Aerie InternationaL - Missoula County Public Schools

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