31 July 2025 William Li Article 8 (Hard News) Option 3: Lexington Resident & Former Pres Advisor Dies sident Advisor Dies David Gergen, a former trusted adviser to four U.S. presidents, celebrated political commentator and mentor to generations...
29 July 2025 Jingwei Zhao Powerful Vera Rubin Telescope Leading to New Space Discoveries Powerful Vera Rubin Telescope Leading to New Space Discoveries By Jingwei Zhao The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has...
28 July 2025 Minqi Liu National Football League Summer Training Program It’s football season, with the first NFL match coming up in less than a week. The Hall of Fame game...
31 July 2025 Dylan Li [ARTS/CULTURE] Week 3 Option 2 (Book/Movie/TV Review) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling is an excellent book. The book is an interesting read, and...
31 July 2025 Eric Lu [SPORTS] Week 3 Option 3 Op Ed: Resilient Athlete Multiple crazy comebacks by Tonk Hawk On March 8, 2022, in San Diego, professional skateboarder Tony Hawk broke his femur...
31 July 2025 Caroline Chen [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry I Remember like kids jumping on a trampoline I remember the strong wind howling like a huge monster screaming I...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry 31 July 2025 Caroline Chen Creative Writing, Poems [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry I Remember like kids jumping on a trampoline I remember the strong wind howling like a huge monster screaming I...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 1: Fiction 31 July 2025 Ethan Wang Creative Writing, Stories [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 1: Fiction Men Who Look Alike A long time ago, there were two men who looked the same. One was wealthy; he...
Article 7: Personal Reflection 31 July 2025 William Li Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing Article 7: Personal Reflection An accomplishment I am deeply proud of is that I completed the Spartan Run. Dag but worthwhile. But it was...
Article 4: Personal Reflection 31 July 2025 Leo Zhang Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing Article 4: Personal Reflection If I could share one thing about my culture with a new friend, I would share Chinese cuisine. It isn't...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry 30 July 2025 Alexander Li Creative Writing, Poems [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry Poems Beach (Haiku) Waves flowing on feet Cheerful children on wet sand Happy and joyful Cats (Haiku) Playful but feisty...
THIRD PLACE: My Great Christmas Escape 1 February 2024 Letterly Creative Writing THIRD PLACE: My Great Christmas Escape by Olivia HoQuietly, I padded toward the front door to see who was knocking. It was pitch dark outside. I...
THIRD PLACE: Out of the Oven 1 February 2024 Letterly Creative Writing THIRD PLACE: Out of the Oven by Kyle XuThe gingerbread man jumped out of the oven and laughed.“Hehee!” it sang. I stared, dumbstruck at the sight...
THIRD PLACE: Twisted 1 February 2024 Letterly Creative Writing THIRD PLACE: Twisted by Youheng ZhongThere was once an old couple who wanted to eat a gingerbread man. Their previous one had decided...
SECOND PLACE: Ginger Alive 1 February 2024 Letterly Creative Writing SECOND PLACE: Ginger Alive by Benjamin HeThe gingerbread man jumped out of the oven and nearly gave me a heart attack. When my sister...
SECOND PLACE: Where is my Cookie? 1 February 2024 Letterly Creative Writing SECOND PLACE: Where is my Cookie? by Cathy CaiSheriff Edwund and I were creating a gigantic gingerbread cookie on Christmas Eve. My cookie sprung out of...
FIRST PLACE: Gingerbread Gunslinger 1 February 2024 Letterly Creative Writing FIRST PLACE: Gingerbread Gunslinger by Zak LiOnce upon a time, in a quirky kitchen, there was a mischievous baker named Betty. Betty was known...
First Place: The Rose Tree in Front of My House 29 September 2023 Grace Gao Creative Writing First Place: The Rose Tree in Front of My House There’s a rose tree in front of my house. It’s tall, with vibrant pink buds and evergreen leaves that are...
OTF First Place: What Depression Is 29 September 2023 Jenny Liang Creative Writing OTF First Place: What Depression Is The shadows lurk nearby. I hear them calling.Calling from the void,Calling for slaughter.My soul is no longer what it used...
Second Place: A Chance to Recover 27 September 2023 Jerry Zhao Creative Writing Second Place: A Chance to Recover Am I going to lose here, I doubted myself, had I not prepared enough? I forced myself away from my...
OTF Second Place: Ramen 27 September 2023 Tiffany Han Creative Writing OTF Second Place: Ramen If you ever wished to examine,the wonders of ramen,You’ve come to the right place.Since ramen can’t be replaced.It originated from...
Third Place: Golden Retrievers 25 September 2023 Anna Wang Creative Writing Third Place: Golden Retrievers In fields of gold, a spirit bright,A loyal heart, a shining light.With fur of sun, a gleaming hue,The Golden Retriever,...
OTF Third Place: My First Far Western Swimming Championships 2023 25 September 2023 Yimo Liu Creative Writing OTF Third Place: My First Far Western Swimming Championships 2023 On July 27, 2023, a swimming meet had begun. It was the Far Western Championships, hosted by the Terrapins Swim...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 1: Fiction 31 July 2025 Ethan Wang Creative Writing, Stories [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 1: Fiction Men Who Look Alike A long time ago, there were two men who looked the same. One was wealthy; he...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 1: Fiction 30 July 2025 Eric Lu Creative Writing, Stories [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 1: Fiction Lira adjusted her visor as the drone flew past her shoulder. Another maintenance alert — broken solar panel on the...
The Generation of Peace 30 July 2025 William Chen Creative Writing, Stories The Generation of Peace The Generation of Peace Zip! Chase’s arrow sang through the air as he and Lucifer dodged the snarling, drooling wolves....
The Architect’s Silence 30 July 2025 Eric Lu Creative Writing, Stories The Architect’s Silence The city doesn’t sleep. It pulses quietly and brokenly, like something dying trying to stay alive. And it was all...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry 31 July 2025 Caroline Chen Creative Writing, Poems [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry I Remember like kids jumping on a trampoline I remember the strong wind howling like a huge monster screaming I...
[CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry 30 July 2025 Alexander Li Creative Writing, Poems [CREATIVE] Week 3 Prompt 2: Poetry Poems Beach (Haiku) Waves flowing on feet Cheerful children on wet sand Happy and joyful Cats (Haiku) Playful but feisty...
Dragons 28 July 2025 Jennifer Hsu Creative Writing, Poems Dragons Dragons Animals in books They breathe fire and can fly They have wings and scales Felines Fierce, furry, deadly, cute,...
Acrostics 28 July 2025 Charles Li Creative Writing, Poems Acrostics Word after word blankets the paper Racing across the screen as you press and click Into the story they dive,...
