WORKING FOR THE WIN

I take a quick look at the scoreboard.

My face is dripping with sweat...

The other team has a hold of the ball...

I start sprinting what I have,

my legs protesting.

15 seconds.

I get the strength to step in,

take the ball,

and get it out.

I throw it across the room.

10 seconds…

9 seconds…

8 seconds…

my head is swirling.

We need this basket to

win.

She takes it, just throwing it up to the basket.

5 seconds…

4 seconds…

it swirls around the rim,

and that only gets me

more tense.

3 seconds…

2 seconds…

it finally chooses its path,

which is going through the net.

the sound of time-up

has me feeling victorious.

Like a winner.

The crowds cheering is

music to my ears.

Just hearing our school name

cheered for has me feeling

Defeatless.

Strong.

We won against the

best team in the state.

--Hannah V.

School!     

computers, books

reading, listening,

typing

amazing, confused, interested, encouraged

Education!

--Hannah V.

Hannah V (my last name)          

Hannah V. (my last name) 

Is a person who is lefty

so if you write with your right

for me, it’s an unusual sight

--Hannah V.

Spanish                  

Some

People

Are

Never

In

Spanish

History

----------Hannah V.

Animals               

Alligator

Bee

Cat

Dog

Elephant

Frog

Giraffe

Horse

Iguana

Jaguar

Kangaroo

Lion

Monkey

Numbat

Octopus

Porcupine

Quail

Rabbit

Snake

Turtle

Urial

Vulture

Walrus

Xiphosura

Yak

Zebra

--Hannah V.

Playing In Nature   

I walk outside to the breezy day,

and I watch as the branches

swing and sway.

I watch as the grass lays swaying and green,

and see that no strand is lying unseen.

Even though all of nature goes

together in a nice way

it all has it’s own way that it sways.

I run to the playground and feel the cool air,

and nature sways in nice beats as I stare.

Ticking To The Weekend                     

The clock is ticking time away,

and almost ending the beautiful day.

I take another glance at the clock,

and then the others start to talk.

It is almost the end of the last day of school,

and that is when there are no rules.

The minute hand passes by the twelve at last,

and that is when people start racing past.

The school day’s over,

fun at last.

The weekend’s going to be such a blast.

--Hannah V.

Taylor Swift                       

I dreamed

Taylor Swift

Came to our town

Singing all of her songs

at a concert in our town.

--Hannah V.

Volleyball

I hit the volleyball in the sky

and watched as it goes flying by

the other team hits it to our side

and when I

try to get it,

me and my teammate collide.

I fall to the ground where the ball now lays,

and pick it up, my head in a daze.

I try to feel fine, but my head still hurts.

Is it bad that I want to see the nurse?

I ignore the pain as I hit the ball.

and we win, once and for all!

--Hannah V.

Education

Expands your knowledge

Dignity

Uses what you know, but adds more to it

Can help you in the future

Always helpful

Teaches

It makes you

Optimistic

Never lets you down