North Kirkwood Middle School Archives | The Decameron Project

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"Fastball, Fastball, Fastball, everything is working, now all I have to do is get this..."

"A baseball, a white little speckle, spirals towards me as I dig my back foot into the batters box. The..."

A Journey Through A Baseball Game

John

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What if I say...I feel nothing. It might sound weird but I’ve been through so much..."

"People don’t know what happened to you; they assumed you are content in this world… If people could see..."

This Corner of The World

Karlie

Gilbert

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The sky fascinates me: its ever-changing colors like a painter’s palette"

I wish I could say I have a beautiful, stunning, scenic view from the 25th floor of my towering apartment...

My Brick House, My Window, and The World

Amelia

Franke

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Do you see that little wooden gazebo right there? That is where I like to just sit..."

"Hi there! You told me you wanted a tour of St. Louis? Okay good. Let’s start at the zoo. Before we..."

The Talking City

Danny

H.

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The rain drips down the leaves of a tree and travels its way through the gutter..."

"Windows. When open, you are led to somewhere outside of the closed space you live in. A breath of..."

Windows

Bridget

Feltmann

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

People for Place

Kirkwood, MO, that’s home to me. The train stations, stores, and restaurants are all so familiar to me. I...

People for Places

Sadie

N

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

The Clouded Window

During the winter it's like looking through a clouded window. The snow coated ledge slowly melting away...

The Clouded Window

Emma

Appel

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

"The trilling of brass trumpets and banging of snare drums..."

What I Love About Kirkwood

Allie

C

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

"Outside of my window, I see a landscape, as well as memories. I see a long expanse of..."

Although it may just be a cleverly designed piece of glass on a house, a window can be much more than just...

The Meaning of a Window

Gavin

J

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The lingering scent of scratchy hay and the chilling wind knotting up your hair when..."

Outside my window is a small town called Kirkwood. In this small town, I see a school. Inside the school I...

Outside My Window

Tori

D

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

The Memories Outside My Window

I wish I could say that outside my window was something special like a beautiful scenery of dancing palm...

The Memories Outside My Window

Lydia

Wieshan

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window

Outside this window was my second home, a place where I grew up and could look outside and feel like I was...

My Second Home, The Other Side of The Window

Carson

T

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Listening, I continue to hear others' stories of hardships and injustices to better..."

When I first heard of this contest, I didn't know what to think. I mean sure when I look through my window...

Seeing Differently

Grace

Volz

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"In the end, it may not sound like much but this town is mine. Whenever I leave, even..."

Outside my window is a town that isn’t small but it certainly feels that way. The majority of it is houses...

Outside My Window

Dylan

C

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"...it reveals an image many people wish they could see."

Small bits of the sun brighten up my room through the curtains. I guess that’s my cue to get up and open them.

The Unseen Magic of a Childhood Home

Haley

B

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"A world where people are chasing their dreams. A world where dreams turn into reality."

"Looking out a window you see a joined neighborhood, everyone knows everyone, friends, families. Taking..."

World of Possibilities

Bryleigh

Maxwell

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Authors. Make up characters, and I make up shorter thoughts. Like right now I’m..."

"I’ve never been a big fan of writing but I’ll give this a shot, so here I go. I wanna be a lawyer when..."

Distractions

Jacob

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

My City, The Sea

Outside my window, I see a school of fish. Mostly minnows masquerading, make believe sharks and crustaceans...

My City, The Sea

Clara

Banks

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"When I look outside my window I see how free everyone looks and I envy that..."

You might be wondering what’s outside your window. Are there little kids on their bikes with training...

What’s Outside My Window

Chloe

Ruiz

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

8th Grade

"Do they cry and whine? Or are they stoic and strong..."

Outside my window, I view the people go by. Each body, and each mind, and each eye, and each life...

Outside my window

PK

Schlarman

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

Outside MY Window—STL

My corner of the world is about 38.6270° N, 90.1994° W. Or, if you don’t like coordinates, it sits on the...

Outside MY Window—STL

Miles

Deck

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

Life from my perspective outside my window

Life from my perspective is pretty crazy. I’m currently looking outside my window saying, “What should I...

Life from my perspective outside my window

Ella

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What a great question, so ignored and underappreciated..."

What’s outside my window? What a great question, so ignored and under appreciated. Probably because the...

What’s Outside Your Window?

Natalie

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"He was frozen in fear, a normal day went wrong so fast. Will couldn’t ask his dad..."

"It was a day like any other. A quiet kid from a small city known as St.Louis Missouri was playing..."

They’re watching.

Michael

Blaskiewicz

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Fastball, Fastball, Fastball, everything is working, now all I have to do is get this..."

"A baseball, a white little speckle, spirals towards me as I dig my back foot into the batters box. The..."

A Journey Through A Baseball Game

John

B

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"What if I say...I feel nothing. It might sound weird but I’ve been through so much..."

"People don’t know what happened to you; they assumed you are content in this world… If people could see..."

This Corner of The World

Karlie

Gilbert

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The sky fascinates me: its ever-changing colors like a painter’s palette"

I wish I could say I have a beautiful, stunning, scenic view from the 25th floor of my towering apartment...

My Brick House, My Window, and The World

Amelia

Franke

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"Do you see that little wooden gazebo right there? That is where I like to just sit..."

"Hi there! You told me you wanted a tour of St. Louis? Okay good. Let’s start at the zoo. Before we..."

The Talking City

Danny

H.

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The rain drips down the leaves of a tree and travels its way through the gutter..."

"Windows. When open, you are led to somewhere outside of the closed space you live in. A breath of..."

Windows

Bridget

Feltmann

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

People for Place

Kirkwood, MO, that’s home to me. The train stations, stores, and restaurants are all so familiar to me. I...

People for Places

Sadie

N

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

The Clouded Window

During the winter it's like looking through a clouded window. The snow coated ledge slowly melting away...

The Clouded Window

Emma

Appel

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

"The trilling of brass trumpets and banging of snare drums..."

What I Love About Kirkwood

Allie

C

North Kirkwood Middle School

9th Grade

"Outside of my window, I see a landscape, as well as memories. I see a long expanse of..."

Although it may just be a cleverly designed piece of glass on a house, a window can be much more than just...

The Meaning of a Window

Gavin

J

Kirkwood

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade

"The lingering scent of scratchy hay and the chilling wind knotting up your hair when..."

Outside my window is a small town called Kirkwood. In this small town, I see a school. Inside the school I...

Outside My Window

Tori

D

St. Louis

North Kirkwood Middle School

Other Grade