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Student Showcase

We celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of all of our students.  Below you will see some examples of their work - essays, poems, reports, science and math projects. Visit often as we'll change the work periodically!

2009 - 2010 School Year

Unnamed Poem
by Tiara Wade


I wear the mask
   That shows my pain
my scars, my wounds, my hurt, my veins
I can't take it off
It has a mind of its own
I turn around for just one second and think
I'm grown
I should've taken it off
But how was I to know it would start
I know I need to take it off before
it controls my heart.

 
Why Do We Complain?
by Leah Woolridge '10


Why is there a lot of discrimination?
We are supposed to be a nation
God put us on earth for many reasons
Not to harm and fight
But to have fun and hold a light
No race is better than the other
We are all human
We all came from different mothers
We all might have sisters and brothers
The color of your skin, the way you talk,
Where you come from, the way you walk
The language you speak, the food you eat
The clothes you wear, your own hair
Does not tell everybody who you are
There is a lot to learn
Why do we look at each other as if it burns
You would learn about a lot of different races
Different languages, style, rules, cultures, and faces
Everybody is different
Not the same
So why do we complain?



 
Black History Month/Granparents Day Celebration


My Grandmother
by Julia Santos, grade 7

I love my grandmother from the
bottom of my heart, hope to die.
I know this phrase has been used a lot
But I can't lie
She is our leader
Who we follow
And when she is down
We're filled with sorrow
She once road the bus.
As soon as a man walked to her,
he said. Move to the back!"
She said, "No." just like that.
"Yo no quiero, estoy cansado"
is what she said.
The man walked away
because she showed no fear.
But she couldn't bear to be near.
My grandmother never rode again
because the ignorance within.



Look Past the Visual
by Julia Santos, grade 7

When I look in the mirror I see a person
But more...
A woman that thinks of prosperity
Hopes to finally be treated as an equal.
Instead of being taken out like a sequel.
This is terror, this is rage.
Why must I be treated with such disrespect?
I am a woman of color
So what?
Must that mean I must be a slave?
A slave of America?
Doing labor for the other that is not of color
This is wrong and this must stop.
Because your skin is white does not make you better.
Nor the color of your hair, eyes, or what have you.
This is America, which mean we are one.
The bitterness of the eye should not take away the sweetness of your soul.
You say I look like a train wreck
But your mind is evil
Look past the visual
And look within
You treat me like dirt.
Can't you realize that I'm hurt
You make me feel worthless
But no, I am fearless
And I am done with this!




Grandparents Who Love
by Geonna Moore, grade 7

Grandparents who love
Grandparents who rise above
They show love and care
Even when they are not there
You could feel their love in the air
Gransparents care and love you
They always try to help your dreams come true
They truly love you and accept who you are
Because in their eyes you're a shining star
They care about you of course they do
So trust and believe they love you too.
In your life there's a certain interference
And of course thst is your loving grandparents
GRandparents are the leaders above
The ones who you truly love...
Grandparents.




Black History Month
by Lauretta Dag-Sosu, grade 7

Black,white there is a difference
a difference between race and color
Segregation is a long time from now
but we still see racism now and then
Marthin Luther King fought and fought
but in the end he was shot on a balcony
with blood pouring out like water from a stream.
Later his birthday was a national holiday
we celebrate it to honor his kindness
we celebrate him in Black History month
a month of happiness and sadness!



True Leaders
by Damilola Jinadu, grade 7

True leaders
Who have helped in the past
True leaders
Who have never asked
For nothing but peace
True leaders who
Fought without their fists
True leaders
a list of three who
wanted their people
to be free. Martin Luther King,
Marcus Garvey, and Gandhi.
Once had a dream, once to
succeed. True leaders led their
people right. They had dreams
so no one would have to
scream.
They gave us freedom and
They gave us the peace we
need to succeed. True leaders.
Having been true leaders we see
they followed their dreams to help us
be the true leaders we want to be.


 
Ms. Toes' 8th Grade English Class - Poetry

I AM WHAT I AM

by Shawnae Merritt

I am what I am.
I am GORGEOUS, intelligent, and awesome.
I am what I am.
I am Newark, New Jersey; I am one of Merritt’s.
I am what I am.
I am Italian cheeseburger, dancer, and purple.
I am my bed.
I am getting good grades.
I am jokes.
I am what I am.
I hope to succeed.
I dream of becoming a lawyer.
I fear no one.
I am what I am.
My soul is a star.
And my legs are leaping to joy.
I am what I am.

 
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                                                         Read Christian Guthrie's poem here. 
                                                                               (3 pages)
 
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                                                            Read RaMon Wright's poem here.

                                                                                (2 pages)
 
 
 

Ms. Berutti'sArt Class


Monochromatic Still Life
by Tiana Sholars

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