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Spring Issue of Lion’s Eye Now Available On-Line!

The Middle School newspaper, The Lion’s Eye, is hot off the presses. However, this time, in order to conserve paper as well as make it more accessible, we are offering it as a online download.
The Lion’s Eye May 2008. Just click on the link below to get a full color PDF!
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Space 2008 Issue 2: Building a Community of Writers

Don’t take me away…
Please.
It’s my only place
to forget the past,
and move on…
Just THAT place.
That SINGLE place.
That each and everyday,
creates a new
shining star,
and a silver turning point,
in my life.
-From My Shining Star, Giselle 8th Grade Maryland
The words unfold, the images stir, the ideas and [...]

I Am From

I am from organized chaos
From brightness even at night when the moon shines through the window
From a place of solitude and freedom that I can retreat to in times of turmoil
And where my memories are all around me
I am from home-
I am from colorful outside toys strewn everywhere
From the shouts of my brothers and [...]

I Am From

I am from flickering candles
From swirling colors of bright blue and green
From photos of places I’ve been
And loud music blasting from speakers
I am from a cottage in the woods
From bright colors of the flowers sprouting
From where two dogs run here and there
And open welcoming arms of family greet you
I am from flashy cars
From shopping malls
From [...]

I Am From

I am from music blasting from speakers,
From piles of shirts, shorts, socks, and sneakers
From every wall, you see a picture
And laughs and memories are within these mixtures
I am from a room, a house, a home
From a yard where people stroll about, a yard where dogs roam
From the hissing of skates on the gray, cement pavement
And [...]