So you’re a rule-follower. You wear your mask above your nose. You remember your ID when you come into school. You wash your hands. You wipe down your desk after …
Experiences
Being a Senior During COVID-19
Cover Photo: Students at the Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School graduation ceremony on May 6, 2020 in Bradley, Illinois. Half of the year is over. My senior year. Stress, confusion, anxiety, …
Why You Should Go Off-Roading
…especially during a pandemic. For years I have been venturing into the outdoors, whether that is with my father, with friends, or simply by myself. Going out into the wilderness …
Surface Tension and Ph
The growing maelstrom of information that is the internet has infiltrated the lives of anyone with functional digits and a router. I have grown into semi-adulthood with an equal opportunity …
Uprooted
Dumbstruck was the only way to describe my emotions when the broadcaster informed us of the shut-down. All I could think about was, “how has this happened?” The world begins …
“A Senior Amidst a Pandemic”
What’s it like being a senior during a pandemic? Well, I’ve been sitting at my desk for the past 8 hours or so, half listening to what my teachers on …
The Table
Imagine worn wood, smoothed by the passing of bowls filled with colorful vegetables in rich sauces, a table where conversation has been heaped in hearty servings creating life. The importance …
Memories Aren’t Disposable
Isn’t it interesting How we often already have our phones Ready for action All the time? How in doing that action We can obtain something that lasts forever – Digitally? …
Don’t You Remember?
Remember when our parents told us not to grow up too fast? When “stupid” and “shut up” were cuss words, when a boy being mean to you meant he liked …
Pixie Dust
Since the beginning of the summer months, my sister has been volunteering at an animal shelter in Chino with the goal of completing her Girl Scout Silver Project. Everyday, she …