THE HOOT: Valley High School’s Literary Arts Publication
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“The sky above…” by Avalynn Kelly
The sky above captures a beauty in light But sometimes more sublime in the night Forever changing, yet stays enchanting In soft, silent stars or clouds gently slanting In cold, falling rain or in skies calm and wide, ever feeling it holds Is never disguised.
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Xbox 360 Still Matters to Me by Solomon Harmer
Why does Xbox matter to me? I feel that old Xbox consoles have allowed me to create many memories and friends, and made my childhood filled with joy and laughter that has developed who I am today. Asking friends for their usernames on this console so that we could play together just about every day…
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My Little Village by Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
As you grow up you always hear the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”, I never understood what that meant until I realized I was raised by a village. I was shown love by every one of my family members and I knew it of course, but I always felt like it…
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BSPN: Bella’s Softball Mic’d Up
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The Circuit to my Music by Solomon Harmer
Here’s 5 songs 1 from each album, and why I connect to them.
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(Staff Bio) Bella Carrion
Bella is a junior at Valley High School and grew up in Taylorsville, Utah. After graduating, she hopes to attend the University of Tennessee to study veterinary medicine. She plans to pursue a career in wild animal conservation and hopes to start her own animal rescue and sanctuary one day. Bella is the starting pitcher…
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Valley’s 50th Anniversary Power Time Celebration Advertisement
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Falling Action by Finn Argyle
I didn’t understand that my story was continuing for a reason I didn’t realize that my series would be more than 14 seasons I wanted out of the book, wanted the story to end But my character is immortal because of a friend I realized that there won’t always be a happy ending I realized…
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How I Make School Easier @ Valley High by Trey Valdez
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“I love you more” by Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
Ever since I was a little girl I loved to sing, I loved singing and dancing, and I especially loved to perform for my family. I have so many memories of singing songs for them but there was one person in particular who enjoyed my singing the most, my great grandfather, Tata Leo. The first…
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Art is something anyone can appreciate and create by Trey Valdez
Appreciation of art is something everyone does whether it be paintings, sketching, architecture, math, science, fashion, etc. There is appreciation for something art related for everyone and most careers now involve some sort of creativity and skill and that makes other people appreciate what these jobs do. Teachers must come up with a lesson plan…
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Hair Dying by Sammy Garcia
Ever since I was a little girl I always loved dying my hair. Before the age of 7 I was only allowed to use the spray can of hair dye. Once I reached the age of 8 was when the trend came out of teens dying their hair was kool aid packets. Obviously I came…
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(Memory Capsule) Lizz Hatt
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(Staff Bio) Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
Jocelyn is a senior at Valley High School, she originally used to go to Alta High School but switched once she felt she wouldn’t succeed at that school. Jocelyn has grown up in Utah her entire life, she lived in West Valley for a handful of years then moved to Sandy, Utah. When she was…
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