The Lonely Wolf
By Katie Steger The pain insideIt cuts so deepFeel the painand I must weep.Like the wolf musthowl at the moonI know I’ve lost him,Lost him too soon.
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Desolation
By Katie Steger My feelings run deep,Deep in my heart.You hurt me so bad,Left me in the dark.How can you say what you doand not mean it.My voice never heard,No one around to hear it.
Tangible Thoughts
By Katie Steger The burns down my face,From the tears that have fallen,The holes in my heart,That cannot be filled.Can anyone hear me?Does anyone care?Sometimes I feel,like I blend with the air,‘Cause no one sees,or hears what I feel.Sometimes I just wishI would not be here.
Learning to Fly
By Katie Steger To soar through the air,dodge through the trees,and watch the world beneath you.To feel the air,brush hard against your face.And see your shadow,on the land below you.
Fad Way of Life
By Keith Bartram Rapidly jerking our lives from place to place,facing reality with two feet in the grave;jumping into a ballistic era,showing a mere part of ourselvesin a cliché of words;our earphones beating with a hum ofsimplicity,the gentle buzz of a fly,is what it sounds like,from across the roomin a doldrum sense of life;shutting out … [Read more…]
To the Mini-School Students: Thanks for the Memories
By Karen Evans Ten years! I cannot believe I have been here that long. I was only going to work a few weeks until I could find something else, at least something that didn’t include teenagers. Many things have changed during this time, one being how I feel about Mini-School. When I first started working … [Read more…]
Mini-School Without Doug and Randy
By Tom McKinney Without Doug and Randy, Mini-School would not be the same program. Doug and Randy, over 23 years, have been able to handle the troubled kids in Mini-School, help them graduate, and send them on their way to meaningful lives. The Mini-School students have a lot of respect for Doug and Randy. The … [Read more…]
Conferences: Teachers Talking with Kids
By Melissa Stahl The students in Mini-School are lucky. We get something that we couldn’t get in mainstream! At the end of each grade period during the year, every student has a one-on-one conference with the Mini staff. These are very important to the students because we find out not only how we are doing … [Read more…]
Life with Tourette Syndrome
By Keith “Pugsley” Bartram Walking down the hall at passing hour cussing and swearing, shaking and twitching. Some people staring at me and mocking me, while the others whisper to each other, wondering if I am an epileptic or maybe that I should be put into a mental hospital. But what most of them don’t … [Read more…]
Metallica
By Raeann Rasmussen I, too, was able to attend the Guns ‘N Metallica concert along with Faith No More. My intentions to go were mainly for Guns and FNM. If this concert was only Metallica, I probably wouldn’t have bought a ticket. It’s not that I don’t like Metallica, in fact I like everything I’ve … [Read more…]