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My favorite month is winter. There are so many great things in winter you can do. You can go sledding to drinking hot coco. You can even have a snowball fight. Building a snow fort is really fun. All you need is a shovel and some snow. If your really desperate you can sleep under there. My favorite thing about winter is the snow storms that give us no school. Having a day relaxing and not carrying that heavy backpack is my cup of Joe. That's why I love winter. Charles
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Fish I might see fish swimming in the water. I also have 3 pet fish. Fish are good on the dinner plate. They come in various sizes and shapes. Fish can be found from the middle of the ocean to a pond or a stream in your backyard. We have a stream in our backyard, and we sometimes see minnows and tadpoles. I think it is too small for bigger fish. I don't think any fish from the backyard will wind up on the dinner plate, because they are too small. Last summer, I went fishing with a friend off a boat in Long Island Sound. I think we caught a small shark there. It was cool when we caught some big bluefish. We ate them for dinner. My friend's Dad did the cleaning. Someone caught a flounder too. LZ On stage the spotlight is on me. In my dreams I win the most important trophies and awards. In my dreams dance brings me to different dance competitions around the world like in Las Vegas, New York, and Italy. In my dreams my muscles ache but I keep dancing no matter what. In my dreams, dance makes me happy. Michaela

My really expensive Tiffany necklace when I lost it, I freaked out. I couldn't even remember the last time I had worn it or where I put it. When I found out it was gone I didn't want to tell anyone because I thought they would be mad. Eventually I had to tell someone because I needed help to find it. After a lot, A LOT of looking, we finally found it in the most surprising spot; my soccer bag. Juliana

Once, there was a penguin with super powers. Eventually, the military caught up with him. But they were no match, and he destroyed them all. He ruled the world with his penguin army and there were no humans left. The only living things on the planet were penguins. They also shot lasers from their eyes, and could fly. They were smarter than any other thing in the entire world. A meteor then hit Earth and destroyed them all. That's how the world would probably end. Noah ;D

The most anticipated sport event of the year is the NCAA tournament. 64 division and 1 schools are chosen to be in the tournament, but only 1 team will win. The 4 number 1 seeds in the tournament are Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan State and North Carolina. Kentucky is by far the favorite to win the tournament but North Carolina has all the young talent. Syracuse is in big trouble because Big East defensive Player of the year was suspended for the whole tournament with academic issues, so Syracuse is out of the picture. Some of the past winners in the tournament has been Uconn and Duke, they won the last two years. You can also interact with the tournament by filling out a bracket and compete against friends. Will 1

When Spring arrives, you'll know the weather is warm, the clouds are fluffy, the flowers are blooming, the trees are growing their leaves....... When Spring arrives, you'll know you can go outside more often, you can hang out with friends more, you can get ready for Easter. When Spring arrives, you'll know......THERE'S NO MORE SNOW! -Shelley

