TABLE OF CONTENTS
Special Olympics State Competitions
Transgender Day of Visibility
Northwestern DTC Project
LONG ARTICLE ABOUT NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM
By Marcus W.
Happy Easter
This is an article about Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. I work on birds and I sat next to the girls. I always like to sit next to Jenny and see the beautiful butterflies. I sat next to the ladies to show us my art work and we ate dinner before going there I ate turkey and something to drink I always like to glue something at the bottom I took a nice picture of the beautiful bird I sat next to Whitney and see the butterflies The butterflies are beautiful I like to see lots of beautiful people “I really enjoyed myself,” I said “Maybe I’ll go again next year ”
SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATE BASKETBALL COMPETITION
By Kenny J.
I enjoy myself I went down state for part of special olympics I have breakfast oatmeal bagels
chicken sausage eggs orange juice and decaf
coffee yogurt I have a chick of fill a grill chicken sandwich fries and diet coke slepping good I playing basketball skills I buy chap T shirts chain I am dancing I have a dinner popcorn chicken mashed potatoes broccli salad cake coke zero sugar I have some oatmeal smoked sausage eggs apple juice yogurt
I went to the hotel I was dancing We couldn’t go swimming I had waffles, eggs, sausage, juice. For lunch, we had sandwiches. I had grapes. Basketball, shooting a basket. I did the electric slide. We did gun shooting with play toys.
By Wilbur P.
Darius G.
I went down-state We was listening to some music on the radio At first, we went to the hotel, then we went to get some dinner from Chick-Fil-A. And the we shared a room and watched T.V. the Spiderman. And then we went to breakfast first some good sausage, potatoes, egg and every good breakfast we had, waffles and apples and bananas. And then, we was trying to go swimming, but it was closed And then, we was trying to take a shower An then, we was going to go out for dinner Had some popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and soda, and some apples, and bananas, and some oreo cake. And then, we went to play the “lazy gun ” , and we went to dance. I danced with a girl named Nina. And then, we packed up everything at the hotel and ate breakfast. And then, we played basketball. First, I listened to that song I like, “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” Then, we went home Allegra and her mother came and picked me up, and we got McDonald’s, and I tried that new quarter pounder burger, and it was good. I showed my medal to my mother and my sister. I saw a police dog down-state. My sister was so glad and happy she saw my medal.
By Raynard H.
We did dribble the basketball through those cones, throw the ball against the wall, try to shoot the basketball in two or three shots. I got me a black bag, got some sun shades. First day we came, we went to the Chick-Fil-A, got me some fries, a chicken sandwich, and a pop nt to dinner, dancing, no swimming Swimming was . We went dancing until 8:30. We did lasers first, then anced, then went back to the hotel.
By Leon P.
POWERLIFTING
By Wendell P.
Saturday: Get ready for powerlifting competition 2026 at La De Salle Academy Mom Dad Be there 9:30 AM Take beautiful ladies picture I love it use bench press dead lift Gonna win gold medal Going summer games!
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SNOWSHOE IN GALENA, IL
By Michelle P.
We went to the hotel with Special Olympics in Galena, IL. The bed in our hotel room was soft and comfortable. We went to compete in the State Winter Games. We attended the torch run in Downtown Galena. We saw a lot of our friends at the torch run. It looked really pretty at night We ate at a new restaurant called Vinny Vanucchi’s The food was good and the staff was friendly We competed in 50M, 100M, and 4x 100M relay races They served us good hot breakfast in our hotel. We went to the winter dance and danced all night long. We took pictures with our friends. We all won medals. Some of us went swimming at the pool. Some of us played games in the AI gaming room. Some of us ate dinner at the restaurant in hour hotel. They gave us sandwiches for lunch. When we were done competing, we got to relax in our hotel rooms We rode on a big coach bus with friends from other park districts We had to switch buses on our way home The bus broke I would love to come again next year We are going to practice hard for next year.
MUSIC
By Marcel Kimbrough
Band. “Strong.” “Spongebob.” “Apple.”
My friends Drink Lemonade Keenan my friend. Hannah.
MY PARENTS
By Fred Costales
My mom had a heart attack She had a sickness My dad had cancer and passed away. My parents went back home. My dad and mom taught me how to use the bathroom. I got so sick and I was throwing up My parents took care of me They loved me I remember the good itmes I had with them.
DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
By Alexander William Snyder
March 31st is Trans Day of Visibility. Some people they judge people cause they think that people who are trans have to have surgery, when they don’t have to have surgery to be trans. I’m a trans man, and I prefer to be called he/him/they, but some people still call me “she.” Some people call me by my government name, anybody But I want to be called Alexander William, the name my dad was called. Some people take they life. Even with surgery or no surgery, some people may have depression or major depression, and you never know what they do or what they go through. Some people try to take they life. Some people, family too, tell me I should change and not be a trans or be that kind of way I’m not changing for nobody. That shows their true colors how they is. I know God loves me no matter what. People that’s not a transgender, if they’re not in another person ’ s shoes, they should not be judging them. They don’t see what going on with their life. Some people are in the closet. I heard some people try to kill them, but that doesn’t make sense to do that because of what they are. Everybody’s human. Everybody deserves respect with how they live their life. You don’t have to live their life So just be respectful of them You never know what’s going to happen to them because they might be so depressed, keep hearing so many things, and you don’t know what could happen. They might hear things in the morning, then go to sleep and never wake up.
I like how I am. If no one else likes it, that’s on them.
NORTHWESTERN
By C.A.
It was good! It was fun! A lot of people. I got a gift card I just watched Boards They went downstairs. We went to the lunchroom. The scissors. They were fun! I did it. Bring them over here probably. By hand, they showed us how to do it first. Then they made us do it. By cutting paper, cutting wood I think that was it. There were a lot of people there. They're going to bring the scissors over here, that's what they said. I got a gift card now. I got two gift cards! It's not activated yet I had breakfast down there. And lunch! It was a sandwich.
EXPO
By Ernest T.
I went to Northwestern. It was good! I went there for an expo. I like the scissors. I don’t gotta hold them steady. I shake and it helped with my shaking holding the scissors. I won’t mess up. I would go again.
HAPPY EASTER
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