Essay

To be a leader, you need to be brave, you need to have courage, and you have to decide what is best for those you lead. A leader needs to be smart, and a leader has to speak up for injustices in the world.

I have this "thing" about finishing chapters that sort of changes the experience of reading for me. I don't like to quit in the middle, or after the first page, even if it's a book I hate. I have to finish it.

The Washington Monument, Mt. Rushmore — these places were the pride and pinnacle of what America should’ve been.

The cymbals clashed. The audience erupted. The lights flipped on. And then, it was time for us. Time for the dozens of hours we had spent practicing to pay off in three minutes.

Grief, in all forms, in all ways, changes you. I am not afraid of spiders—they crawl, and they creep, and they dangle from their long lines of gossamer webbing, and they watch me.

I want you to be happy. First and foremost, I truly do. I also want you to hurt. I'm not sure if you will ever escape yourself, but if or when you do, I hope it is healing to you.

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There was this game about a skate park. I think there was also one about a BMX course, but the one that I haunt is the skate park.

On April 1, 2025, the 2024 Jasper wildfire was finally declared extinguished by Parks Canada, marking an end to the nine-month-long struggle against Jasper National Park’s largest wildfire in more than a century.

I just watched the movie 'The Imitation Game' and I thought I would share something interesting I learned from it! :)    

Many a time has history class been accused of being eurocentric. Eurocentric, who-cares-centric. People use big words just to seem important. In BISV, we’ve learned about the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians, and the Egyptians.

Language: An Undiscovered Power

If I were to say “justice” or “courage,” it would conjure up something in your mind. Something different, perhaps, than what I would see in my mind. I could ask my friends, my parents, my teachers, my neighbors.