By Marlena Cohen Joy has a test right after recess and she knows that Lucy already took the test. Joy walked up to Lucy and said, “Hey, what were the questions that were on the test?” Lucy knows why Joy asked, but she is not going to say because she knows it is wrong. But,…
By Jordan Plaut One day a boy named Bob was waiting to get a test back from his teacher. That day, every kid got their grades back and nobody failed. The only person in the whole grade who failed was Bob. But Bob didn’t stop studying and he got 100 on the retake.
By Jake Bivas A very embarrassing time in my life was not long ago. When I was about 10 year old, I told myself that I wanted to start playing basketball. I told my parents and they signed me up for a community basketball league. When I played, I always wanted the ball to get…
By David Saka One Monday morning the Mesader asked me to be Chazan for Nishmat. I said, “Well, I don’t know it that well.” But I did it anyway. While I was a chazzan, I made 20 mistakes and I was stuttering. Everyone was laughing at me. At the end of Tefilah, I was very…
By David Cohen An example of overcoming failure is when someone takes a test in school. The night before the test he really didn’t study that much and he was very nervous while taking the test. Two days later he got the test back and he failed. The teacher came up to him and asked…
By Jonathan Parker There was a boy named, Charlie. He loved skateboards and was very good at it. One day, Charlie went with his friends to the skate park and wanted to show his friend a trick. But, when he tried, he fell and all his friends started laughing. He went home crying and he…
By Isaac Cytryn There was a young boy who wanted to learn how to swim. His name was Michael. His father was trying to teach him but Michael couldn’t do it. He tried to do it by himself. He was drowning. His dad went to catch him. His father didn’t want him to do it…
By Jimmie Shrem Yosef is a very smart boy. One day, two very popular kids came up to him. Yosef didn’t know why, but they started being nice to him. A few days later the two boys asked him if he can help them study with them for final. Yosef was very happy that the…
By Karen Mizrahi My father was looking for an assistant. He asked me if I knew anyone. I knew that whoever took the job didn’t have to have nice hair; she didn’t have to have the best shoes or be the most popular girl. She just had to be honest and organized. Suddenly, Leah came to…
By Sarah Shamie Susan came to school today and all her homework was done. She felt so good about it. Her friend Rachel came to her and said, “Susan, please, I need to copy your homework.” Susan didn’t want her to so she said, “I am sorry but it’s not honest.” Rachel said, “You are right….
By Melissa Dweck Some may say that a friend is the one who tells you if you look nice or the one who cheers you up when you are sad. But, that’s wrong. There is so much more to a friendship than that. There is a special honesty that there is. Honesty is not only the…
By Isaac Alboucai I think the most important inner quality is to have a positive attitude. For example my friend had a really bad day in school. During his first period he lost recess. During the recess, he was in principal’s office. During the next period, he got his test back and found out that he got…
By Terri Saka The bus was beeping and Leah was rushing to catch the bus. When she got outside, the bus already left. Leah was running so fast that she tripped in the mud. She just shook it off and she caught up to the bus. When she got to school, someone was making fun of…
By Sara Dweck One day, a girl walked into school with a happy face. When she got to her math class, she got one of her quizzes back. She was not happy with her grade. She got a 62. She did feel bad inside but she didn’t show it. When she went to her next…
By Ruth Tawil If you are going to buy shoes and you chose a pair that you love, you’re ready to buy them until you hesitate because you think that your friends might not like them or they will make fun of you. Then, you put the shoes back and you leave the store empty handed….
By Celia Cohen There are many different situations in which people are too fearful. One example is a person who wants to grow up to become a scientist or have an academic career but they won’t follow their dreams because they are afraid that someone will make fun of them and call them a nerd or a…
By Albert Sitt It is very important to identify your hidden talent. When you are picking people for your team, don’t just pick your friends. Pick people who you think would give you the best chance of winning. It is also very important to thank people behind the scenes. When you do this, they will want to…
By Linda Gammal In the beginning of the year, I forgot a lot about keriah and how to read it. When I was finally in keriah class, I was called on and I froze. The teacher has asked me to read. I started at a slow pace and then I got faster and faster. I realized that…
By Daniel Beyda One time, my friend and I were really excited because he got the new iPod touch. We started playing on it and eventually we got tired. So we took a break to get water. When we came back, we started playing again and then, by mistake, I spilled my water on the iPod….
