Students Have Poetry Published
This past spring, the eighth grade (present day freshmen) English class students entered the Creative Communication Poetry Essay Contest. Almost 80% of the class's poetry was chosen to be published. Creative Communication is dedicated to promoting the arts and has sponsored student contests for over 20 years. Students compete for thousands of dollars in prizes and to have their work chosen to be published.
Mrs. Holzwarth, language arts instructor, stated, "I'm very proud of these students and their accomplishments! It is a great honor for a person's writing to become a published product! My congratulations to these students!"
The published poetry is reproduced below for your reading enjoyment.
My Family
by Jake Faulkender
F riendly and polite to everyone
A wesome when I want to be
U nexpected fun all the time
L oving to just about everyone
K indness to people who will return it
E xciting and always very energetic
N ot lazy, in any way shape or form
D iversity in everything I do
E verlasting coolness all in one person
R ock star of family and friends
Dreaming of You
by Janeth Elena Perez-Medina
Dreaming of you is a pleasant thought
Receiving those thoughts that could be
Emotions building, even though I am asleep
Although, it’s just a fiction dream
My dream seems real to me
Imagination is what creates a dream
Never-ending dreams are life-lasting
Going through life, living your dream is magical
Fluttering Butterflies
by Tress LaBarge
Being calm and quiet while flying by
Unique, beautiful, and looks like a rainbow
Trying to stay cool in the shade
Timing how fast it can fly by
Enjoys sucking nectar from flowers
Riding around in the cool breeze
Flying in all the fields around them
Lying in the warm summer sun
Yellow wings and a purple body
The Adventure
by Nick Paulsen
G reat people go far in life
R eady to graduate as the students collect their diplomas
A ll students are lined up waiting
D uration is what got them this far
U ntil they get their diplomas in their hands, they can’t stop trying
A fter they get their diplomas, they enter the big world
T he students find different types of jobs
I n some cases, they can’t find jobs
O or unemployment percent is higher than it should be
N ew jobs are popping up to keep that number down
Best Brother
by C.J. Sherman
Jake makes the best of it
Amazing to hang out with
Keeps going, never stops doing work
Our friendship is never ending
Believes everything comes true in life
Ranker in the navy seals
Yanks everybody’s chains when mad
An all-star football and baseball player
Never gives up anything in life
Sports Workout
by Mallory Mills
Training in the gym in the morning
Relook plays over and over to learn them
Advancement in the gym and all around town
Determination on the court and classroom
Interception on the field and in practice
Technique in your homes and daily life
Influence from the team and coaches
Open court in the summer for athletes
Never say never to the team or yourself
The Key To Everything
by Dalton Straub
Doing what you love at you best ability
Excellence at everything in your daily living
Dominating your opponent at any competition
Indicating you are the best at anything
Competing your best to prove who you really are
Accomplishing your favorite activity with pride and greatness
Taking control in your life with anything
Improving your skills to become better
Opening your mind and skills to use them
Never giving up on what you do best in life
Tumbleson
by Dennis Potter
To my loving brother-in-law and my sister
Uncle and aunt of my future children
Monica and Michael are their names
Blessed and never forgotten by us
Loving to their kids they left behind
Equally loved by their children and family
Seth, their seven year old son
October, their eight year old daughter
Never lost, but in our hearts forever
My Meaning of Courageous
by Matthisen Witzel
Confessing I have fallen into my temptations
Overcoming the difficulties of being a teenager
Unifying the nations by spreading God’s love
Realizing I’m going to fail, but going anyways
All right with falling, because I know I will get back up
Grateful for the opportunities I have been given
Enjoying the life I have been given
Opening my heart to the Lord and his children
Understanding every challenge I face happens for a reason
Standing for what I believe in no matter what
An Action Packed Sport
by Luin Norris
Friends competing together to have fun
On the field we go hard to win
Off the field we practice hard
Together we beat our opponents
But without one another, we couldn’t win
All in it, to win it
Losing is not an option for us
Life on and off the field is very difficult
A Tradition of Excellence
by Coy Cassaw
Working hard on and off season
Resting after a hard and long practice
Earning my place on the team
Starting a tradition of extreme excellence
Thinking about how I can get better
Loving every single minute of it
Ignoring all the people who say I can’t
Not regretting one bit of it
Getting the gold medal after all my effort
My Beautiful Place
by Trayton Doyle
The sight of this beautiful location is like none other, and it is away from everyone.
My favorite place to go is fishing at a pond. Every time I fish, my mind gets cleared.
I go there every summer when the grasses are bright green and the warm nights are peaceful.
I love to see the reflection of wildlife in the water; it is beautiful.
I hear the birds chirping, the fish splashing, and the casting of my fishing pole.
Being You
by Hanna Bracelin
Be the best version of you
Even when you don’t want to
Live in the present, not in the future or past
In everything you do, trust God
Everywhere your life takes you, know where you’re from
Venture out of your comfort zone
Establish lifelong friends who have your back
Simply don’t let life change who you are
Learning about the Game Football
by Tate Busse
F umbling and trying to recover it
O fficals trying to get the call right
O pening the game with a returned kick
T ackling anyone who comes your way
B attling to not let the other team score
A lways trying my hardest to win
L earning the game as it goes on
L istening to my coaches and players trying to fix my mistakes
Out for the Season
by Jylian Laten
Excited because you make a winning shot in basketball
X-rays when you find out you broke your foot
Crying because your basketball season is over
Intensifying the game as you cheer hard
Tensing up because your team is winning
Involved in the amazing score sheets
Not wanting your team to give up trying
Glowing with happiness because you’re back in the game
Sprinting Like a Champion
by Madison Tice
Surprising the ones who doubted you
Placing in the top three
Running like there is no tomorrow
Into the blocks with butterflies in my stomach
Needing the focus to breathe and win
Testing my ability to work harder
Intimidating all the competition
Now is the time to prove myself
Going out and taking the gold
Competing for Greatness
By Luke Lampe
Competing with all my efforts
Obliterating anyone who tries to stop me
Many people use it everyday
People trying their hardest to compete
Everyone can compete in some activity
Taking advantage of my sport skills
I use it everyday in life
Trying to help win the game
I try to my best ability
Our opponents don’t stand a chance
Not everyone can contend their best
Mountains
by Zoe Sundstrom
M ountain are a great and beutiful sight
O ften in the daytime, and sometimes at night
U nder the stars and bright moonlight
N ow the Rockies are a gorgeous sight, too
T hey’re such a vision of joy
A gainst the backdrop of a cloudless sky
I s a snow capped mountain, which money can’t buy
N ow if you get a chance to travel West
S urely you’ll see some of the best
