THE HOOT: Valley High School’s Literary Arts Publication
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Zero Orton
A memory from elementary school: Some kid begged me to beat him up so I kicked him once and then we became friends. A memory from middle school: I adopted my pupper “Millie.” We got her in 2020 the day before Easter and she peed on my bed that next morning. A memory from high…
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) José Reyna Rodriguez
The Farewell (Elementary School Memory) The playground echoed with the joyful shrieks of children, their laughter carried on the warm breeze. Among them, inseparable as two peas in a pod, were James and I. We had been the best of friends since our chubby fingers first grasped those coveted boxes of crayons in Ms. Berez’s…
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‘her’ & ‘him’ by Rylan Treweek
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Everett Burton
A memory from elementary school that I have is when we had a tarantula for our class pet. A memory from middle school that I have is when covid shutdown the school so we had to do zoom classes and me and all my friends just played video games the whole time. A memory from…
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‘amaterasu’ by Rylan Treweek
‘amaterasu’ by Rylan Treweek
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) MJ Ortega
Elementary Memory: It’s not a specific memory, but the Christmas parties in elementary school were the best. I remember everyone would bring snacks and treats, and the teachers would make us all hot chocolate and give us a candy cane to stir it with. With all our snacks and treats we would all sit and…
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Livvy Wilkinson
In elementary, one of the things I remember most, is in kindergarten we had a sticker system. At the end of everyday. If we were good we would get a sticker put on a post it note with our name on it. The first one to get to 20 stickers got to pick something from…
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Avaya Sterrett
School has always been something that I struggle with. But definitely in the beginning things were a lot different for me. I loved elementary school. Going to school for me as a kid was super fun. I enjoyed every moment at the PE gym and sitting in the circle and playing with the colorful parachute.…
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Kenley Taylor
My high school experience has definitely been one to remember, 3 different high schools and 3 completely different experiences. I started off my high school years just wanting to grow up, I switched to a charter school in 9th grade making me a high school student at that time. That year was amazing, I met…
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Zero Cone
A memory I have from elementary school is when a couple of buddies of mine and I were on the playground running around pretending to be adventurers in fantasy worlds. A memory I have from middle school is when me and 2 of my friends made blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes for an assignment. A…
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(Valley Memory Capsule 23-24) Thomas Killillay
Waddup future me, the project you are currently reading is a project where I, among other students in my class, have a post dedicated to reflecting on our past and our current life’s, that way in the future we can look back and look at the memories, as well as see if we ended up…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Rose Code by Katie Quinn – Avaya Sterrett
I chose to do my book review on a historical non-fiction book called The Rose Code, written by Kate Quinn. Ms. Quinn is an excellent writer and historian. She captures the true essence of life during WWII. I enjoy historical non-fiction books with strong female leads. The Rose Code sets the scene by introducing the…
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BOOK REVIEW: Giver of the Stars by Jojo Moyes – Avaya Sterrett
I read Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. It’s a historical fiction story. This means the story and characters are made up, but the facts of the year and what happened during that time in history are real. When I first purchased the book, I thought it would be about a strong female lead during…
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The Biden Administration’s Policy Blunders – Jose Reyna Rodriguez
The current President Biden and his administration are responsible for having passed a number of laws. Due to the approach or lack thereof that the administration has taken in addressing a number of issues, the president’s approval rating is historically low. Sitting at a 38% approval rating and a 55% disapproval rating according to five…
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Books with Valley Kids – Grace Kasanos
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