Robert Morgan
Sophia Scarnecchia and Helen Schmitter
January 29, 2020
"[In the weirdest dream I've ever had,] I was in a really dark room, and I was surrounded by pillars almost everywhere in a circle- kinda like the greco Roman style pillars. So I walked up and there was a snake slithering around the pillars. I was obviously very frightened. And then the snake ate me. [S...
TJ Watson
Mira Schwarz and Ben Martins-Caulfield
January 29, 2020
“It was during one of my finals, I had planned to hang out with a friend after school and I had to cancel because my dad needed to pick me up and take me to the hospital to meet with that family member. she's doing okay now, she'll be okay. She smoked a lot. She has a breathing problem, because of...
Mariam Ajin
January 17, 2020
“I remember I was six and my cousins were out of town so me and my sister decided to go to their house and build an enormous snowman in their yard. While we were rolling the bottom piece, the biggest snowball, it kind of just fell onto me, and I was stuck under it.”
Labron Brown
December 18, 2019
“The most important things to me are family and school. My family really supports me in everything I do, like homework and basketball. For school, my main goal is to graduate. After high school, I want to do something with real estate. I used to be with this program where we sold produce, and I wa...
Louie Benard
December 6, 2019
“[The most important person to me is] probably my mom. She takes care of me and stuff, makes sure I'm doing what I need to do. She gave birth to me so that's pretty chill. She financially supports me pretty much, because I'm a kid and I have a job, but it's not enough to pay for all the stuff I need....
Walden Jones-Perpich
December 5, 2019
“I play lacrosse at Skyline. I played soccer last year, but not this year [because it was] a huge commitment. Skyline is kinda crazy about [soccer] because they won the state championship last year and it was just more time consuming than I can be. I’ve been playing lacrosse longer and it’s alwa...
John Reed
November 21, 2019
"Zero out of ten I would not recommend. I keep looking at my face [on these posters] all the time. Not the look. Not the look... I have this really large semi wig. It's just a weird expression and [it] doesn't look good. And they're everywhere. They're everywhere! Every time you turn around you see one....
Alex Davis
November 15, 2019
“What’s my identity and place in society, is really hard. Finding what makes me me and how that is beneficial to other people, is difficult to write about. I’ve only got one or two more essays to do, my concern is that once I get them done my parents will be like “okay Alex, lets get them edited”....
Angelina Smith
November 14, 2019
“One time I felt successful was the day of the festival last year for Live On Washington. It was so amazing to be together with all of my peers that I've been working with all year round to put on this huge show. Just seeing everyone smile in the audience was such a life-changing experience. It just...
Jillian Boynton
November 13, 2019
“I think it's about race because I'm mixed and people just see me and my dad and they're like, 'What? That's not his kid.' So I think I want people to know that I am black but my dad is white and that's part of who I am also. Being biracial is just hard because [of] the disconnection between [race...
Nadia Naines
November 12, 2019
“Something that's made me happy today? I woke up today. Pet my cats. He’s always loud. So It's fun. In terms of college getting into the right one, I really want to get into Michigan. I mean, that's the school that I want to go to. It's right here. I get to live with my parents and eat all their...
TJ Watson
Anja Jacobson
November 11, 2019
“In middle school, I was more of a quiet kid, but once I found people who are more like me, or that I got along well with, I opened up a lot and just started making more friends.”