I slithered out of my hole wearily and went to my special spot in the sun. It was so pleasant as the sun's rays beat down on my cold blooded skin and warmed me from the outside in. Then, the worst thing in the world happened. All of a sudden, the sun went dark and a man stood in front of me with a net and a reptile catcher. Soon I was knocked out, and when I woke up, a bright light was shining. Was I dead? No, I couldn't have been, I could still feel my body. I slithered forward and strangely clothed people walked by. One of them walked up to me, pointed, and in some strange language said, "That one." Even though I didn't know what the strange creature was saying, I knew that I was in danger. I tried to hide under a rock, but the ground seemed hard and artificial, so I couldn't wedge myself between the rock and the ground. Instead I tried to go under a strange smooth object and hide there, even though it didn't provide much cover. I waited there for about five minutes, when the bright light above me shifted to the right and something with five stubby sticks reached for me with a small metal object. It slid underneath me and I was lifted skywards. As I wrapped around the object so I wouldn't fall, the strange creature's face came into view. It had dark brown and wavy hair, doe like eyes, and had a bright pink thing on its chest and arms. It touched my skin and I felt a shiver of fear and hatred surge through my body. I squirmed as I tried to get away from the evil monster's firm grip, but it already had me in its clutches. As I was put into a small clear plastic container, I hissed and lunged to bite the cruel fiend as venom filled my mouth. It let out a horrible high pitched noise and took a step back. I was immediately seized by a huge, fleshy, and bad smelling thing with five short stubs that wrapped around my body. I couldn't gain freedom from the thing. I gave up the struggle and was eventually put into a room with pink curtains and a dog. The same thing that I had seen while I was hiding under the smooth object entered the room. I cringed back into a corner of the container that I was in as it entered the room. The creature tried to pick me up, when a jolt of electricity bolted through my long body. I abruptly woke in the middle of the hot and vast desert. "Whew," it was just a dream, I was home back on my favorite rock. That's when I heard the sound of tires on sand. I wondered if it was really a dream. Taking no chances, I quickly rushed to the safety of my hole, home sweet home. ~Dani S.

As usual I went to gym because it was an even day at school. I bolted to the boy's locker room and changed into my red shorts and black shirt. Finally I was ready for gym. We did a lot of warm-ups then we walked outside to do a half mile run. When we started the run, I was in the back but after a couple of seconds I was in the middle. When I was about to finish my first lap my knee started to hurt, so I slowed down. When I finished the lap the teacher asked my if my knee was hurting, so I said, "Yes," and she had me sit out. After a bit, we all had to go inside, so I walked in, changed my clothes back, and went to French. Leighton

It was a nice day in prehistoric times. The sun was shinning, Pterodactyls were making hideous noises, and T-Rexes weren't trying to gnaw everyone's heads off. Everything was so peaceful, until it happened. A giant meteor grinned a crater into the ground, and blew chunks of earth into the air. Earthquakes started, mountains crumbled, and volcanoes of fiery wrath erupted. It was mass chaos, then everyone died. A lot of brave souls attempted to stop this madness and failed. How do I know this you ask? Maybe the fact that you asked meant that I revealed too much! -Ethan XD

I stood up on the block, feeling unbalanced. Today is the day... I thought. The day I beat my personal record in the 50 Freestyle. My original time was 33.35. I hoped I would have the same feeling today as I had one month ago- the feeling of accomplishment. "Take your mark." I gripped the edge of the block, no longer feeling unbalanced. BUZZ! I launched into the cold water. Once I rose up, my arms automatically started moving through the water. Before I knew it, I was coming up on the other end of the pool. -- Sasha

One time I had a snow flake. It wasn’t any ordinary snow flake. It was 10x its original size. It was also a demented snowflake, which made it awesome. I could build a snowman from it. It was so big that you could see it from 10 miles away. I played and played with it for years. But one day it melted away. I was so sad. Andrew

Strange Space Creator Throws Tantrum at Fancy China Shop

One day, there was a space creator that had one eye, one arm, and one leg. He walked around the city figuring out where he wanted to go. He decided to go to a Fancy China Shop. When he went in he saw people that had a normal body. Two arms, two legs, and two eyes. He threw a huge tantrum right in front of everyone, but when he was done people clapped and gave him money thinking he was an actor. He then took the money, walked out the door and said, "So long suckers." and went back to his home planet, Uranus. Hahahaha!! Spencer

March Madness. As you can probably see it's in March, and its a really big tournament for the Division 1 NCAA Men's basketball teams. At the beginning of March each, division has its own championship. Then after that's done Joe Lunardi picks the teams that are going to be in the NCAA tournament. Once they are chosen, then everybody, and I mean everybody, makes a bracket. Everyone's is completely different. They only have 3 days to make the bracket and to choose very, very carefully. On ESPN, they do a tournament challenge, and whoever was the closest wins $10,000. When the tournament starts, it's very intense. First, it starts with the First Four, then the second round, then Sweet 16, then the Elite 8 then the Final Four. Then the championship. I think Ohio St will go all the way. It's really fun. -Ervin

