Erin,
I really liked what you said here! I can relate to being frustrated and wanting to change EVERYthing all at once. But if we start by changing things at home, I agree that it can spread. Just think about how […]

Erin,
My name is Greta, and I’m a junior at Middlebury Union High School. I’m excited to be in a writing parter group with you this year!
I enjoyed reading this post, especially the first two sentences, that’s a […]

Shel,
I’m glad you enjoyed my post! I do agree that so much of the joy of music does come from the joy it brings to others. I love performing and playing with other people (in chamber music and jazz band for […]

Shel,
Wow, thank you so much! It’s cool to find out that you know John Elder right after I read the article in the paper. It’s such a small Vermont world. I’ll definitely try to talk to him, especially as my […]

Thanks Petra! I agree. I’m looking forward to working with you!

Mental health is definitely a tricky subject since it has a broad spectrum of psychological and physiological factors. That’s why it’s an awesome idea to have the specific impact of media on mental health though […]

Petra,
I’m Greta and I’m a junior at Middlebury Union HS. I’m paired with you as writing partners.
All of these topics sound interesting! I’ve also thought about Lake Champlain as a possible topic. My advice […]

Thank you Erik! I’m definitely looking forward to working across disciplines.
Greta

Erik,
I like that idea! I’ll certainly keep it in mind. I read an article in the paper about a book written by a local author, John Elder, using music as somewhat of a lens to look at the environment. I think no […]

Greetings, Emily! (I forgot to say hello back on a lot of my comments 🙁 )

My name is Keira Thorpe and I’m an eleventh grader at MUHS. Looks like we go to the same school! Sorry if I haven’t said hello or […]

I do love animals very much (not sure if being vegan is a credential?) but so does everyone else. It’s easy to force people to sympathize with kittens and puppies (who doesn’t cry watching SPCA rescue […]

Thank you Colleen! I wasn’t too worried about the topic because I also felt like it’d come to me but the pressure to find someone I’m passionate about is pretty heavy. I can’t wait to find out what I want to […]

Nathan, I love this post! I completely understand caring too much… That’s one reason why I’m here too. Even just based on this, I’m excited to see what your project will end up being!
Just for future reference […]