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Who are You?
I am the one who has the train of thought. I am the one who is hard at work. I am the one who keeps the cross around my neck.
— LARRY WOODS, 12th grade
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January Xpressions celebrates contributors depicting themselves in poetry and artwork. The prompt for this month's creativity was "I am the one who . . ."
Musicians are normal people, too
Why do a lot of people my age think that if you are in the band that you are a nerd? I wish my peers understood what a sacrifice it is to be in the band instead of focusing on how weird we are. Playing an instrument takes dedication and commitment. We have to get up early in the morning and stay after school practicing, sometimes until late in the day. In the summer, we give up our time to just "hang out" to have marches and formations drilled into our heads. Usually band camp is in the hottest part of the summer. But do we get glory? No, we get teased because we are not the jocks or the cheerleaders. Just like at the football games, we are the sideshow and not the main attraction.
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Welcome back to the St. Petersburg Times' Newspaper in Education page. This year's series is about something we all love and wish we had more of: money.
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