Young Scholar Stories
A Day to Celebrate Mom
By Gormen Bellepu/Craig Middle School Mother’s Day is a very special day to celebrate moms and everything they do for us. My mom is kind, caring, and always helps me when I need it. She works hard every day to make sure our family is happy and safe. One reason I love my mom is…
Read MoreEvery day for Earth Day
By Gormen Bellepu/Craig Middle School Earth Day is a special day that we celebrate every year on April 22. It is a time to think about our planet and how we can take care of it. The Earth gives us everything we need, like air to breathe, water to drink, and land to live on.…
Read MoreCelebrating Women’s History Month: Stories of courage that changed America
By Gormen Bellepu Women’s History Month is a once-a-year month-long ceremony held March 1–31. It celebrates the things women went through and sacrifices of women to American history, culture, and society. It is important to study women’s history because it helps us understand the full story of our country. For a long time, many history…
Read MoreJesse Jackson: A Life Devoted to Civil Rights and Equality
By Gormen Bellepu Jesse Jackson was an important Civil Rights leader who spent his life fighting for fairness and equality. He was born on Oct. 8, 1941, in Greenville, South Carolina, and died on Feb. 17, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. When he was a young man, he worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and…
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr.: A man who changed America
By Gormen Bellepu Martin Luther King Jr. was a very important man in history. He was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was a kid, he grew up with segregation and saw how unfair Black people were treated. He wanted to help and make things better. One big thing he did…
Read MoreBalancing school, sports, family in the new year
By Gormen Bellepu My New Year’s resolution is to end the 7th grade passing all my grades. My grades are very important to me because that helps me stay in sports and do fun stuff. One New Year’s resolution is to have good health because soccer season is coming up and I have to be…
Read MoreWhat I’m grateful for this November
By Gormen Bellepu Since November is starting soon, I will be talking about the things that make me grateful. I’m grateful for my family because most people either do not have a family or have parents that aren’t present in their life or just really bad parents. I’m also grateful for my friends because now…
Read MoreI don’t believe
By Gormen Bellepu I believe that Christopher Columbus did not discover America because when the natives found America it was during the last ice age, and when Columbus “discovered” America it was around October 12 1492. The natives migrated from Siberia across the Bering land bridge during the last ice age. Then, people started spreading…
Read MoreMy seventh grade dreams
By Gormen Bellepu My expectation for the upcoming school year is that I will get very good grades, because at my school when you get good grades, you get to do more fun stuff at school. I’m really excited to learn things, especially in social studies, because that’s my favorite subject. I really hope this…
Read MoreShowing the red, white and blue
By Gormen Bellepu/Young Scholar Independence Day is on the July 4, which is America’s birthday; the country is turning 249 years old this year. Every Fourth of July some families grill patties, play games and have fun. Sometimes families even shoot fireworks. The reason we celebrate Independence Day is because it marks the adoption of…
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