Henna in Watercolor
Avani Bansal, Co-Editor In Chief
May 7, 2020
I have completed 13 watercolor floral design pieces over the last year and a half for my AP Portfolio. For every piece, I know exactly what to do, I have every step engrained in my mind. First, I measure and cut the watercolor paper. 14 inches by 18 inches, always. Second, I transfer my pencil drawing on...
To Abandon
Nina Zhao, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2020
Figure skating was my life. Spinning, jumping, sweating. Performing, practicing, perfecting. Falling, failing, frustrating. Leaving, heartbreaking, abandoning. Moving, searching, restarting. Trying, sticking, struggling. Started at nine. Fell in love. Practiced every week. Joined the club that only ...
In the Making
Katie Creveling, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2020
Started from nothin’ and didn’t make much more. William and Martha Ruth. Six kids. Eight grandchildren. Ten great-grandchildren. Too many mouths to feed and barely enough to care for one. Cold? Quilted blankets. Hungry? Head to the fields. Dreary? Yellow roses. Tired? Purpl...
Music of the Heart
Soraya Rafat, Coffeehouse Promoter
May 7, 2020
At age 11, you just learned to play guitar and fell in love with music. Nothing could stop you from following your dreams as an aspiring musician. At age 18, you finally played your first show with your band and fell in love with the drummer. “I haven’t told you this, but I really do lo...
Rooster
Hannah Edwards, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2020
Dear Diary, Every day after school, I drive from the city of Jacksonville to the town of Fruit Cove. I don’t need a sign to tell me, or to cross the bridge over the St. Johns, to know I’m there. When the pine trees outnumber the streetlights, and the buildings, and the people, when t...
