Cougar Online

a sampling of 5th-8th graders’ writing and artwork


 
Volume 9
Issue 1
Fall 2011
Hali Ulrick
In This Issue

In This Issue

Julia Messenger
Echo Hill “Memoir”
Ella Joshi
    It’s September 27th, 2061, I am 62 years old with three grandkids, two children, and a wonderful husband. I enjoy running a successful business and I am very wealthy. All of my success came from the skills I learned in seventh grade at my camping trip to Echo Hill. At Echo Hill, I never would have learned to believe in myself without the large zip line. After I made the climb up, I was SO happy! I couldn’t believe I made it! Now I believe I can conquer anything. My cooperating skills and teamwork skills improved because of the teamwork games we played in Adventure I class. I had to climb over a flat wall, walk on wires with my tribe watching me, and solve a really hard mental challenge. Now, I support all of my employees, and they trust me and support me. If I mess something up, they help me, and if they mess something up, I help them. Thank you, Echo Hill, for teaching me all of the skills I use today. I love my life.