By Tel Farendholz One cannot watch the news, read an opinion column, or sit down for a family dinner without hearing the big, scary buzzword of our political sphere: Socialism. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about socialism? Maybe you see it as a threat, something that will lead to the downfall of America. Maybe you see it as a sort of savior, … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Donate blood, save lives
By Maddy Bergey Have you ever wanted to be a heroic member of society who saves lives? Well, perhaps you could fulfill your childhood fantasies of emulating a superhero by doing a simple action: donating blood! Although sometimes overlooked as a crucial need for so many people, blood donation is simply vital. Not only does blood donation help countless others to have … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Why Theodore Roosevelt is the coolest American president
By Rainne Meyer Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United states. I personally believe that Theodore Roosevelt had the coolest life of any president, and by the end of this I hope you will feel the same. So, here’s why Theodore Roosevelt is the coolest American President. Teddy was known to be very hardworking and stubborn. He fought for what he wanted, and even … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Pet peeve
By Kristina Biel When it comes to using the bathroom, I’d rather not have people have the ability to hear what’s going on in that world. It’s very uncomfortable and overall isn’t welcomed. What makes it worse is when you can hear what’s going on in the stall next to you too. Nobody wants to hear that. Now that you know why it’s such a bother we can teach proper bathroom … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project The moment I knew I grew up
By Hailey Lovejoy When do you remember growing up? Maybe it was in middle school after you had gotten bullied for playing with barbies. Maybe it was in high school when you began to realize your GPA actually does matter. Or maybe you’re just realizing you have grown up right now. For me, I thought I grew up in middle school, but in reality I was still just a child trying to … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project My truth
By Diann Smith I have been wrestling for a very long time now and it was just this year that I got to wrestle in the first ever MN Girls Section Tournament and with hard work, I secured a spot at state. I went on to wrestle at the first ever MN Girls Sanctioned State Tournament where I made it to the finals. It didn’t end quite the way I wanted but it was such a cool … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Two years and counting
By Maddy Bergey Welp, it has officially been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic initially impacted our lives in this world. As a globe, we have endured two whole years of a deadly virus, which has claimed over five million lives and inevitably affected billions beyond those. From ever-changing mask mandates to newly emerging variants, these past two years have been denoted … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The school system
By Emily Stevens You know what bothers me the most? How school systems will point out problems but not do anything about them. Or maybe when they do something that doesn’t help the situation at all and they call it good. Not only do they not help situations. But they also ignore half the problems in schools and pretend they know nothing about it. Let’s start off with … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Characters
By Katie Hershberger Recently, I’ve been creating characters in my mind more often. It’s something I’ve done forever, or at least since the third grade (haha). Either way, creating characters is like an escape for me. For example, I created this sweet old lady who just so happens to fight monsters with her blood. Or, I created this go-lucky cat girl with a lazy eye. I try to … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Why internet has become essential
By Nicholas Weist The internet has become an important part of everyday life in our world. The internet controls banking, e-commerce, security systems, and much more. We have become immensely dependent upon the internet and it used to be a nice want in our world, but because the internet has grown so much in our world today it considered essential. It is hard to imagine what … [Read more...]