Posts by Guest Contributor
Guest Post: The Day That School Was Cool
As the bus hurried down Interstate 10, raucous boys overwhelmed our driver with their chant: “Hurst is First, Hurst is First, Hurst is First.” Over and over again they howled the catchy phrase, some dancing in the aisles while others simply rolled down their windows and shouted with glee. Usually, the driver would have yelled…
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Guest Post: Things I Learned From the Garden
Text by Todd Boutte, Community Garden Volunteer It was early morning in July, the air as thick and warm as it always is, and I was preparing for a busy day in the Community Garden. We had seen a projected high temperature in upper 90’s, so we were all hoping to finish our projects before the summer…
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Guest Post: The Lunch That Changed My Life
Text by Cindy Jones, Donor and Board Member One of the best meals I ever had came courtesy of a Chili’s in the Fall of 2008. There was nothing particularly memorable about the food. I can’t remember a thing anyone ordered, actually. The thing that made this meal special was the people I shared it…
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Editorial: Night of Hope Made This Reporter Feel Like Part of the Community
Text by Valkyrie Reed, Senior, Trinity High School When I stepped out of my Uber and walked into the school where I had volunteered to report on Night of Hope, I wasn’t sure what to expect or do. I was nervously rushing around trying to find Steven Jones, the 6 Stones reporter I volunteered for.…
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Guest Post: Night of Hope Gives My Students More Than Christmas
Text by Anmarie Garcia, Principal, Oakwood Terrace Elementary My first Night of Hope was pleasant, if somewhat uneventful. In 2010, I was an assistant principal at West Hurst Elementary. The program was new, and still growing. It was nice to see families and students sharing Christmas together, especially because I knew that many of our…
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