Category Archives: Student Writing

All Because of a Magic Purple Egg

Yu-Min Cho 6/9/22 Mr. Jockers ILA   All Because of a Magic Purple Egg   I was 14 years old, sitting at a table in the HKMS media center, when the egg first appeared to me. I was working on a poster for a Science Project that would be presented at Joel Barlow High School. … Continue reading All Because of a Magic Purple Egg

Transgender People Shouldn’t Choose Bathrooms

In Connecticut, there are currently laws that allow transgender people (including students) to use the bathroom of their choice. This means that biological females can go into the boys bathroom and biological boys can go into the girl bathrooms.  This goes against rules I had known my whole life. Girls were supposed to use the … Continue reading Transgender People Shouldn’t Choose Bathrooms

WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE

Tillman Kovac ILA 4/6/2 Mr Jockers                                                                                                                                                   We need to make a change  Everyday, the planet I live on gets polluted and that is a terrible thing. When my friends and I walk to our local village store after school to get a sandwich or something to eat before we come back to the school to … Continue reading WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE

It is O.K to Refuse to Serve Same-Sex Couples based on Religious Beliefs

Baker Jack Philips working at his bakery In the biggest case religious liberty case, the supreme court ruled 7-2 in favor of a Christian baker who unfairly got prosecuted because he refused to serve a same-sex couple because it violated his religious beliefs. This is outrageous, that people are prosecuted for practicing their religious beliefs.  … Continue reading It is O.K to Refuse to Serve Same-Sex Couples based on Religious Beliefs