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Reptiles That Need Help The Mind #trending By Nikolai Huie By Anonymous By Jonathyn Thornton Small fragile tiny World in flames, time for Sweet innocent kind school, time to learn but Merkle The mind of a baby is nothing but is surfing Twitters kindness ======Tell me how Sweet turns into vicious Fragile turns into armoured Tiny turns into huge Sweet turns to sour Innocent turns to foul minded Kind turns to mean There are many types of reptiles. There are leopard geckos. There are komodo SNAKE HAIKU dragons. There are basilisks. There are By Logan Treacy bearded dragons. There are alligators. Those are some of the reptiles. THIN SLIMY AND LONG SCALY AND ROUGH REPTILE Thank you, Nikolai, for sending COLD BLOODED SERPENT us an article! The SSTimes would love to get more articles from students at Smith School. You can email [email protected] with your submissions.

Greenhouse Sale By Anna Guggenheim

======Cherry Blossoms By Anna Guggenheim ======Pink and white is all I see under the petals Owls cherry blossom tree Big eyes, big wings ======Flying, Looking, Hearing In a tree Silent Hunter By Daquan Its that time everyone time for flowers, baby animals, and all things spring! ======Not only is it planting time but our Greenhouse is doing there annual plant sale. From marigolds to the germanius. All of the plants at the Greenhouse are beautiful. My favorite are the hanging baskets they make. The sale begins April 30th until sold out. Flowers are one of the things that define spring.

National Poetry Month

SuperBowl LV By Tyler Santana

family friends pizza Fournette runs Mahomes is sacked The Legendary Cat Warrior SuperBowl Sunday By D.J. Schofield

Every April is National Poetry Month, a ======Cute and cuddly time to celebrate poets and their craft. Michael Jackson From Sonnets, to Acrostic, to Haiku, Pop Star, Legend Small and mischievous baby join us in celebrating the work of our Dancing, Singing, Shemoaning Orange and fluffy Smith School poets. Songs on the radio on the bus Bad By Issac and Classmates ======

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Not knowing any better, Basketball oddly staring at a TV, By Tyler Santana gets taken away and becomes a glitch. Bored so I play basketball Child two, a girl. Another sport just is not the Little girl, digging for freedom, trapped Same some think within a hospital. Kayaking can be fun but CLANG! She hears, turns her head, Especially I like basketball a seeing a spoon up ahead. Ton where else can you Digging and digging, another spoon Blaze across the court drops by. All I want to do is play ball The Duck She finally sees a light. But yet… Looking for fame? Naw, just By Tommy Husband It's that same light that prisoned her in Love the game! the hospital. A baby duck is as soft as a fuzzy peach. She hears the door open for the room A toddler duck is as messy as a she was in. teenager. She walks out, unknowing The Doctor Springtime Haiku Teenage ducks are as playful as a ball isn’t far behind. bouncing. By Adriana Gonzalez A young adult duck is as free as a leaf Child three, lollipop boy. in the wind. Scared and cowardly. He runs. A grown up duck is as hungry as a He has to fight back, even if he’s Flowers are blooming wildebeest. scared. Bullies are the main enemy… for now. Trees are swaying in the wind ======Until he locks himself in the locker. The Teacher arrives. Leopard The sun shines on Earth Hunter, Black Child four, ghost child. Jumping, Eating, Prowling A boy who walks around with one arm, Hunts at night with a sheet over his head. Big jungle cat He notices some viewers watching TV. By Mya He sees an open window, he sees a dead rat, and uses it to climb. ======Climb to the window, success. Freedom? Fail… Life of a Mute The TV turns off. By Anonymous They are now behind him. Nowhere to go. He stays still, and waits The life of a mute is not an easy life for death to approach. The life of a mute is not understood The life of a mute is trying to scream ======The Love Cinquain for help with nothing coming out By Abigail Jackson The life of a mute is frustrating Dog The life of a mute is frightening cute, friendly LGBTQ+ The life of a mute living makes you running, panting,playing Love, Honest desperate can eat dog food Sharing, Exploring, Being The life of a mute is lonely K-9 The life of a mute is craving By TJ Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans understanding ======Sexuality The life of a mute is painful The life of mute is dark and cold Batman The life of a mute is something people By Jane Ink will never understand Batman is the Dark Knight as he walks ======All through the night he stalks The night is his to own Dogs May he walk alone Cool, Naughty Alone again Helping, Caring, Growling Never losing to bane Playful and hyper Pit Bulls ♥ ======By Mercedes Zebra Untitled ======Stripes, Strong By Jacob Willams-Ratcliff Jumping, Running, Hopping Glitch Children Zebras run fast I think the school bus is a big block of By Chloe Weber Striped horse cheese. Based upon digital comic from LN By Aubry Arden The chocolate milk jug is a giant block comics and LN2 of chocolate. ======I like big blocks of cheese. To the dark shadowy woods, over the blue foggy seas. Baby Shark Bunbun is a stuffed animal. Glitch children await for you within By Jonathyn Thornton Bunbun is my favorite. this maze of pain. Bunbun is a rabbit. Pain, a feeling like being stabbed, Baby Shark do doo crushed, broken. Person swimming do do doo! Bunbun can. Is what these children have probably Lunch At last do doo! Bunbun can jump. felt before becoming glitches. Bunbun can jump high. Bunbun can jump high buildings. Child one, a toddler. But bunbun is short.

