Aerie InternationaL - Missoula County Public Schools
Aerie InternationaL - Missoula County Public Schools
Aerie InternationaL - Missoula County Public Schools
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ContrIbutorS<br />
dela breyne, 17: I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1991. My dad, a nuclear<br />
systems engineer from Aurora, Illinois, served in the Peace Corps in Liberia following<br />
college. My mom was a public interest lawyer for the state who<br />
grew up in a small oil town in South Louisiana. I spent my early<br />
years being cared for during the day by my step grandmother, a<br />
loving but no-nonsense woman from the hills of West Virginia.<br />
In 7th grade, our family needed a change of pace and we moved to<br />
Lawrence, Kansas where I attend Free State High School.<br />
melanie brown, 18: I lived the first half of my life in Richmond, VA, and am spending the<br />
second half thus far in Denver, CO. People really do drive cars here, but during our Western<br />
Stock Show, they parade herds of longhorn cattle through the middle of the city just to keep<br />
things wild. I spend my days plowing through high school, crocheting hats, laughing with<br />
my dearest friends, and writing words and phrases in the margins of my math notebook.<br />
I am a writer, a musician, a conductor, a runner, a driver of loud and rusting trucks, and<br />
above all things, a creator. My writing is always inspired by truth.<br />
I have learned that only when I write about things I know do my<br />
words live, so I make a point of finding inspiration in each day. I<br />
write about my joys so I may cherish them, my uncertainties so I<br />
may understand them, and my fears so I may conquer them.<br />
jessica byrne, 18: My home life has contrasting influences of rural and urban shape.<br />
I live in the outskirts of Carlisle; buildings spring up in clumps and are surrounded by<br />
countryside. In my photograph, “Country Lane,” I have captured<br />
the tranquillity and stillness of Cumbria. “Country Lane” shows<br />
soft curving lines in contrast to the linear shape of a city street.<br />
Carlisle depicts an idyllic atmosphere with the influence of man in<br />
the form of structure. This is the place I call home.<br />
ella carruthers, 13 and hollie milburn, 13: We got the idea for our picture from the<br />
place we live, Carlisle. The centre of our picture is Carlisle castle. We<br />
chose this as the centre because it reminds us the most of home as we<br />
pass it on the way to and from school every morning and afternoon.<br />
Carlisle castle is one of the oldest buidlings in<br />
Carlisle, along with the cathedral. Carlisle is a<br />
border city, near the Scottish border, and it was<br />
constantly in the middle of battles and wars fought<br />
between England and Scotland. It is full of history<br />
and Mary Queen of Scots was held here once. As you<br />
can see we created a border around the castle for our<br />
interests and life today.<br />
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