
Arielle Breuninger ’21 earned two Gold Key awards and two honorable mentions, while Milana Breuninger ’23, not to be outdone, captured two Gold Keys and two honorable mentions for herself as well. Below is their work.
Arielle Breuninger ’21 earned two Gold Key awards and two honorable mentions, while Milana Breuninger ’23, not to be outdone, captured two Gold Keys and two honorable mentions for herself as well. Below is their work.
Senior Lily Nguyen won the regional Poetry Out Loud competition last month, and now moves on to the state level, with the chance to win a cash prize and compete nationally. In Middle School poetry news, Meghan Kenney’s seventh graders answered a prompt from NPR: “Honor MLK By Describing How You Dream A World.” Each student wrote their own poem, then chose their favorite line to contribute to the collective class poem based on Langston Hughes “I Dream A World.” Lily’s winning submissions are below, followed by the seventh graders’ work.
“Abandoned Farmhouse,” by Ted Kooser
“An Anthology Of Rain,” by Phillis Levin
“Tall Ambrosia,” by Henry David Thoreau
By English 7 (1)
“Change”
I dream a world where peace, love and progress guide us, not hatred and heteronormativity.
A world where perfect isn’t what other people judge you for, but what you see in yourself.
I dream a world where everyone feels loved.
With this love there will be no one that feels alone, and people can love who they want.
I dream a world where subjects are optional.
A world where people are people in the eyes of businesses, and not just machines made to do their bidding.
I dream a world where everyone has a voice, and where voices are heard.
Where the streets will be filled with seas of colors: red, brown, yellow, white, black all entwined and linking in a powerful tide of unique beauty.
A world where anyone can walk the streets and not be ridiculed for what they look like.
I dream a world where no one has to sleep in the cold, and where there’s no need for worry.
I dream a world where there is no COVID-19.
I dream a world of a long happy life.
If planes can soar then we can too; we are all in this together.
By English 7 (7)
“The Way I Dream This World Of Mine”
The world I dream isn’t far, we can make it happen if we start working hard.
I dream a world where there is no hate just because of different races or beliefs,
A world where life is free.
I dream a world where there is no conflict
Or violence.
A world where all will feel safe.
I dream a world that is a healthy place for people to live in.
The world that I dream, gleams and money grows on trees.
Nations apart, but somehow combined, is the way I dream of mine.
By English 7 (6)
“This World I Dream”
I dream a world, this world I dream is equal for all and for all it is free.
A world where men and women are treated the same
A world full respect and equality
Where freedom knows no borders
And we come together and celebrate differences and individuality.
I dream a world where everyone sees the sun,
Everyone smiles and laughs,
And always has fun.
I dream a world where violence
Will not touch earth’s petals
Where we do not destroy the planet but care for it
A world with clean air and water all over it.
A world with no immediate conflict
Where no animal shall suffer
And everyone looks out for one another.
A world filled with green and no corruption
With police who can properly function
Where peace and love are all around and there is harmony.
I dream of a world free from war and injustice
A world where there is kindness and we see through our blindness.
I dream a world full of these things;
But the way the world has become,
I feel I can only just dream.
Balloons and chocolates conveyed messages of love for Upper Schoolers and a surprise visit from the cupcake truck confirmed for Lower Schoolers the unqualified awesomeness of cupcakes. Add to this more than 130 Middle Schoolers getting in on the Chinese New Year festivities and you’ve got yourself a slideshow. Enjoy.
To welcome you back from break and blunt the hard fact that we’re still in the midst of cold days and long nights, Cougar News presents a slideshow of snowflake-catching, festive headdress-wearing, and shots of the snow-covered stillness of campus. Plus, Middle School Spirit Week shots!
Performing the overture from “The Nutcracker” via Zoom collaboration are juniors Caterina Manfrin on flute and Florence Schaumann on violin. Enjoy!