Free to be me

Haley Bunnell, Featured Columnist
May 10, 2012

     My eyes were fixed to the fierce, bold girl leading songs unknown to me as she yelled at the top of her lungs, “Y, YO, YOU, UNITY, UNITY, WE ARE THE YOUTH OF UNITY!” She screamed and the group repeated her after every word. People were jumping up and down, with the most exuberant facial... Read more »

Within me

Haley Bunnell, Featured Columnist
February 9, 2012

     She used to sit on the monkey bars, eight feet in the air and look at the world below. The students squirmed like ants chasing each other, and she watched with solitude. She was worry free, never afraid of getting hurt or falling. When she fell off the swing, she got up and began to swing even... Read more »

One life to live

Haley Bunnell, Columnist
January 12, 2012

     She had a smile that radiated joy. Her purple hair glistened in the sunlight and filled her face with color. She grinned as I ran and jumped into her arms. Inside she was hurting. She wasn’t upset about a particular incident; it was just a chemical imbalance that set her off. She wanted to... Read more »