Courtney Blades and Emily Wanner, two of Henkle Middle School’s newest student website reporters see life with a very wide lens.
“What you do will follow you until you get really old, until you’re about ready to die,” said Courtney, when asked what young people these days should keep in mind. To clarify, Courtney cited as one example, that young people should not “steal or do bad stuff.”
“Like not finish high school,” said Emily, before adding her own words of wisdom for young people. “You don’t always have to do something to impress or to meet someone’s standards. I think you should set your own standards.”
Both girls appear to be setting high standards for themselves. They get good grades and conduct themselves well, and they like science.
“Mr. Lyons (the science teacher) sometimes gets off track and we end up learning more than we bargained for,” said Emily. “He said if there are aliens out there, they’re not going to look like us.”
“It’s really interesting to learn all the stuff you don’t think about every day,” said Courtney, “like how many planets there actually are.”
Both girls have lived here nearly all their lives. Emily was born in Ontario, Canada, and is actually Canadian. Courtney was born in Hood River. Both see mostly similarities in the courses they take as seventh graders, compared to being sixth graders, except for a few differences.
“We have passing periods, so you can talk to your friends in the hall,” said Courtney. “We still have the same classes, except you don’t have to take art unless you want to.”
“We get to choose which subjects of the arts we get to do, like music, art, and drama,” said Emily.
When she’s not in school, Emily likes gymnastics and ballet, which she takes two times a week and has been doing for about four years. Both girls spend lots of time on the computer.
“I like to get on the computer and talk to my friends,” said Courtney.
With their articulate prowess, both girls will have much to offer when they begin writing articles for the HMS website this academic quarter.
“What you do will follow you until you get really old, until you’re about ready to die,” said Courtney, when asked what young people these days should keep in mind. To clarify, Courtney cited as one example, that young people should not “steal or do bad stuff.”
“Like not finish high school,” said Emily, before adding her own words of wisdom for young people. “You don’t always have to do something to impress or to meet someone’s standards. I think you should set your own standards.”
Both girls appear to be setting high standards for themselves. They get good grades and conduct themselves well, and they like science.
“Mr. Lyons (the science teacher) sometimes gets off track and we end up learning more than we bargained for,” said Emily. “He said if there are aliens out there, they’re not going to look like us.”
“It’s really interesting to learn all the stuff you don’t think about every day,” said Courtney, “like how many planets there actually are.”
Both girls have lived here nearly all their lives. Emily was born in Ontario, Canada, and is actually Canadian. Courtney was born in Hood River. Both see mostly similarities in the courses they take as seventh graders, compared to being sixth graders, except for a few differences.
“We have passing periods, so you can talk to your friends in the hall,” said Courtney. “We still have the same classes, except you don’t have to take art unless you want to.”
“We get to choose which subjects of the arts we get to do, like music, art, and drama,” said Emily.
When she’s not in school, Emily likes gymnastics and ballet, which she takes two times a week and has been doing for about four years. Both girls spend lots of time on the computer.
“I like to get on the computer and talk to my friends,” said Courtney.
With their articulate prowess, both girls will have much to offer when they begin writing articles for the HMS website this academic quarter.
Photo: Emily Wanner (L) and Courtney Blades (R)
