I was not a real person. In that stretch in time, the fact that I had a solid body was not proof enough that I was real. This statement was a defining aspect of many periods in my life. Dissociated...

I just loved my story and writing it brought me joy. I knew my work was not perfect, but when I had to stop, it still stung.

On Jan. 5, 2022, I got sick with COVID. The 10th of the same month, I yelled downstairs to my mom.   “Hey, do you still have that old guitar?”  

Although self-reflection is a difficult task for many people, it is the first and possibly most important step of building a better world for yourself.  

I couldn’t expect myself to ace every test. I needed to try my hardest and make sure I was in the right headspace to take the test

Every year, Puyallup High School hosts an Alumni Assembly to honor the former students from both 25 and 50 years ago. Though the assembly has been postponed for the past two years, this year it brings us together in a new way, a way in which connecting with these former Vikings feels refreshing, normal. 

I knew that when he brought that idea up, I knew he would succeed. He is the best mechanic I know, and I knew he would do great things in the business world and being able to open his own business he could do it. With his humor and his hard work, plus his cliental bases, his shop will be awesome.  

The end of the second half is coming to an end.   The ball approaches me.  My head drops. 

We asked students and teachers "Who inspires you and why?"