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I remember when I got bunbun. extended my arm just an inch I could I remember bunbun´s bow tie. grab it. Drag her away into the small Belching, you stand and grab fruit off I remember bunbun´s checkered ears. universe just underneath. the trees and chew. Instaitable. It’s I remember bunbun´s bead eyes. sticky and filled with worms but I remember when bunbun was lost and I was sad. There’s a knock on the door as my something sweet persuades you to grab hand creeps forward, and just like more. They fit just in the palm of your Bunbun bunbun bunbun that— hand, like they’re made for you. All for Llama. I love you you. I’m stuck and she’s gone. Just ======underneath — under the blankets and Something pushes you away, grabbing the pillows and the stuffed animals and you and tugging. But you fight for Rainbows By Aubry Arden the mattress and the frame and the more. This is made for you. You floorboards. I’m stuck and she’s gone. deserve this more than anyone. It is beautiful It is a rainbow of colors. #2 Your nails drag through the dirt, It is beautiful. through the remains of the fruit on the The rainbow is like a pretty horse shoe Your mouth is full of cotton, and while grass, you scramble to get out of their It is beautiful. you stumble through the moving sand, reach. Your hands are wet but nothing ======you choke it up. It feels like grit sticks, you continue to fall. sanding down your molars as you grind Mine craft your teeth. You beg for water, for the This is by Steven Ellis Bacon relenting sun to waver — your Minecraft And there, just off in the distance, paradise. You want this. Is blocky. It paradise. Swirling like molten soap. You hit the ground and your sight Is wavers. Your mouth is full of cotton. also Grass spills into the dry climate, fresh Your stomach bursts. dangerous. and covered in mildew. It’s like a whole You other world, just in front of you. Just #4 can for you. The sun doesn’t seem so bad, craft tools. the heat not as suffocating. The There’s this cat, There small and grey is closer It follows me everywhere a a small little thing I can’t shake dimension you get the called It whines, the nether. bigger I think it’s lonely You’re goal is to it becomes. And it followed me, beat From my house, to my school, to the the Trees creep into your line of sight, fruit gas station, to the park. enderdragon. ripe and ready to fall off its branches. I didn’t stop for it The leaves are green. Everything's so A Collection of Poems By Anonymous green. And the water, oh, there’s water. But I wish I did Mosy and running. #1 Now it doesn’t whine You can’t push yourself to run, but you It doesn’t cry when I walk faster There’s light, hobble through tough wind anyway. always. Your hair whips back into your face but It's never there She creeps throughout the room — you narrow your eyes through the I’ve missed it, fiddling with something in the closet, irritation. I’ve missed picking it up, and bringing taking off her shoes, avoiding the it to the vet, and buying it little vests mirror, When you reach it, the blades of with daisys on it

I’m stuck in the dark while the lights green I’ve never done those things before, are on, never wished for something not there it’s always on. just between your toes, just between She settles down — she lays in her bed, your fingertips, feel heavenly. This is So, the frame lurching just above me, heaven. You feel like an angel with waxy wings. There isn’t this cat Hours and hours past and the light It doesn’t follow me anywhere either stays on. My stomach growls. Morning You crawl to the water and without a small little thing that I shook, big and comes, the birds chirp noisily just thought; tall I am to it’s small little body outside her window, and I am stuck. and it died drink. You gulp it down greedily, The light is still on. wanting more and more. It bloats your stomach with dread but you continue She wakes up. Gets ready for the day. to swallow. You can’t stop. You need Her ankle is just in view, and if I more.

