The Wildling Story Booth

"Dear nature can you pick a weather? One day you're raining and the next it's sunny. Please pick one." - Takarionia, 4th grade

"Sharpen your pencils, choose your new outfit and wait for snow." - Shy, 4th grade

"I like to ride my bike outside because it feels refreshing, fun and adventurous." - Dezarae, 4th grade

"I like to ride my bike outside because it feels refreshing, fun and adventurous." - Octavia, 4th grade

"I am me and that's all I need. I feel like me the most when I'm outside." - Darrell, 4th grade

"Dear nature, I love climbing on your trees. I love doing parkour in the forest." - Najohn, 4th grade

"My favorite sport is basketball. I have a hoop on my garage, so I can get to practice a lot." - Jeriah, 5th grade

"We have the power to make a difference." - Catherine, 12th grade

"Practice makes progress and never perfect." - Fatima, 5th grade

"I will show the world there's more than just black and white. And I will use my degree and voice to make sure that people are seen in this world and heard." - Amyeir, 12th grade

"Young people are expected to both inherit and save our fractured world." - Hema, 12th grade

"Dance is an art form in which you can express feeling without a single word. It is a place in which not everything has to be understood to be received." - Sofia, 9th grade

"I've grown up in Minnesota. But it's not all that I've known. My dad is Tunisian. I have two half siblings who live in Tunisia along with his whole side of the family." - Lina, 9th grade

"My teammates respected I mean I respected them. We shared good stories." - James, 12th grade

"If we don't give everyone a fair shot, we will lose so much potential that would otherwise be blocked." - Tyson, 12th grade

"I wish dinosaurs could be alive right now." - Remy,  Pre-K

"My dad is someone who supports my dream. I started drawing, I would come home and show my dad and he would say, my drawing "looks great kid, keep up with the good work." - Kaliah, 11th grade

"You got a lot to live for, you know, you never know what's out there in the world that's there for you." - DeAngelo, 12th grade

"We heard that there is a river nearby, so we decided to try swimming. When we got there, the water was very cold, but we got used to it." - Francois, 4th grade

"The trees were very pretty as the wind blew through their leaves, and we climbed up the steep hill." - Wellan, 4th grade

Spring flowers blooms blossom. Baby birds trip for their food. Sunshines and snow melts.

"I wash my hair on odd days. I love my hair because it's curly and puffy. This is why my hair is special." - Kasia, 4th grade

"Me and my family were at the George Floyd Square. My mom was tearing up, my dad was crying and my sister was crying. And I didn't want to cry because I wanted to be strong for my sister." - KiKi, 5th grade

"My teacher used the common excuses like 'I have Black friends', her being a white woman trying to justify that she said the N word." - Kate Marie, 12th grade

"During the COVID lockdown after the murder of George Floyd, I was confused. There were so many questions and not enough answers." - Evan, 11th grade