The Upper School
Winter Crows
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Max Yerid, Class of 2023 The crows set still among the darkened grass; A once rare sight now commonplace, and now The weather chills and darkness creeps sooner. Clouds cover skies once ripe with colors bright And sprawling life....
Death Fish
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Paul Trotto, Class of 2023 Under the waves lies the feisty blue fish Ruler of the shallows, coward to the sea Scup or minnows, neither stand but a chance The schools of blue fish ravage the calm bay The blue fish are the kings for a reason No matter the strength of...
Swashbuckle Surprises
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Charlie O'Brien, Class of 2023 The sea is deep and vast with dark lone fish. Gloomy creatures fill the chilling depths; Succulent seaweed flows effortlessly; Coral and rocks razor-sharp edges. Grains of sand setting the ground with beauty Waves crashing beneath the...
Golden Hour
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Harry Lavoie, Class of 2023 Above the blue is a golden skyline Below the blue is a world that’s not mine The ocean is the blue that coats the world Inhabited by creatures of all size A deep and mysterious world it is We don’t always know where the bottom is Our...
The Mystery of Death
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
~Jackson Kilmartin Fenn Class 2023 A bullet pierces a human torso A lady with cancer breathes her last breath A car rams a person crossing the street A building collapses on an old man A tsunami washes away all life A shark gobbles up a little child A man poisons the...
The Supermarket
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Charlie Gillick, Class of 2023 The boiling summer sun beats down upon A thriving supermarket down below. It looms above all of the other stores, Full of all kinds of healthy food and drinks. Part of the plan to try attracting crowds. The plan has worked, it’s very...
A Fight at the Game
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
~Akshaj Ghanta, Class of ‘23 It was the day of the Christmas game and fans Piled in to cheer their team. The air was tense And people debate who's going to win the game. The teams were rivals and fans were enemies. The game began the Celts prevail and lead. The...
A Walk in the Forest
by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Tommy Doherty Fenn Class 2023 The forest is a dark and scary place Tall oak trees never coming to a end Creatures running all around the forest Chance of dying any minute in there Water traveling fast down the wide stream Strange noises coming from all around you...
Life is All About Values
by fennvoice | April 6, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Will Manchuso, Class of 2023 The cool breeze whistles through the open field. The fog stretches miles on this day. The infield dirt is crackled from the cold Snow layered atop it for several months. The outfield grass slick and wet from the Melt snow that is now...
Emerald Bridge
by fennvoice | April 6, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments
~Parker Reesey, Class of 2024 I stand on the brink between life and death A fabulous, gleaming emerald bridge For one side is hued with darkness like ink, the other with light and morality. The chance I have to be standing here now, An option to be assumed untroubled....
Family Dynamics
by fennvoice | March 1, 2023 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~Cedric Lin, Class of 2024 Traumatic situations can often transform the dynamics of a family. The memoir, Night, takes place in 1941 and tells the story of 15 year old Elie Wiesel who grows up in the small village of Sighet in Hungary. As his story progresses,...
New Dynamics
by fennvoice | March 1, 2023 | Class of 2024, Literature | 0 Comments
~Joe Galante, Class of 2024 Sometimes, certain experiences cause people to alter their ideas about what is valuable or important in life. In the memoir, Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie exemplifies how the cruel experiences in the camps change his ideas about what he...
Kindness through Darkness
by fennvoice | March 1, 2023 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~James Collin, Class of 2024 Kindness and generosity can exist in times of cruelty and suffering. The book Night, by Elie Wiesel, illustrates the author's experiences in the concentration camps during World War 2. Throughout the entire memoir, there are many examples...
Creating a Community
by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~Eli Stiga, Class of 2024 Keeping Each Other Accountable and Together “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?” ~Marilyn Monroe When I first started to learn about responsibilities and respect, I thought...
Caring and Citizenship
by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
Sam Oblak, Class of 2023 The Pillars of Character Every good citizen adds to the strength of an nation ~Gordon B. Hinckley When my morning starts I subconsciously think, “what will I be today?” I have an answer to that question, and though I may not think it directly,...
Being Friends
by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~Cooper Walton, Class of 2023 “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.” ~Ally Condie It’s always the English class that really gets the gears of my head turning. Struggling...
Making the Right Decisions
by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~Owen Beauvais, Class of 2024 The Pillars of Character “You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.” ~Paul Collier The weight of the world is on my shoulders. School is incredibly stressful and on top of that, I am playing four sports...
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
~Parker Reesey, Class of 2023 A literary reflection on the life of Arnold Spirit Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor.~Arnold Spirit Hope is as rare as a pegasus in the mind of Arnold...
A New Viewpoint
by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
Read House, Class of 2023 The struggle to find humanity in poverty “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” |– Winston Churchill Arnold Spirit’s life has been a climb harder than Mount Everest. Beginning with poverty and...
Junior’s Shared Struggle
by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
Charles Gillick, Class of 2023 Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. All life demands struggle.~Napoleon Hill Living in a poor town on a Washington State reservation, a kid seeks to find hope. This boy’s name is Junior. However,...
Taking the First Step
by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
Akshaj Ghanta, Class of 2023 A story of overcoming adversity “Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.” ~Roy T. Bennett Nothing great in life comes without adversity. For me, this meant being able to dive into new experiences. When I was...
Success
by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
Tommy Doherty, Class of 2023 “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ~Aristotle With many important things on my mind, reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, wasn't at the top of my list....
Stress
by fennvoice | November 4, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
Penn Boger, Class of 2024 https://youtu.be/hCHWnYZtkGU
Time Trials
by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
~Max Yerid, Class of 2023 An uphill-running battle If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.~Fred DeVito Challenge is a plague to us all. The amount of times that I’ve done something without any form of adversity is slim to none. Whether I’m in the classroom,...
Hard Times
by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
~Jackson Kilmartin, Class of 2023 Starting from behind Hard work pays off, whatever you do-Dustin Lynch Hard work is so much more than one hour, one day or one week. If it wasn’t for hard work I would not be in the place I am today. I started hockey as a 6th grader,...
A Perfect Passion
by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
~Charlie Hood, Class of 2024 The Most Beautiful Game Skills are cheap. Passion is priceless.~Gary Vaynerchuk Passion isn't made, it's discovered. The deep gash from life will beat you down. But under the cuts and bruises lies someone who is passionate; one so...
It May Seem Impossible
by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments
~Will Manchuso, Class of 2023 Finding the Will “You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”~Walt Disney Overcoming adversity is not a skill everyone possesses. Adversity didn't effect my life until one...
Concerned
by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~George Gao, Class of 2024 One minute to get rid of it https://youtu.be/TSZ7oN5t5Vg
Stirrings of Love
by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~Henry Paterson, Class of 2024 Poet X: Xiomara & Aman “Read me a poem, X? I want to remember your voice when I think about tonight”~Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet X In the novel The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, Xiomara’s relationship with Aman is important, because Aman...
X & Twin
by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments
~Owen Spring, Class of 2024 Twin asks me if I’m ok. And my arms don’t know which one they want to become: a beckoning hug, or falling anvils~Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet X Poet X: How a relationship at home matters In the Poet X by Elizabeth Acevado, Xiomara’s relationship...