By Joe Mamiye One time a boy on the middle school hockey team was put into a game to score the game’s winning goal. The problem was that he didn’t score the goal and the game went to a shootout. This boy was supposed to also score the game winning goal in the shootout…
By Daniel Braha One day, I was with my friends. They all had penny boards. I said to myself, “That looks cool.” So, I asked my dad if I can have one and he said, “Yes.” I was so excited. All of my friends were outside my house with their skateboards. I rushed out…
By Andrew Stein On my first day at my new school I tried to make friends by being nice and playing well. In our first recess I went to play basketball with the kids in my class but they didn’t include me. So, I decided to shoot on another hoop to show them how…
By Joel Paley Mike always wanted to learn how to ski. He went to many mountains during the winter to ski. He practiced for almost a year. He decided to join a skiing contest. The object of this contest was to see who got to the bottom of the mountain first going around obstacles….
By Cerise Rishty There was a girl, named Julie, who loved to dance. She went to a dance class every day. One day her teacher said we are going to have a dance recital next week. Julie was jumping with joy. She invited her whole family and all her friends. Every second she had she…
By Linda Gammal Lauren, a new girl moved from Brooklyn to Deal. She didn’t know anyone and she also had speech problems. When she came to school, she forgot about the dress code and everyone laughed. When she was walking down the long hallway, she went to say, “Hi” to some girls, but it didn’t…
By Claire Salem Once there was a girl who wanted to become a baker. But she kept on failing. She kept telling herself, “I can do it. I am not a failure.” She kept on baking, because she loved to bake. She never gave up. One day, her mom asked her, “Why don’t you…
By Jimmie Shrem One day, Avi enrolled himself into a tennis tournament. He practiced for days only stopping for food and sleep. The day of the tournament, Avi felt confident that he could win. As the tournament started, Avi started to feel very nervous. He saw that all the other opponents were much bigger than…
By Joe Ades There was once a person who loved to run in races. His dream was always to be in the Olympics and to come in 1st place. He never ran a race but he told all of his friends that he is going to win, and that he is the best runner. The…
By Dona Huppert One day in class we were learning integers for the first time. My teacher was asking very tricky question. I was scared to be called on because I wasn’t sure of my answer. My teacher called on me and I got the question wrong. I felt so embarrassed. I felt like I…
By Linda Sasson One day I wanted to try to play baseball with my friend. I started to throw the ball up in the air and I tried to hit it but I missed. I kept trying to hit the ball but it was no use, because I kept missing. My friend said, “Give it…
By Juliet Nasar Abigail’s dream was to get into Harvard Law School. She was very smart. When it came time to take the SAT’s she was very nervous. She was so nervous, that she couldn’t think straight and got a very bad mark. She was very depressed. Some time later she took the SATs…
By Adele Saka Miriam was on stage overcoming her stage freight. There were about 100 people watching her as she just stood there. She tried letting her voice out but nothing came out. She stood there until the backstage crew had to come out to get her and apologize to the audience. Months later,…
By Rena Chaiklen You have an assignment in one of your classes to write a story. You have a really great idea and work very hard to write it. When you get to school the day that it’s due, you are very confident and happy with your story. You go around showing it to everyone…
By Sophia Rofe Rachel’s goal was to become a great actress. One day Rachel was invited to do the play, “Romeo and Juliet”. Rachel practiced for months for this play and now it was finally here. She went on stage and started to say her lines. Right before intermission everyone applauded. During intermission Rachel…
By Abe Mavorah My goal in life is to become an awesome basketball player. I really want to be like Lebron James. Even though I miss a lot of shots, I keep on trying to reach my goal, so I can become successful in life. If Lebron misses a shot he still tries harder every…
By Margo Chabot Allison’s goal is to be an artist. Allison and her friend take an art class. They were painting a sunset. Allison’s sunset came out horrible. Everyone’s art work was so much better. The art teacher said, “You have to practice at home.” The next art class, they were still working on sunset….
By Jennifer Dweck There was a little girl named Mazal. She was 5 years old. She was trying to learn how to ride a bike. Her parents were so proud, because she always refused to learn to ride a bike, but she said she would learn. They bought her a new bike with pink flowers…
By Yvonne Mizrahi One day Jessica was walking down the street, when she saw a flyer hanging on a pole. Jessica went closer to see what it was for. It was for an art contest. Jessica got excited because she was great at art. She took the flyer home and showed it to her mom….
By Gayle Zagha An 8th grade boy is in a lower math track. But he is really trying to do better. He practices and practices during all of his free time and yet he still fails his quizzes. Everyone keeps telling him to stop trying, “you’re never going to get any better. You’re not smart.”…
By Kitana Maman My goal is to be a singer and an actress. It’s not always easy. Sometimes, when I try out for the plays, I get a lead, other times, if it is an adult play, I might not even get in at all. You see, when I don’t get the part I wanted…