The Hijinks at the Petlympics e “Kaploosh! Kapow! Boom!” went the fireworks of the Petlympics (Olympics for super powered pets). The Petlympics were held in lush Green Bay, Wisconsin, in a giant hamster cage the size of a house. The rules were simple: No using super powers You’re paired in groups Read more…
The History of the Wolf One early spring day, an exhausted grey and white wolf with white paws and deep brown eyes, about three feet tall, was determined to find food. The father had left his mate and five pups in the den half a mile away. The pups were starving because they hadn’t eaten Read more…
Students! The fall semester will be an exciting time of learning, discussing, sharing work, reaching for new understandings, applying for college and prep schools, entering competitions, etc. Stay tuned to see the Homeroom used as it is meant to be used: as a bi-weekly check up, interactive and challenging. Settling into the new school Read more…
The Realism of Eudora Welty Eudora Welty (April 13,1909 to July 23, 2001) was an American author of short stories and novels, fiction mostly set in the Depression-era of the South. From Jackson, Mississippi, Welty was a celebrated and respected author and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for her novel The Optimist’s Daughter. She Read more…
The Truth About Plum Lake Under Plum Lake by Lionel Davidson is an intriguing book that is filled with ideas and theories beyond our time. “Under Plum Lake is a novel that from the first moment leads us, fascinated and convinced, into a world beyond our imaginings – a novel with the Read more…
PRESENT DAY On a breezy summer morning in Poland, everything was silent. The sky was a dark shade of black and everything was still sound asleep. All that changed when Olivia woke up to the sound of a fury of roosters crowing. She jolted to a sitting position when she realized it was her Read more…
THREE LIMERICKS There was a man from Germany, Who would listen to nobody, Some people then said, Though he’d lost his head, This man could still sing in harmony. There was a man named Beethoven, Who composed music from heaven, But a man named Nell, Cursed his music like hell, This poor, Read more…
THE FAVORITE ALIENS Kreebop, Gorf, Forg, and Paqui Are four very masculine aliens. Saving the Earth, one era at a time. Kreebop has powers like Superman, But is way more advanced, Like eating heaven! Defeating bad things, Like Dr. Chompalomp (Dum Dum DUM) Gorf has max strength Like Mr. Incredible but he Read more…
A lion and tiger make a liger, so what does a horse and zebra make? What’s brown and black and white all over? The zorse! Zorses are one of the world’s many cross-breeds, but this one is very peculiar. Another name for zorses is a zebroid. A zebroid is any animal Read more…
THE COMPELLING PUFFER FISH When you are in danger what do you do? Most species do not blow themselves up when they are in danger. However, the puffer fish is one of the few animals that does blow itself up in self-defense. What other features may this animal hold? What kind of incidents could this Read more…
