By Reanie Ades I once played kickball. I got three outs for my team. I kicked two inches away. The next week I got to be captain for my team. Nobody wanted to be on my team. We were playing basketball. Whoever I chose, was upset. I got all the points for my team and…
By Raphael Ammar Sam wants to be some kind of sports player. Sometimes he makes mistakes, like falling or hurting someone. He ends up getting a comment like “you suck”. The other kids always make him feel like he is not good enough to play that sport. That ends up changing his whole life. Just…
By Joseph Torkieh Let’s say the teacher wants to know how good you are in class, so he makes a grade. If you never raise your hand, because you are scared that you are going to get the answer wrong, you lose point off the grade. If you get the answer wrong, nothing will happen….
By Max Setton We all aspire to accomplish goals in our lives. It’s up to us to decide whether those goals will be accomplished. My mother always repeats the same thing to me, “Whether you say you can or you can’t, you right either way.” This is a very powerful line because it’s telling…
By Joyce Terzi Rebecca was so excited she was going on Sunday to Great Adventure with all of her friends. All weekend she was excited to go and couldn’t wait for Sunday to arrive. When the girls arrived at the park all they were talking about was all the scary rides they wanted to go…
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 Frieda Haber One day, I decided to start losing weight. I told my mom I want to start eating healthy and exercising. She told me it’s not easy and that I will have to work hard. I thought about it and decided, no matter what, I am going to achieve my goal. I…
By Ralph Sarway If you fail a test, you lose confidence in your self. I know this, because it happened to me. Last year, in 5th grade I was not doing well in Mishna. But, I kept on trying and trying and at one point I lost confidence in my self. But, there was…
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 Ahuva Lefkowitz I’ve always wanted to play guitar. Throughout 5th, 6th and 7th grade I enviously watched my 5 other siblings pluck at the strings as though they were born to be guitar professionals. In 9th grade my mother finally agreed to give me guitar lessons. In a whirl of excitement and giddiness, I…
By Lizzy Nasar There was a girl named Esther. She loved to play basketball. In fact, after homework, every day, she would play. One day in school there was an announcement. “Girls, basketball tryouts are next week in the gym.” Esther thought that she should try out. She asked her friends Rachel and Laya if…