During “Genius Hour” at Chatfield Public Schools, students come up with a project that helps others, helps the world, and helps themselves. Four boys from the Chatfield sixth grade class came up with the idea to do a 3-on-3 basketball tournament that happened on March 16, 2019. It was a fundraiser for the families of Meela Hoover and Gabby Brown, who have been diagnosed with … [Read more...]
Pailey Gordon
Writer/Reporter
pailey@fillmorecountyjournal.com
Journal Writing Project A lie: I need to change myself for them
By Pailey Gordon Growing up, my mother told me to always be myself and to not let others change who I am or to let people change my morals. I was always circled around making sure I was always being my truest self. Especially in my teen years, I have run across a few people who weren’t true to themselves and tried to be someone they weren’t. They tried to make that impact on … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project… Fight against hegemonic masculinity
By Pailey Gordon Hegemonic masculinity has become a pressing problem that I have seen since I have entered high school. Every day it seems to be pushed upon the male population that certain things mean you are weak and certain things make you strong; even though some things do not necessarily mean you are weak, it means you are compassionate and caring. So, what even is … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project — The silent pandemic
By Pailey Gordon All over the news, we hear about politics, war, celebrity drama, natural disasters, and sometimes we even receive a happy story about how a child overcame some sort of challenge he was facing. Rarely do we see news on a concerning pandemic that is developing more and more every day: human trafficking. Human trafficking is the action or practice of illegally … [Read more...]