By Bethany Schneekloth It was the middle of summer and the milkweed plants outside of the house were covered with monarch caterpillars, but upon closer inspection with my dad and younger siblings, we began to notice that there weren’t many chrysalises around the area and the ones that we did see were odd. We decided to start bringing them inside like we do most years. We … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: My day of art
By Zara Wilkemeyer The air had been crisp and cool on the ninth of October. Neither too warm, nor too cold. It had been quite a day to be outside in the warming sun. I had gone on a field trip that day, to the Walker Art Center and the Minnesota Institute of Art in Minneapolis, with my art teacher as our guide. We had left the school at 8 a.m. and didn’t arrive in … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The first Americans
By Leah Himlie It’s a bit early for Thanksgiving, isn’t it? Why am I writing about the first Americans? The answer is that in our Eurocentric culture, we often forget about those who were living on this continent long before Europeans showed up: Native Americans. October 14 was Columbus Day, but more and more people are rechristening it Indigenous People’s Day in honor of … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: When you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see?
By Pailey Gordon I am going to ask you to do something that may seem a little crazy, but hear me out. I want you to get up from wherever you are reading this and go to the closest mirror you have. I want you to look in the mirror for at least a minute, tell yourself out loud all the things you love about yourself. If you catch yourself thinking about something negative just … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Paintings of the sky
By Katrina Bergey Auroras are natural, vibrant lights that appear in the sky. Recently, you were able to view the northern lights in Minnesota; therefore, I found it fitting to give a little background of the lights. There are northern lights known as Aurora Borealis and southern lights known as Aurora Australis that many people find captivating. These lights have an … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: One single smile
By Maddie Smith “Life is short; smile while you still have teeth.” This is something we have heard, but do we really follow this wise advice? The first facial pattern humans exhibit as infants, smiling, is the universal expression of happiness. Not only does showcasing your grin make you feel good, but it brings light to others’ days. Even though we don’t typically … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Class trip reflection
By Anna Erickson If you’re lucky enough to attend a school that offers a class trip, it is definitely something you should go on. I recently returned from my own senior class tour of Washington, DC. Spanning 10 days, Mabel-Canton has one of the longest tours in the area. This is an amazing opportunity and you’ll create memories that will last a lifetime. We kicked off the … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Why love always overpowers hate
By Pailey Gordon You just got home from a long day at work and want to relax for the night. You turn on your television and watch the nightly news. The first thing you see is breaking news about a horrible crime where one has decided to inflict pain on others. Whether it happened in a different country or in your own, you feel sympathy for those people. Overflowing emotions … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Stress of high schoolers
By Katrina Bergey Stress is a feeling every single person has felt. By definition, stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Most people can not go a single day without feeling some type of stress or hearing about other’s stresses. Today, high school students are feeling the pressure of stress more than … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Endangered
By Hannah Schneekcloth Imagine a world where tigers are just stories from the past, or elephants are things that people need to go to museums to learn about instead of the zoo. Due to habitat loss, poaching, and lack of genetic diversity in a species gene pool, species have become endangered. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has seven levels on how to … [Read more...]