May 29, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 2 Comments
~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 unforgettable day, For an unforgettable game. I’m talking to my dad, ...
Phases of Hope
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Amara Freeman Jr, Class of 2025 Fire, rain, lightning! House burned in wet cold ashes, soaked in water. Why? What did we do? It was all good? We had it all. Now, I was empty, lonely. No one to help me, but my family. I was a sad little hole calling to be filled. Did...
Slam Poetry
by jfitzsimmons | May 21, 2024 | 2025 Poetry | 0 Comments
~Bryce Nash, Class of 2025 The fury of trust I wonder If trusting someone Is a bad thing Are you giving someone Your darkest secrets Who you don’t like Or who you like who everyone hates Telling people about yourself Giving them information about you Faster than...
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