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  Students’ Futures Determine USA Success

  By Tayler M., Delafield, WI

  November 8, 2012 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, My first decision was in kindergarten. I needed to decide whether to follow my Mom’s directions and eat my sandwich first or go straight for my cookie. And since that day, I have been faced with decis...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  New Home

  By Tayler M., Delafield, WI

  The kitchen table was a meeting where we stopped our busy lives each night and caught up. The living room was made for eating chips and salsa and watching movies. The deck held endless amounts of cook outs, ending up in hours of reminiscing. The backyard was a mini football field on Sundays. My home...
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  Breaking Boundaries

  By Tayler M., Delafield, WI

  “And the group from Wisconsin will be climbing Mt. Zion!” The cheers filled me with excitement and eagerness. ­Although I had heard shocking ­stories about being 6,000 feet up, I didn't let them get to me. I was determined, confident, and fearless. But on day one, my hips were chafing from...