For days fading into weeks, into months, our Crowther Rock Band has practiced ceaselessly. We’ve played songs like Seven Nation Army, Rock of Ages, Enter Sandman, Jailhouse Rock, and most of all- It’s My Life (and sometimes messing around just making stuff up). Every Tuesday when I step in the room, I’m immediately at the […]
Tag: Courage
Drama Club UPC Stories
When I first came to Crowther, I was really eager to get involved with all the activities they offered, so when they announced that the Drama Club would start in early October, I was bursting with joy. Since my elementary school was very engaged with fine arts, I’ve always showed a sense of interest in […]
Strive – UPC Stories
Our halls are a zoo, crowded with people shoulder to shoulder, but that is not what makes us united. What makes us united in our diversity and all of our differences is our bonds. The bonds that last through the stress of school and through the pointless dramatic fights of junior high students. We can’t […]
Socializing in Junior High – UPC Stories
When I first started at CMJHS I didn’t know what to expect. I had lived in Strathmore all my life, but I only knew a select amount of people from Crowther. On the first day of school I was petrified because I didn’t know what to expect. Will I fit in? Will people like me? […]
Volleyball – UPC Stories
I had been planning to tryout since grade seven, only I have never been one for teamwork. Teamwork has never been my strong suit, I’ve always simply done all the work by myself or done nothing at all. That is until I made the grade eight girls volleyball team. They made me feel included on […]