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Irish Traditions for Summer, by Abigail Harrington, age 13

by Abigail Herrington

Published June 20, 2019

Puck Fair In Ireland, they have a parade to celebrate a goat. Yes, you read that right. A goat. There are many different legends about how the fair came to be but the one I...

Good Time Just Wait for You

by whstott@msn.com

Published June 19, 2019

When it was a rainy day and I had nothing much to do, I was thinking about my dreams and this is what I created to sing. Listen in the SoundCloud library here: https://soundcloud.com/user-28081890/good-time-just-wait-for-you

Writing Activity: inspiration from science-based common expressions

by Stone Soup Editors

Published June 19, 2019

Riviera

by Justin Park

Published June 18, 2019

I wrote this piece thinking of something that should flow as a river. I didn't want the title to be "The River," but rather something that was more creative and easygoing. The notes were supposed...

Rising Rallies

by abby.fernandes@gmail.com

Published June 17, 2019

Throughout all of American history, people have protested to bring change, but do these protests actually provide an effective vehicle for social change? Peaceful protesting is a great way to protest without breaking the law,...

Podcast: Balancing Technology

by Summer and Yelia

Published June 12, 2019

Check out this podcast, created by Summer and Yelia, about the challenges of balancing technology in today's digitally focused world. https://soundcloud.com/user-28081890/balancing-technology-podcast

Right Beneath the Clouds

by Haeon Lee

Published June 11, 2019

At the Dinner Table

by Lukas Cooke

Published June 4, 2019

Often I find myself coming home from school, and being utterly and completely bored, even after an entire bus ride of thought on what I want to do when I finally get there. I put...

Is Fornite Dying Down? People Have Different Opinions

by Daniel Zhu

Published June 3, 2019

“Fortnite” has been a sensation in the past few years, but many gamers now refer to it as “dead” as the popularity of a new game, “Apex Legends,” a new battle royale, grows. The rise...

Japanese Traditions for Spring

by Abigail Herrington

Published May 29, 2019

Irish Traditions for Summer, by Abigail Harrington, age 13

Post Published June 20, 2019 by Abigail Herrington

Puck Fair In Ireland, they have a parade to celebrate a goat. Yes, you read that right. A goat. There are many different legends about how the fair came to be but the one I will be focusing on is the first story on the Puck Fair’s history tab on their website. The legend says that an English army lead by Oliver Cromwell were pillaging the areas surrounding the town of Killorglin.

Good Time Just Wait for You

Post Published June 19, 2019 by whstott@msn.com

Writing Activity: inspiration from science-based common expressions

Post Published June 19, 2019 by Stone Soup Editors

There are a lot of science-based ideas expressed in everyday speech. This activity challenges you to identify some of those expressions, think about what they mean, research them to find out the science behind them, and then write about some characters experiencing those phenomena or expressing the emotions they describe.

Riviera

Post Published June 18, 2019 by Justin Park

I wrote this piece thinking of something that should flow as a river. I didn't want the title to be "The River," but rather something that was more creative and easygoing. The notes were supposed to, again, flow like a river. I wanted the specific timing of the melody to be in different places as the different parts of the music go on forward. https://youtu.

Rising Rallies

Post Published June 17, 2019 by abby.fernandes@gmail.com

Podcast: Balancing Technology

Post Published June 12, 2019 by Summer and Yelia

Check out this podcast, created by Summer and Yelia, about the challenges of balancing technology in today's digitally focused world. https://soundcloud.com/user-28081890/balancing-technology-podcast

Right Beneath the Clouds

Post Published June 11, 2019 by Haeon Lee

This clarinet trio was inspired by two ideas. First was my perspective from my own apartment. Skyscrapers, bridges, Central Park, and construction outlined the melody of my piece, given to the clarinet. Shadows and overlaps between these structures formed the cello and piano parts for the first movement. Most of the pitches are based on the octatonic scale beginning on C.

At the Dinner Table

Post Published June 4, 2019 by Lukas Cooke

Often I find myself coming home from school, and being utterly and completely bored, even after an entire bus ride of thought on what I want to do when I finally get there. I put my backpack away, head up to my room, and sit on my bed. And my mind's seemingly gone blank. So I think and think, but nothing fun seems to come to mind. Minutes pass, and I still haven't thought of anything.

Is Fornite Dying Down? People Have Different Opinions

Post Published June 3, 2019 by Daniel Zhu

“Fortnite” has been a sensation in the past few years, but many gamers now refer to it as “dead” as the popularity of a new game, “Apex Legends,” a new battle royale, grows. The rise of Fortnite In the past two or three years, Fortnite took the world by storm. It is the first and only battle royale to feature building.

Japanese Traditions for Spring

Post Published May 29, 2019 by Abigail Herrington

Spring is a time for new life. Japan demonstrates this through their Hanami festival and their story of Amaterasu and Ame-No-Uzume. Hanami Hanami in Japan is a festival celebrating the blooming of cherry blossoms, harkening the arrival of spring. The festival is a time for people to assemble and picnic under the trees. They eat wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets.

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