Snow Snow is great Snow is fun Snow will always bring a smile to your face whether you are playing in it, or just watching it glisten, snow will be there always. Snow. ~Will2

I love fall because that is when the color of the leaves on the trees change. I love fall because that is when I start soccer. I love fall because that is when Halloween is. I love fall because that is when Thanksgiving is. I love fall because of the cool crisp air. I love fall because that is when school starts. ~Grace (:

I went to a TNA match a to see a wrestler's fight. After the fight, we got into the ring and got a picture with the winner and the other winners and losers. Connor, !o! :D

If Science wasn't an issue, mankind should colonize Mars because it is closest to Earth and it would not take as long for people to get there. Mars is also a red planet and a lot of people like red. Luke

100 words from Crash's point of view. -Chris B-) "So, it is the last day of 7th grade." I said to my new best friend, Penn Webb. "Yep," he said "It's been a good year for the two of us." "I set the touchdown record, we both made the track team, and you almost won the Penn Relays." I said. "Forgot to lean at the end!" We were sitting in our seats in study hall, where we could talk, when an announcement came on the loudspeaker, "Can all athletics members please report to the office for pictures?" So, Penn and I got up and went to the office. The only picture I kept from that day was football. I gave Penn track, he deserved it.

Ryan The thing I like the least is when people change my writing, so I ask every one to stop changing what I type unless it is a spelling error.

The Colorado Games Part One: Clues Chapter 1

Emily Atkinson, Kim Shapiro, and Emily’s friend, Cam Manuel attended the Colorado Games. The Games were in Water Creek, Colorado. The Games depended on age group. The lowest age was 6. Those people in that group would actually go into the woods and observe; they would be a part of a day camp, called, ‘Little Games’. The highest age was 18. Up to 18, there was a variety of subject matter. Such as, war [killing to your death] or figuring out assortments of clues. It was a great day to get started for the games in Colorado. Emily Atkinson and Kim Shapiro signed up for the clue game, and Cam Manuel attended the deadly war one. “Kim!” I called, [Emily Atkinson] “where are you?” There was a huge crowd of people signing up. These kind of activities were popular in Water Creek. She looked up, raising one eyebrow. “What? Kim? Come over here, aren’t you signing up, too?" Kim called. I ran to her, who was standing by a wooden stool. There was a clipboard which clasped several copies of sign up paper, of the clue activity, which were in purple. The clue activity took a couple days. Probably 2, or even 3 weeks to complete. There was also white scraps of paper with numbers printed in black, like a black sharpie. “Yeah, you should get a number, too. This is going to be so awesome. But, we’ve got to work together, though.” I said, excited. “Yep, you know this is a race, so we have to do the best we can.” Kim reminded me. As held our papers in our hands, the woman instructor, with brown hair tied into a ponytail blew into a black whistle, and yelled out, “Guys, who’s doing the clue activity, c’mon up here.” Kim Shapiro jumped right in line, which made her light, brown hair, to her shoulders, flip in the air. I stood right behind her, with my dirty-blonde hair down. “Follow me, you guys.” She said, excited. “Wait, what’s your name?” I asked randomly. “I’m Ana, and we’ll be going to an indoor place with many activities and halls with carpeting, any questions?” “Nope.” I said, feeling confident. We walked through the office, and began from there. Ana gave us a lot of paper, containing several clues. //I wonder how Cam’s doing, I thought,// as I read through each paper. Some clues were:
 * //A magical spell awaits you, but you shall find the old torch of death and soul before.//
 * //A jumpy creature hovers you, follow this creature, no matter how tiny or large it is, it will lead you to another door.//

