As days grow longer and the sun rises earlier, hope is in the air. After over a year-and-a-half of COVID-19 quarantining, mask wearing, and online classes, life is slowly returning to normal. Some of our students have returned to the…
TO FUTURE GRADUATING CLASSES
by Adamaris Perez Take it from a Senior, life is going to throw a lot of curveballs. As hard as it is to hear, the only thing you’ll be able to do is push through it with hope that it’ll…
LETTER TO THE FUTURE
Dear future freshmen, It is hard going to a school that is not a part of your district. You’re going to have to start over and meet new people. It’s even harder with the circumstances that we are in right…
A CREDOS ACQUIRED IN HIGH SCHOOL
by M.J. DiNatale :Prologue Through metamorphosing teenage years an amber clasped through teenage fears I rose like the rose of an oceanic blue through my teenage chrysalid I climb through. With golden thread I prime the loom. To weave the…
20/20 VISION: A LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR 2020 Fall/Winter Edition
AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC
by Theodore “Teddy” Lenahan Since the Ides of March, nearly every American student has been getting an education like history has never seen it. According to Chalkbeat.com, as of October, about 58% of American students were receiving an education completely…
GUILTY CONSCIENCE
by Abigail Nelwin There goes my guilty conscience He disrupts my days and lengthens the night This nagging narrator who spews nonsense Is there a way to quiet his chatter? Words that are used out of spite There goes my…
SPRING 2020: Pandemic Poetry This issue of STRIPES is dedicated to the first responders, healthcare professionals, essential workers and families in the EB Tech community who have been affected by COVID-19.
QUARANTINE
by Ashton Marhevka Quarantine Depressing, Stressful Working, Sleeping, Worrying Mask, Gloves, Soap, Sanitizer Crying, Stressing, Slipping Tired, Frustrated Lockdown
TIME
by Andee Buchko Every second, every heartbeat The thing that one either dreads or desires is coming Sometimes when you least expect it And sometimes the ones who want it the least, suffer the most Living is a journey Mortality…