Stress
~Owen Beauvais, Class of 2023
Power of Adventure
~Chris Zhang, Class of 2022
Fun, music, and community…
Kindness kindles kinship and kinship kindles a sense of community.”
― Abhijit Naskar
It was a cold, sunny afternoon. The other 8th graders and I were gathered, sitting on the steps at Windsor Mountain. We had just arrived a couple of minutes ago after a boring one and a half hour bus ride. The bees and flies swarmed around us, causing nervousness amongst the crowd. I didn’t know what to expect. It was a camp in the middle of the woods and I feared that they wouldn’t have any modern technology. Little did I know that I would get to spend time with my classmates, play wonderful music, and have more fun than anything I had done in years.
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And no math homework…
We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.
~Hoagie Malloy
I hopped off the bus after an hour and a half drive. My legs were aching and my stomach was growling. I got my luggage out of the bus. My advisor, Ms.Gupta motioned me to give her my phone. I reluctantly gave it to her and I started to walk down towards the cabins. I entered my cabin and I ran to grab the corner bunk. I sat on my bed. I already knew it was going to be an awesome trip. What I didn’t know was that I was going to learn so much about myself. I didn’t know I could become the most brave, determined and excited version of myself— all in three days.
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