The 7th graders have been working hard all year. The blog contest was a way for students to show off their best work. Students voted for the best blog posts in several categories. The winners are below:

Best Short Story: In the Shade of the Willow Tree by Maddy

Best Poem: The Dreamer by Olyvia

He locks Harvard fliers in a box
Keeps wishful poems in with his socks
At five he didn’t make a sound
When they put his father in the ground
He hides

A dreamer in a broken shell
His love is blind, his life is hell
He knows he’s smart, he could go far
Instead he fixes broken cars
He’s lost

Death would be his sweet release
A bright eternity of peace
And yet, as Heaven fills his dreams
It’s ripped his family at the seams
He’s trapped

So each night he reads to his little brother
He tucks him in and kisses his mother
He burns the scholarship he earned
‘Cause math and English aren’t all he’s learned
And watching the fading embers die
He laughs
‘Cause he never learned how to cry

Best Essay: Women’s Rights by Lupe

Best Video: Charlie’s French Cuisine

Best History Post: Jesse’s Trench Warfare

Best Art Post: Sofia’s Graphic Poetry

Best Science Post: Thomas explaining how his guitar works:

Best Header: Jordan’s Blog

Best Theme/Background: Conor’s Blog

Best Overall: Zoe’s Blog