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Seizing the Chance and Climbing Up to the Top

by Francesca Ean Tiu (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) There are often moments in life that make you feel like the weight of everything is dragging you down. You try your best to reach out and hold on, but sometimes your best isn’t enough and you come crashing back down to the ground. It’s not a...
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The Celebration

by Francesca Ean Alexis Tiu (Grade 9 – Mendeleev)Art by Pauline Abigail Mandalupe (Grade 6 – Zhang Heng) Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of the year, as the saying likes to go. There are many reasons for loving the holiday season and the main reason for my enjoyment is the celebration itself....
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Realizing I was loved

by Sachi Brianna Chua (Grade 7 – Li Bai)Graphics by Justin Wingkee (Grade 10 – Luna) When people hear the word “love”, they usually think of couples. But there are different kinds of love. It can be love from our parents, friends, relatives, lovers, or even from ourselves. However, how do we know if we...
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Our Own Garden of Roses

by Kim Tubongbanua (Grade 8 – Mabini)Graphics by Theone Tiu (Grade 10 – Rizal) We all have different opinions, it could mean many different things at once. A regular rose may symbolize beauty, courage, and love. A rose being kept away, as it ignites. When something with such beauty catches on fire but stays strong...
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Reminders

by John Alexander Agujetas (Grade 10 – Luna) The first thing to enter my consciousness this morning wasn’t the chilly bite of the air conditioning, nor was it the soft warmth of my fluffy blanket. It was the shimmer of sunlight through the window blinds: it was a giant ball of flaming gas a hundred...
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In the present

by Neriah Keren Ahhi (Grade 10 – Rizal)Graphics by Neriah Keren Ahhi My feelings are currently a mess, like a bunch of clothes piled up in the corner of the room, along with my other things scattered around. It was disorganized. Though I would like it to be clean and stuff put in their respective...
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Stuck

by William Vicson Gocheco (Grade 10 – Luna)Art by Pauline Abigail Mandalupe (Grade 6 – Zhang Heng) It’s a cold dark Monday morning. The sun has barely come up. I feel the urge to pee. Why am I even awake at this time? Oh right, school. I take a shower and eat breakfast like any...
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A Mother

By Grace Chua (Grade 11) A gentle breeze runs through my hair as I sit on the soft grass. The leaves fall in the distance while I stare out into an auburn sunset slowly fading away. Such a delicate image is it not? Soft like a mother’s touch. It’s like watching a flower bloom in...
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A book that is a must read

By Carla Sophia Sayomac (Grade 7 – Li Bai) Ever wondered what the characteristics of a good book are? Well, I am here to tell you all about it. As learners of Iloilo Scholastic Academy, reading books is substantial in our school. Winning competitions year after year is a major accomplishment. The ISA library has...
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The Beauty in Things Meant to Be

By Theone Tiu (Grade 10- Rizal) Staring at my reflection in the mirror, I can hardly recognize myself. The person in front of me is now a completely different person. There were no traces of who I once was nor traces of what I was like. The old me had been buried down along the...
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