The Adventure Begins Chapter 2 “Everyone,” Ana caught my attention, “You are timed.” I felt an overload of pressure build up on me. All what if's surrounded my head. That was it, already. I was dramatic a lot. “Seriously, you have to now?” Kim stated, annoyed. “Do what? I’m just dizzy.” I lied. -Julie

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Prologue- It was a cold Night in Shadow not much happening until //they// came. I was frozen in time my head cocked sideways to the rest of my body. Before i could draw my bow there was a sack over my head and I felt the rousing voices of a raid. I calm my head and begin to rack my brain of different actions that could give away who they are. They were on horse back intending they were rich. There was an emblem on there armor with a very fancy //T// on it. I know instantly and lay back in silence. =====

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The, is the most wonderful place in our time. The is a peaceful city almost as far away as you can get from Shadow. Our ginormous castle is surrounded around by our small homes and big businesses. From atop the highest point in cariben castle it looks as if the whole city is tiny ants in a prairie. =====

The only one "bad" thing in our beloved city, and that would be the prison. It is home to some of the most horrible things Shadow has to offer. Trolls, goblins werewolves, and demons, you name something from Shadow and we have it. Except for the Royal Guard and Orthis but I'll get to them later.

First i would like to tell you a little about the cosmos, my land. There are many countries that work with The, but there is also countries allied with Shadow. There is also a single country named remnants, this country is full of bandits not particularly allied but won't fight either. The counties either allied or controlled by Shadow are Black Country and Black Lake. This may seem like a lot but Shadow once controlled all of the Cosmos except for a small town in Pel. A major battle broke out there and in the mist of it all Orthis's son was killed. After that fight they began to win more and more since Shadow had lost there military leader. Finally after a long time the forces of good like humans and shape-shifters were able to push Shadow's forces behind a mountain wall, called The Mountain Wall. Shadow has gained more of the cosmos though. They are regaining strength. Enough about the dark things in life let me tell you about The. The is the newest country in the cosmos. It was discovered when three Gravens* wandered into what seemed loke a forest but after about 30 feet they stumbled on a meadow streching for hundreds of miles. ~Will2

I walked upstairs and Boom! A ball of smoke sent me back down the stairs. I realized there was a major fire in the house. Then a problem struck that could change my life, I am in Antarctica. There are no phones in this part of the world. So I would have to take on the fire myself. Since I was a Boy Scout, I was prepared. I got my emergence fire extinguisher out and started the battle. Once it was defeated I carried my brother to the car. I knew I had a long journey ahead of me. The next hospital was in 300 miles. After each hour passed I put more pressure on his belly. In relief we were finally there. I took him to the E.R. and the doctor said he was going to be okay. I will never forget the time I saved a life. ~Charles

One day there was a potato chip in the middle of the rode. This rode was famous for having strange foods in the middle of it.One time there was a pizza,a chocolate bar, a slice of ham and today was a potato chip.But then something really weird happened. The chip started to talk! "Cool a talking potato chip!" My friend said. "Ya that's really cool but how do you think all this food gets here?"I asked."I don't know." my friend said. But then the sadest thing of all happened. A car ran over the chip.

Dear Fred,

Here is some advice for taking care of me. First buy the "Man's Best Friend" dog food. Second don't pull my tail or try to ride me, or you'll end up in the E.R.. Third walk me in the park because I like to show off my muscles. Forth please get me the "Dogsleeper 9000" because I need my sleep. My fifth piece of advice is to clean the toilets, I'd rather drink out of them clean, and for your sake don't go out after 9:00 pm because that's when the gang dogs come out, and they have rabies. This advice help you and me.

Your dog, Rex

p.s. Put in a good word for me to the lady dog next-door. -Ethan

Block Lobster

Don't hit me too hard, or I'll brake apart. I don't like toy chest, because they're too dark. Block lobster. Block Lobster. Don't boil me, because I'm not real. Kids build cooler things, from parts of me they steal. Block Lobster. Block Lobster ~Ethan