Much to Caiden's delight (ha ha), the junior English class always has a poetry coffeehouse, where they showcase some of their best poems. They also have to come up with a display that describes them and shows off their poetry. They wrote a total of 21 poems during the unit, but they shared just a few of their favorites, which included reading 2 of them in front of an audience! It was awesome to finally see and hear some of Caiden's writing, and I was so impressed by his creative display!
I have struggled with writing about the shooting in Hesston - in fact, I wasn't going to post anything about it. However, for the sake of memories, I decided I should at least touch on it. It does deserve a place. It just hit so close to home - particularly since Doug was directly involved. Honestly, I sometimes feel guilty for struggling with this tragedy. I wasn't there, I didn't lose anyone close to me, and, although I know a few people who work there, I didn't know any of the victims. And I get to move on with my life with little disruption. I feel like I am on the outside looking in. But I guess that's okay. I didn't have to be directly involved for this to touch me. My heart is sad for the families of those who died, for those who were injured, for those who witnessed it, for my brother-in-law who will probably replay images over and over, for my sister and my niece and nephew who might sometimes wonder "what if?", for th...




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