Summer by AR and HS

The sky is bright blue, reminding me of you
Sun shining, engulfing me in warmth
The gentle summer breeze feels cool on my face
Blowing my hair all over the place
Tying my hair back, I take in the sweet summer day
Laying in the grass, begging summer to stay
Although I know it will pass, I have to hope anyway
Recalling memories from summer
The good ones, the bad ones, the normal everyday ones
Days at the pool, dripping ice cream cones
Feels like it's all I’ve ever known
And now summer is over and fall reappears
And unlike summer, nobody cheers

Dolphins Spotted on Land! by H.S.

A family in Port Stephens, Australia spotted dolphins resting on land, with lush green verdure sprouting out of its nare (blowhole)!

Scientist Claudia Cloeman states that she has never seen anything like it before! In an interview with Claudia she states that “this challenges everything we thought we once knew about aquatic animals, especially cetaceans.” She claims that she had been researching this topic for a while, and this only confirms her theory more.

Scientists are currently performing tests to confirm this theory. They believe that dolphins might not actually need their nares to take in oxygen but actually take in oxygen through their rostrum. Interestingly enough scientists believe that the dolphins brains have just the right nutrients to help a plant grow. 

The specific substance pentadecanoic acid in their brains that supports cellular health and contributes to aging in a healthy manner. This substance also happens to have the right nutrients to help a plant grow. 

Who knew that dolphins were actually land mammals that could grow plants out of their blowhole!?

A Flag Came Back by H.S.

Dad left. A flag came back.
“Just married” read the shattered windshield.
The smallest coffins are the heaviest.
“It’s our fiftieth, table for one.”
“I jumped. Then changed my mind.”
“Ever seen chalk outlines that small?”
Mom taught him how to shave.

Interview with A.V. by H.S.

If she was stranded on a deserted island and were rescued the very first thing she would do is ask for food and water.

She feels strongly about the rising gas prices, she thinks it's idiotic that gas costs so much because our world leaders cannot seem to come to an agreement, and the Iran War because she felt that bombing them was unnecessary with a hidden malicious intent.

If A.V. had the ability to learn any skill in just one night she would learn acrobatics due to the fact that she is a dancer, and it could really add to her resume and dance abilitiess.

One of her aspirations this summer is to improve her skills in tap dancing which could also make her a stronger, more well-rounded dancer.

If she had to invent a job for adults today, she would give them the job of luxury child transportation, so she could ride to school in luxury cars with her friends. 

A.V. believes that if animals could talk, in a stereotypical high school setting, a peacock would be portrayed as a mean girl, a cat would be a nerd, and a hummingbird would likely be a popular girl. 

Her biggest pet peeve is when her sister consistently sings “It’s a Small World” from the classic Small World water ride at Disney World. 

For A.V. the biggest “red flag” in a friendship is slandering each other covertly. 

And finally A.V. looks up to her close friends Leona and Jocelyn for their wittiness, determination, and passion.