SJB middle school students were challenged to write six-word memoirs capturing their thoughts and depicting their lives during the quarantine. The reactions to this unprecedented time is simply profound. It has affected all of us in such diverse ways. The memoirs were presented in two video slideshows but in case the links disappear, I want […]
Black or BlueBy Mason Selby Mom’s spaghetti Kid so young, beat to confetti But the justice ain’t given, while the cop forgiven Victims beaten and treated like trash Crosses being burnt to an ash Story after story will pass, but still no answer appears Jury after jury, yet freedom ain’t here. The issue is […]
It was the second annual celebration of Dictionary Day at St. John the Baptist. It was a festive opportunity to dress up again and parade through the halls. Mason’s word was opulent, defined as exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as having a large estate or property : WEALTHY or amply or plentifully provided or […]
This paper was supposed to be about something that was really hard that we accomplished. For me, what I think about was last year when I hiked Cotopaxi. If you don’t know what this is, Cotopaxi is the second tallest volcano in Ecuador and has a glacier at the top. When I was in Ecuador […]
In honor of Noah Webster’s 260th birthday, St. John the Baptist School hosted a Vocabulary Day and Parade. The sixth, seventh and eighth grade students chose a vocabulary word and then dressed up to visually define the word. The teachers got in on the fun as well. Mason’s word was preternatural. Webster defines Mason’s word, […]
When I saw the marquee that Jason Reynolds was speaking in Evansville, my jaw dropped. We discovered his writing and his books last year and Mason, Bill and I have been fans ever since. He spoke for an hour and demonstrated that he is not only a master crafter of stories on the written page […]
She is not only unique, but irreplaceable She wonders what does that knitting pattern look like. She hears a tiny voice saying what She sees dirty socks on the floor She wants A nice salad made just for her She is not only unique, but irreplaceable. She believes honesty is important She feels like […]
In a collaboration between his language arts and religion classes, Mason was tasked to identify someone he considered to be a living saint. Saints are people who truly did more than the average person. They lived out their faith in all that they did. Some of them didn’t have an easy life, but they all […]
In response to a writing prompt, “How will you leave your print on 2018?” Mason was asked to list his talents, goals and dreams and things he likes. I love the way this came out and plan to frame it. In the meantime, I’m sharing it here, transcribed as well as I can, as fingerprints […]
Today we celebrate the second day of Catholic Schools Week by sending our kids to school dressed as their favorite super hero. Mason opted to go as Ash, the main character from Pokémon. He pulled together all the components himself and grabbed the Poke Ball and Treecko as his props. He also designed and drew […]