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CINQUAIN Hades Saiki K by Sheldon Swartwood By Siena Drumluk By Ellis

Hades is the god of death. Good, Anime Classroom Hades is a torched soul. Fighting, Saving, Breaking Wall Fun , School bus Hades is the god of riches. A psychic kid trying to be a normal Exciting, Learning, Talking Psychic Students have fun learning Math and The gods ELA By Heindrich Mesick ======Knowledge Sonnet Number 13 The gods help me By Jonathyn Thornton The gods are real. The gods have help from the gods. As I look outside, I see squirrels frolic, I pray to the gods. play For the squirrels are young and bold Powerful gods Many day I played, but my bed I lay By Heindrich Mesick This because I am frail, fragile and old Soon, just like my parents, I will be The gods bound. For the doctors say “This is my last The gods are day”, Deep i will go into the cold hard ground The gods are Powerful Certainly, but slowly, I will decay Like My father, who was a stubborn My Life mule, My Cat Can By Heindrich Mesick I tried everything, to move on ahead. By Steven Ellis Bacon Like my mother, I was a shining jewel I remember when I play soccer. Who’ll Shine with beauty, until I am My cat can drink. I remember I will play on a soccer dead my cat can drink in. team. Tomorrow I’ll see- tomorrow I’m gone- my cat can drink in the. I remember I am good at soccer. If my life was as useless as a pawn. my cat can drink in the bathtub. Sir butterfly ======The Mark of Athena By Jace Simmons By Siena Drumluk People. I remember sir Kind, Nice. The mark of Athena. Magic owl eyes. Butterfly Helping, loving. Tempest and Blackjack in a fight. I remember his colorful They are helpful and cool. Tempest lightning Blackjack water. Wings They are fun. Can enjoy things. Clesetel bronze I remember his large By Kevin clanking...silence. Smile ======Heroes rise monsters fall. I remember his Dot like eyes FNaF Sonnet Books-- By Anna Guggenheim By Siena Drumluk Greek Gods By Heindrich Mesick Five lives lost, just little kids, gone to Books soon Are like Hot, Cold Forever incased with in this dark place Movies Saving, Fighting, Winning Their screams only heard by the light You make Use Their Powers of the moon In your Apollo is the Poetry God Can not be saved, now it is a race Mind. There is no escape it is far too late Atomic Forced to preform never reborn “Only two of my friends” By Jamie Seely No one knows truth not even to this By Jaden Lee date Flying, Spinning Now it is their only purpose to warn Now it is a game of cat and mouse Me and loneliness, Bouncing, Jumping, Shaking, No escape no matter how hard you try We’ll be forever, Making up Everything, Sleep deprivation, You will never escape from this h*!! Universal… house Normal as ever, It is true you will definitely die Isolated from our loved, Hades They are here there is no way to defy Times worth living, By Siena Drumluk They are here no one here is an ally I promise you, A lifetime of defeats, Dark, Deathly ======This is it Horrifying, Forbidding, Scaring Sparx Takes Dead Souls Tall, huge Horrible Jumping, frightening, running Wants to pursue a career in dance My caterpillar Big guy By Jace Simmons By Killian ======My caterpillar is My caterpillar is red My Grandfather My caterpillar is red and By Anna Guggenheim My caterpillar is red and brown My grandfather who I called Papa died when I was 8. He meant the world to me and he still does. We had nicknames for each other I called him

