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Using Creativity to Express

Using Creativity to Express

Amanda Charowsky and Samantha Woodford September 27, 2019

Trapped. There is nowhere to go. No one to talk to. You need to speak your mind, but how? The judgment is too harsh. Expressing yourself in literature or even music can take off some of this pressure....

Creative Writing teacher Miss Tracy James set up a fake crime scene in the auditorium. The scene was designed to help students write the story of the crime. The auditorium is full of possibilities, Miss James said.

Murder, They Wrote

Amanda Charowsky, Editor May 20, 2019

When Miss Tracy James’ Creative Writing students walked onto the balcony of the auditorium, they entered the scene of a crime. Two cut out bodies were sprawled across the floor, blood splattered the...

That’s What They Always Say

Amanda Charowsky, Editor May 20, 2019

That’s What They Always Say By Amanda Charowsky She loved him. She loved the way he looked tonight, she loved his slow, relaxed movements. She loved the way his eyes reflected off the flickering...

I Am Red

I Am Red

Annabella Chaklos, Staffer May 8, 2019

I wander around the metal room, risers and platforms hung from the high ceiling. This place was highly industrial, but somehow completely empty. However empty, it had to be taken care of, cleaned, or polished....

Seventh Grader Annabella Chaklos

Writer’s Corner: Annabella Chaklos

Amanda Charowsky, Editor May 7, 2019

Annabella Chaklos has written several poems published here on  ETC. Though she’s published three, she has written more. Out of the ones written so far, Chaklos has five favorites. When it comes to inspiration,...

I liked the project because at the time we were learning about the labor movement in my AP US History class, so it was the perfect time. Junior Owen Golden said about his Honors Advanced Drawing project and Jenifer J. DuBois Fabric of Unionism Art Competition entry.

Art Meets History

Amanda Charowsky, Editor April 15, 2019

Art and history go hand in hand. For Honors Advanced Drawing, students created posters about the labor movement- which some of them were learning about in their history classes. The posters were then...

In Creative Writing, students wrote and created their own fairytale books. I enjoyed the project because it let us express our individuality and allowed us to make a whole book, said senior Lauren Covely.

Our Very Own Fairytale

Amanda Charowsky, Editor March 22, 2019

Fairytales are a building block. They help us learn to read, learn to write, and most importantly, they establish a common culture- fairytales and folktales are one and the same. Tales are retold over...

Howling Fear

Howling Fear

Annabella Chaklos, Staffer February 28, 2019

I sit across from the ticking clock. My thumping heartbeat, it's supposed to mock. The wind howls outside and in my mind... My sanity is hard to find. There are constant whispers in my ear... Though...

The Vicious Truth

The Vicious Truth

Annabella Chaklos, Staffer February 25, 2019

Every single day, they watch us like a hawk. We were given voices, but we aren't allowed to talk. All of us are placed into one long, straight line. We all must be perfect, not good, not fine. It's...

Countdown to the Art Show

Countdown to the Art Show

Amanda Charowsky, Editor February 8, 2019

 

Peaceful Night is one of Peyton Skoraszewskis individual works that she creates outside of school. She named the painting Peaceful Night after seeing how tranquil it looked.

Painting and Peace

Amanda Charowsky, Editor January 26, 2019

Peyton Skoraszewski, grade 7, does many art projects outside of school, such as painting and drawing-- along with projects in Miss Alyssa Palina’s art class. Skoraszewski enjoys art because she thinks...

Ava Ciarvellas project from Miss Alyssa Palinas class. The students commissioned projects using common  abstract techniques taught during class. Its cool to have the different shapes in it (the painting), and not just have it be perfect. Ciarvella said.

It’s All Abstract to Me

Amanda Charowsky, Editor January 11, 2019

Sixth grade students in Miss Alyssa Palina's art class worked on projects demonstrating the techniques used in abstract art. Abstract art is a genre of art with the purpose of going outside art's traditional...

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