Silence surrounded her as she mentally ran through her speech. Alone, she stepped into the rooms reciting the monologue she had tried to perfect throughout the year.  Members of the speech team, like junior Jessica Ma, just completed...

     The sand went on and on in waves, each enveloping the next. The sheer size of the area combined with the last rays of the setting sun sent a sense of awe through my shivering body. It was cold out, but I barely noticed...