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Thank You, Sid: A Journey of Friendship and Farewell
Daniel Dashko '28 The room was silent. I wasn’t ready to step in. I feared facing the truth of this moment and seeing someone so close to death. Suddenly, all of the memories came rushing back. Sid has been my friend ever since I first started volunteering at the Hill more than a year ago. Every day I would arrive around 9:00 and I would see him eating breakfast or watching TV. It gave me a sense of reliability, seeing him there every time. After I finished delivering all o
Oct 18


Perspective of life
Maya Salerno '27 1 The room is cold and stale, sending a chill down my spine. I look forward to see a little girl laying in bed. The fluffy white sheets eating her little body up. As I move closer, I notice that her skin is pale, almost white. Her soft, youthful skin blends in with the white sheets, I release, she is lifeless. Her hands lay across her chest, in an unnatural sleeping position. As I move closer I smell medicine, and the burning candles that rest in the corner.
Oct 18
Color Theory
Anastasia Miller '26 There is a version of me only the color red really knows. But that version of me isn’t all I am anymore. The crimson...
Oct 9
The Savior: Piscataqua
Oliver Ritchey '27 Every summer my family and I go to a special place, called Acadia National Park, stationed in Maine. It is a...
Oct 9
Where Am I From
Eshaan Nandy '29 When asked the question, “Where are you from,” my head went into a tailspin. I identify with so many places and cultures...
Oct 8
Old Friends
Zander Shallow'23 My house while growing up in Pennsylvania was not in a neighborhood. In fact, my only neighbors were older adults; on...
May 16, 2022
One More Story
Morgan Hellebusch'23 I could hear the clock tick and animals making noises in the distance, as I sat on the cold tile floor of the vets'...
Oct 13, 2020
A Story from my Neighborhood
Danika Staples'24 My neighborhood is quite small and almost all of the other kids my age are boys. So, I spent a lot of time playing with...
Oct 13, 2020
Translation
Caroline Paik'20 Typically, translation means changing words from one language to another in order to help someone understand something....
Feb 7, 2019
Respect and Harmony Go Hand in Hand: A Synthesis on The Wife of Bath's Tale and "Stone Mattress"
Scott Cho'19 In modern society and throughout history, men and women have always been separated and characterized by their differences....
Feb 7, 2019
Unconditional
Alice Su'20 People always look at my father and notice him. They notice his towering figure, his infectious laugh, his pure smile, his...
Feb 7, 2019
A Monster Calls and Finding Neverland Comparison
Josh Feigoise This sculptural representation of Mum and Sylvia Llewlyn Davies, the mothers in A Monster Calls and Finding Neverland...
Feb 7, 2019
Antigone Essay
Alice Su'20 In Sophocles’s play Antigone, Antigone is a young woman sentenced to death after breaking the law of Thebes by burying her...
Feb 7, 2019
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