Archive for February 2025

By Ellie, Grade 10   As a project for my Chinese class, I used an exacto knife to carve out a circular design depicting the zodiac symbol for 2025, a snake. I also included other customary Chinese symbols: cherry blossoms for hope in the renewal of a year, oranges for wealth, koi fish for perseverance…

by Yunhan, Grade 7   After the bleak and repressive society of the Giver, here is a society that is too wild, where one must fight to survive, and those who can claw their way to the top are the victors. Kira was born crippled, so they wanted to toss her into certain death via…

By Aubrie, 9th Grade Wanting to forget the fiasco of your world language final, you flinch as your teacher places the exam, now graded, face-down on your desk. You pray for at least a B, but it’s no use; stenciled in stark red letters is the letter C-. Why did you even take this course…