Due this week

5. Haunted. Have you ever been in a house where things go bump in the night? Do you believe that some buildings or places are haunted? Is there one in your town? Tell us a story about it. Make it believable.
Alternate: Lockers. What one thing do you wish no one to know about in your locker? Or what is the most important thing in your locker? Deadline: Friday Oct. 17.

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Kate McGovern

General

Lemons are yellow
Taste so sour
Oh so mellow
In the shower

Breaking Up

I think we should just be friends
Its not you, it's me
Well actually, it's you
I need to focus on school
I like someone else
It was not meant to be
I'm not in love with you anymore
We're going in different directions
We just don't have chemistry

Can we still be friends?

Test

Test

By Kate McGovern
Woodstock Union High School, Grade 10

Wake up in a cold sweat
Surrounded by textbooks and papers
Five o’clock in the morning
Studying for a test

Premonition

A funny feeling
Deep inside
If it’s wrong
It'll hurt my pride

Deja vu
Let's me see
The future
In front of me

The Prom

The Prom

By Kate McGovern
Woodstock Union High School, Grade 10

High heels, lovely dress
Limousine and perfect date
Night to remember

Fear

The sun is setting
Sitting, waiting in the dark
Out comes the monster

Waiting

Tick, Tock, goes the clock.
I sit at my desk in class.
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
Three minutes until school ends.
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
Two more minutes until freedom.
Waiting, waiting waiting.
One more minute..
How much longer?
Waiting, waiting, waiting.
RING! school's out.
The waiting is done, for now.

Green

Green Grass, Hazel Eyes
My Favorite Green T-Shirt
Green leaves on a tree

Beginning

Let's start it over
We can begin something new
A new beginning

I'll Never Do That Again

I was angry at my friend,
Whose name was Ben.
I punched him in the arm,
I’ll never do that again.

I ran into this girl,
Her name was Jen.
I kicked her in the knee,
I’ll never do that again.

Then I met my friend,
His name was Ken.
I slapped him in the face,
I’ll never do that again.

They all decided to,
Gang up on me then.
Punched, kicked and slapped.

Fake

She is always there
My sister and my best friend
She's my role model

Global Warming

What's Happend to us?
Global Warming is deadly.
The world is changing.

Cheating

Studious Students
In a silent classroom
Working hard on a test
About planets and moons

One student did not study
And can not pass the test
So he decided to be naughty
So he can do his best

He glances over
On a test that is not his
Something he has done
since they were little kids

He is an expert at cheating
This remains true
He has no high morals

Spring

Thunder Booms
Snow Melts
Flowers Bloom

Spring is here
Winters gone
until next year

Mistakes

Everything is wrong
Nothing seems right anymore
Mistakes I have made

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