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Papa and he called me Peanut. He was never really liked Marvel until I my inspiration to sing, he taught me Jason Reynolds watched this show. how and told me that if I want to be a singer then do it! There was the time he By Anna Guggenheim Full Court Press got me my drum set my Grandma came Sports News and got me from school and took me to the icecream store then we went to her By Tyler Santana house. Little did I know that my Grandpa got me a gift. I walked inside and ran to hug him like I always did then I saw a red drum set in the living room, my jaw dropped and I started crying. I was so happy. I ran to him and hugged him tight and said, ¨Papa is that for me?¨. He then said ¨Yes Peanut it’s all yours.¨ I really miss him but it was his time. My aunt tells me that he would be proud of me and I believe it. I remember our last On April 13th, my class and I got to conversation he was in hospice hooked take part in a Zoom with the author up to a lot of machines. He said Jason Reynolds. Jason Reynolds has Currently happening in sports, Bam ¨Peanut I will always be with you and written a lot of books such as Stamped, Adebayo sinks a game winning jumper know that I love you more then life he also wrote Miles Morales to get the Heat past the Nets, 109-107. itself.¨ I hugged him and said ¨I love Spider-Man, and Ghost. All of the Also happening in the NBA, Nets star you too Papa you'll be ok I promise.¨ fiction books Jason Reynolds has Lamarcus Aldridge has abruptly Then one day later he was gone. But his written have one thing in common and announced his retirement after memory lives on and I know he is that is having a boy of color as the main experiencing heart issues. The seven watching me grow up. character. He said that he has faith in time all-star announced his decision our generation and that we can help over social media. Brooklyn Nets center wrote about his decision to get Earth Day make the world less racist by being antiracists. examined in the hospital and the By Tyler Santana support he received from his team. In other news, recently in March Worth a Watch? Madness, Baylor stunned Gonzaga in Wandavision the Championship, 86-70. By Jonathyn Thornton Currently happening in football, WandaVision released on January 15th former Washington football of this year, with the last episode aired quarterback, Alex Smith has on March 5th. WandaVision is set in announced his retirement after 16 the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) years in the NFL. Also happening in right after the events of Endgame. The football The Pittsburgh Steelers have show goes through several different signed Mike Tomlin to a 3-year types of sitcoms, starting in black and extension. In basketball, Scottie white, and ending with a spin on The Pippin’s eldest son has died at 33. Office. The cast includes: Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith is --- wanted by Louisiana Police for alleged Elizabeth Olsen: Wanda Maximoff 2nd-degree battery at a coffee shop. Paul Bettany: Vision The Cincinnati Bengals have exposed their new uniforms. NFL offseason Earth day was created in Wisconsin. Debra Jo Rupp:Sharon Davis Kathryn Hahn: Agatha Harkness programs start with mixed player The idea of Earth Day was created by involvement. With groups of players Senator Nelson who announced it for a Teyonah Parris: Monica Rambeau Randall Park: Jimmy Woo from 20 NFL teams stating they will ‘teach-in’ on college campuses to the opt out of in-person attendance, national media, and convinced Pete Kat Dennings: Darcy Lewis Evan Peters: Peter Maximoff voluntary offseason will take place McCloskey, a conversation-minded Monday across the league. Repubican Congressman to assist at ---- co-chair. They recruited Dennis Acting: 10/10 Haiynes, a young activist, to orient the The actors did a fantastic job campus teach-ins and they chose April portraying the classic sitcom theme. 22, weekday falling in between spring break and Regents Exams to increase Costumes/ CGI: 9.5/10 the student participation. Now Earth I love the costumes in this show, again Day is celebrated April 22 every year. It cannot complain is 51 years old.Earth Day is celebrated to keep environmental issues known Cinematography:9.8/10 and increase awareness. People can The first 2 episodes were in black and In hockey the Talbots stops 22 shots celebrate by doing something white, which made it a little confusing, and the Minnesota Wild gets past the environmentally friendly - like bike to which added to the sense of mystery. Arizona Coyotes 5-2. The Senators work or start a recycle program. sneak past the flames. Connor Brown Story: 11/10 scored a short-handded goal and added WandaVision’s plot is really sad, yet a empty netter to help the Ottawa uplifting. I think the writers did an Senator get the win Monday over the absolutely fantastic job with making it home team Calgary Flames. McDaviel feel mysterious. scores goal as Oilers topple Canadiens 4-1. Connor McDavid scored a terrific Overall:10.1/10 winner late in the third quarter, After you get past the first 2 episodes beating two defenders on an amazing the show gets easier to understand. I rush up ice, and the Edmond Oilers recommend this show to anyone. I defeated the Montreal Conadians 4-1 in a physical game Monday night. The

