Eyes the color of grass Hair a light color brown If this is a happy girl Why on her face is a frown? With the height of five feet eight A body that’s big and strong Why does she have the feeling That she will never belong She goes to a good school Where teens […]
The only thing people care about is glory And fame I know what I’m saying must sound kind Of lame But perfection and awards have become a Tradition People strive for worldwide recognition There’s more to life than popularity and Money Than being well known, well-liked, and Funny Wealth isn’t defined by the size of […]
One day we were outside trying to put some things away before it snowed. I was in our shed and I heard something. I was not sure where it was coming from. Then I went to where the sound was but couldn’t see anything. I heard the same sound again. I found what it was. […]
On Thursday, December 11th, 1A students hosted the first Skills For Tomorrow Legislative Shadow Day. As a part of learning about state government, the students invited the state legislators from their districts to visit. Often adults believe it is students who need the opportunity to “shadow” an adult in the work setting, this time adults […]
Editors’ note: Schoolcraft Learning Community is a K-8 charter school in Bemidji, Minnesota. This article was reprinted with the permission of the Bemidji Pioneer newspaper. Conga and bongo drums, vase-shaped dumbecks and top-heavy djembe drums, resonated with the pressure of student hands on Wednesday, as 17 eighth grade students at Schoolcraft Learning Community learned to […]
In January of 2004, students from Liberty High School in Blaine, Minnesota took a trip to Italy for 10 days. The students all saved up their money in order to take this once in a lifetime trip to a place none of them had ever seen before. Students were selected by the amount of interest […]
Last summer LaNayia, a sophomore at Community of Peace Academy, spent two weeks living on campus at the U. of St. Thomas taking part in the Urban Journalism Workshop. Community of Peace Academy is a K-12 charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota. A learning experience that was important to me was the time that I […]
The 4/5 crews from Schoolcraft Learning Community in Bemidji had an expedition on January 22 to showcase their hard work from their expedition A New World. When our guests first arrived they entered into our ship, which we built based on the book To the Edge of the World by Michelle Torrey. We had read […]
Editors’ note: Community of Peace Academy is a K-12 charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota Community of Peace Academy (CPA), winner of the prestigious National School of Character Award among others, has won again. The US Department of Innovation and Improvement has chosen CPA as one of eight charter schools in America to feature in […]
I feel a great sense of accomplishment after moving from doing badly in school to doing great. A couple years ago I was at a school called South High. It is a big school, which means big trouble to me. I was a student that did not want to do anything or take any responsibility. […]