Dylana Drolette

Natural Disasters

Hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and droughts, all devastating natural disasters well known in the world around us. We’re fortunate enough to live in a state where the closest thing we have to a natural disaster is a snowstorm. Where black ice plagues the streets and roads, and icy cold snowdrops pierce your face as you walk. Hats and coats always being a necessity during the record low temperatures, sometimes even forcing kids to stay home from school due to the dangerous conditions of the roads. Also forcing parents to miss work to watch over the children during the wintry day. All adding up to be the natural disaster of our tiny state.

By Dylana Drolette
Burlington High School, Grade 10

Life is a "place and bake" cookie. It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s normal and overall, it’s good. We get caught up in the same routine, day after day. I know I do. School, sports, work, homework, sleep. It’s been that way as long as I can remember. However there’s a time of year that everything seems to change. It gets a little happier, and maybe even a little less stressful. People smile more, forget about budgets. And that diet they’ve been sticking to for the past month? Might as well wave it goodbye. That time is from the middle of November to the beginning of January -- the holiday season.