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Golden Nights defeat Sharks 3-2 in up, because we’re headed into the shootout on a historical night. On a statistics sector. record breaking night for sharks Five Nights At Freddy's forward, Patrick Marleau, a close game Star Wars was released in 1977, Sister Location between west division rivals only whereas Star Trek was released in By Anna Guggenheim seemed fitting. Connect topple Leafs in 1979, around 2 years after. At the box OT in return from COVID delay. The office Star Wars(:A New Hope) earned Vancouver Ducks returned to the ice worldwide around $2.7 billion (All Now for my review of the 5th game after a spreading of COVID-19 values adjusted for inflation). Whereas other wise know as Sister Location. prompted for almost weeks wondering, Star Trek: The Motion Picture earned This is the most terrifying one in my worrying, and waiting. worldwide around $507 million opinion because you have mostly free dollars. That’s an 81% difference! rein of the building. The animatronics That’s all the sports news, stay tuned Therefore 81% more people watched are rented out to parties and are stored for more updates. Star Wars, than Star Trek. Logically here in the underground warehouse, that must mean that Star Wars is 81% were you work as a better than Star Trek. security/maintenance worker for the Ask Anna animatronics. The animatronics are By Anna Guggenheim I know what you're thinking, “But called ¨The Funtimes¨ (it wont be a Jonathyn, that's only the first Star funtime for long hehe). When you start Dear Anna, Wars film. There have been at least 9 the game you will hear a man who I HELP!!! I am hosting a dinner films for the main trilogy. So you must believe is Henry Emily and Mr. Afton, party for 6 and have no idea be avoiding those films because Star Afton designed the animatronics. You what to make. Any suggestions? Trek is actually better!” To that I say, “I will here a lot of flashbacks at the start find your lack of faith disturbing”. of the nights the second night you will Well I have a few ideas for you. Bring a hear a little girl Afton's daughter ask large pot of water to a boil, and salt I took that into consideration, ¨Didn't you make her just for me?¨ At generously. Add the pasta and cook therefore I looked at 9 Star Wars the end of night five you will hear the according to package directions until al movies and 9 Star Trek movies. All of little girl who I believe is Elisabeth dente (tender but still slightly firm). which made at least 100 million Afton say to Circus Baby ¨Dont tell Drain and toss with a splash of oil. dollars. I adjusted for inflation then Daddy that im here. I wanted to see Meanwhile, slice the chicken into calculated the averages, and I found your show too. I don't know why he 1/4-inch-thick strips, and lay them on a that on average Star Trek made 347.8 wont let me come see you. Your plate or a sheet of waxed paper. Season million dollars. Whereas Star Wars wonderful. Were did the other children with salt and pepper. Heat a large made an average of 1.5 Billion dollars! go?¨ The you hear her die. For those of skillet over medium heat. Add 2 That's nearly a 77% difference! you who don't know they animatronics tablespoons of the butter. When the names are Funtime Freddy, Bon-Bon butter melts, raise the heat to So on average 77% more people (who is Freddy's hand puppet.) medium-high and add the chicken in 1 watched Star Wars than Star Trek. Funtime Foxy, Ballora, Circus Baby, layer. Cook, without moving the pieces, Therefore Star Wars is on average 77% Bidbabs, Minireenas, and Ennard. until the underside has browned, 1 to 2 better than Star Trek. All in all Star Ested of phone guy you get Handy unit, minutes. Flip the pieces, and cook until Wars is irrefutably better than Star he is a table that you hold he talks you browned and cooked through, 2 to 3 Trek. through everything. On night 5 Circus minutes more. Transfer the chicken to (These numbers are only for the movies. No television Baby will lead you to the ¨scooping a medium bowl. Reduce the heat to shows were taken into consideration, nor books or room¨ Handy Unit will then tell you medium. Add the remaining 6 toys.) that your are in an unauthorized area tablespoons butter. Scrape the bottom but its too late Circus Baby the tells you of the skillet with a wooden spoon to ¨If we looked like you then we would release any browned bits. When the have somewhere to go.¨ Then your butter has mostly melted, whisk in the organs are ripped out and Ennard cream and nutmeg and bring to a crawls inside you using you as a skin simmer, then cook for 2 minutes. suit. Michael (wich is you characters Lower the heat to keep the sauce just name) is one of Aftons sons, at the end warm. Whisk the Parmigiano-Reggiano he says ¨Father, its me Michael. I did into the sauce. Add the chicken and it. I found it-it was right were you said cooked pasta and toss well. Season it would be. They were all there. They with salt and pepper. Serve hot in didn't recognize me at first, but they heated bowls. Hope you have fun with thought I was you. And I found her. I your friends! put here back together, just like you What is a piece of life advice or asked me to. She´s free now. But wisdom that you know to be something is wrong with me. I should be dead, but I’m not. I've been living in true? the shadows. There is only one thing “One thing I know to be true is that you left for me to do now. Im going to come should be your true self and not change find you. Im going to come find you.¨ for anyone else.” - Anna Guggenheim This implies that his family (who are all dead) were possessing the Funtimes. “What I know for sure is that, no And the ¨her¨ that he talks about is his matter how long and dark the tunnel is, sister Elisabeth. Note:you only hear there is always a light and the end, and this if you complete the Golden Freddy Star Wars: According to you will always find it.” - Jonathyn mode wich has all the animatronics on the Numbers Thornton hard). When Michael says ¨sheś free By Jonathyn Thornton now¨ he means his sisters soul is freed “The advice or wisdom given to me was from Circus Baby. I think Michael is don’t spend more than you make.” - trying to free his family's souls. I think Hello there. (General Kenobi) With May Zack Sorensen the 4th approaching at ludicrous speed, this game is absolutely terrifying. I rate it’s time to settle the debate once and this game 10/10 because of the game “Treat others the way you want to be quality and the fact that you are not for all. Is Star Wars better than Star treated” - JJ Weber Trek? Obviously the answer is yes, and stuck in one room the whole time. I you will soon agree. So I’ll beam you would recommend that kids 13 and older play this game because its really scary.

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