Category: Portfolio

Listomania: Ways to Get Accepted into College

Cure cancer Join a fake crew team Sell your soul Have your parents get a second job at the college Create your own college Live in a tent on campus and go to classes until they give you a degree Know a guy Become a prodigy Ask Lori Loughlin for advice Lower your expectations Get […]

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Chuckleheadz Climb Mt. Washington

by Mark Fairchild ’20

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Mind is a Fog

by Connor Zimmerman ’20 My words: I stumble, I fumble, I want to crumble. My emotions: I am dumb, I am glum, I want to be numb. My senses: I do not feel whole, I cannot feel my soul, I’ve given up control. My mind: Is a branch drowning in a bog, Is gears that […]

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Soon

by Kiley McMahon ’20 I lure my lonesome body into the bathtub, Which is prepared with soul sucking creatures. I dial three magical numbers, And let the animals take control of my body, Just as you once did, While you undoubtedly thought of her. While they finish the job, I let the pungent smell of […]

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Hope

by Sarah Heavren ’21 Every glass was once empty Every tree was once bare Every page was once blank Every hero was once scared Every summer starts in winter Every day starts in night Every song starts in silence Every answer starts in plight Every doubt will find truth Every pain will find relief Every […]

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The Irish Fairies

by Sarah Kirchner ’21 The Irish fairies were the ones you always heard about. They were the chimes in the forest you heard on windy days, and the sparkles that fell from the sky on a starry night. They were always there, but they hid it well. The fairies knew how to please the humans, […]

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The Shrink

by Sam Ward ’21 I. The eeriness of this silent ride spelled out perfectly in his memory. It was dark and the road seemed to carry itself longer than normal. His eyes fixated on the yellow lines as they illuminated underneath the high beams of his beat up truck, darting and flickering his tired eyes […]

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The Tailored Criteria

by Jessica Polanco ’20 When I walked into the building, I noticed how easy it was to just push through the doors and walk into any classroom. I wondered if the police car outside of the school was just for decoration. I do not know if it was intentional to place the Main Office on […]

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Flashes

by Grace O’Connor ’22 Lightning cut through the sky like a sharp knife The rough waves were being pushed under the boat Dark clouds filled every inch of the sky The air around us dense and deadly still We accelerated the speed to get to the final destination, Although it was nowhere in sight as […]

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Strangers

by Julia Zygiel ’19 Five years ago, while he was sitting in some stoner’s basement with music blasting and underage drinking tornadoing its way through a high school party, Erik finally clicked in James’ head. They’d been friends for three years leading up to that, and at that point, James liked to say that Erik […]

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