In the mid-1800s, the large shrub Buckthorn (Rhamnus Frangula) is thought to have been brought over from somewhere in England to be used for landscaping and shrubbery. Not long after Buckthorn arrived in Minnesota, though, it started to show a strong reaction to our environment; like most species that are placed in an unfamiliar environment, […]
Editor’s note: Sean wrote this as part of a school project and in response to his classmate’s idea of a perfect school.
An ideal senior high school is one that embraces individuality, but also challenges students with structure and conformity. A student can only truly achieve success when they do so both individually and under group […]
Editor’s note: Morgan Hamilton submitted these seven pictures from her senior project on photography. She attends at ARTECH in Northfield.
Buggy Apple
Editor’s note: Alliya, a sophomore at ARTECH in Northfield, wrote this essay on her vision of a perfect school after reading The Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace Llewellyn. See also her classmate’s perception of an ideal school.
When I think of a perfect school, I fundamentally think of a community of self-motivated learners. I think of […]
Writer’s note: Ten Liberty High students — myself included — took a trip to New York City this past December, along with three teachers. We went for four days. We stayed at The Belnord Hotel in Manhattan we were supposed to stay at The Grant Hotel but it closed the day before and nobody told […]
Red, gold, copper, hews,
Her face lights up
In the embers skew
Dancing and twirling
Around the fire
Her eyes reflect
Her burning desire
The flames grow higher
As her heart pounds louder
She moves like the wind
Free and somber.
Editor’s note: This poem was written by Adrienne White, a senior at ARTech in Northfield.
I.
We’ll get to the bottom of this
on an empty stomach,
on an emptied day
When boredom struck
1200 mils
when boredom
struck gold,
golden fabric curtains
Killing time released
from the twisting of caps
we’ll make a toast
drinks all around–
“to this frightful train
we’re chugging down,”
mouth-bound;
and count
how much of the stuff […]
Editor’s note: This editorial drawing was originally submitted to Charter Vision in October 2004. It was, however, never published in our print edition and is now being released online. It was created by Charlie Hussman, a now-graduate of Northfield School of Arts and Technology. The full-resolution image is also available.
Editor’s note: This article was originally written for Sean’s tech-oriented weblog, Redirect. Sean has served as Charter Vision’s chief editor since 2005 and as a general volunteer since 2003.
The internet isn’t all that interesting. At least not visually. This thought strikes me every now and again when I’m flipping through a magazine. Large, gripping pictures; […]
Editor’s note: This short story was written by Allen of Northfield School of Arts and Technology as part of an independent writing project. The vector drawing on both this article and Charter Vision’s home page was created by Lauren, a 9th grader from the same school.
There’s no denying she’s cute. I think she’s cute. I’m […]