| The 44th President of the United States Barack Obama |
| New President Obama by Alexis Flores 1. What I think about Obama is that he is a cool and nice President. He wants peace in this world. And respect in this world. 2. And he is smart. And I like him as a President and he is a perfect President. 3. I’m glad that he is the President. 4. He rocks!!! 5. I hope he is going to be the perfect President for the U.S.A. |
| Why hate.... |
| When love is an option? |
| Why be at war... |
When peace is an option? |
| A 2 voice poem for Dr. King by Claire Iverson, Hayden Latimer-Ireland, & Naomi Rafal |
| CHORUS: Why wait for our hopes and our dreams of freedom to someday come alive? |
| Why must we be ever needing... |
| to hope and dream for freedom? |
| Why isn't it just ... |
| there |
| CHORUS: Why wait for our hopes and our dreams of freedom to someday come alive? |
| REPEAT CHORUS: Why wait for our hopes and our dreams of freedom to someday come alive? |
| Why are we fighting... |
| When there is nothing to fight about? |
| Why must people die... |
| When there's nothing for them to die over? |
| REPEAT CHORUS: Why wait for our hopes and our dreams of freedom to someday come alive? |
| The new President by Nathaniel Abreu, Joseph Albano, Jackson Anderson, Sophia Baron, Laila Baugh, Karlos Boehlke, Marcela Breguez, Nicholas Capuano, Lucas Cavanaugh, Kyara De Souza, Loden Devine-Marong, Flora Doremus, Rowan Griffin, Shane Leamon, Madi Mack, Dominique Mathews, Philemon Prodoscimo, Lucas Sargent, Grace Takvorian, Sam Thomas, and Isabel West The new president is the first African-American to be President of the United States. He will bring people together. He will try to help poor people. Our new President is Barack Obama. Our school mock election When we had our school election, Obama had 444 votes and McCain had 18 votes. The student government (8th graders) set up our election. We had to fill out a form to be able to vote. We had to register to vote as a Republican, Democrat or independent. On voting day, November 3, we went to the cafeteria stage. Each of us got a ballot so that we could vote for whom we wanted. We went into booths to vote, marked our ballots, folded them in half and put them in the ballot box. That way our voting was private. The ballot had the pictures and names of Obama and McCain. Under the pictures were circles. Each voter filled in the circle of the candidate he or she wanted. In our very orderly line we chanted “Obama, Obama!” The older kids laughed at that. At the end of our school election the 8th graders counted the vote. EXTRA! We have some really exciting news for you! Our principal, Mr. Sabin, used to play basketball with Barack Obama. They were both studying at Harvard. Kyara’s babysitter and Youssef of our 4th grade live in the building on Broadway where President- elect Obama used to live! We all think Obama will be a good President. |
| I remember last year, when the elections hadn't even happened yet. We were starting a new social studies unit, about the elections and the candidates and presidency. Our first assignment was to bring in a list of candidates. I went online and found Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, John McCain, Mitt Romney, John Edwards, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani. I sat down on my inviting sofa to read about their political views and what they wanted to do for the U.S. I immediately loved Obama's view, especially about what he wanted to do for education and about the Iraq war. Hilary Clinton was interesting, but I'd have to say what she thought about health care was probably what intrigued me the most. I mused over the Republicans, then decided I was most definitely for Democrats only. I wanted the Iraq war to end, and I was displeased that John McCain wanted to continue it. As I lay on that comfortable couch, I thought about what I had read. I didn't know much politics and a lot of what they said confused me, but I still thought about it. As the year progressed, everyone was talking about politics. Marisa, my friend, was all for John Edwards. Some of my other friends wanted Obama, while others expressed Hilary Clinton as someone they would want to vote for. The next school year everything was moving faster. Several people had dropped out (Mitt Romney, for one.) and suddenly presidential debates were happening, and I had assignments on them. Barack Obama talked about school, Sarah Palin talked about a bridge to nowhere, the Sarah Paline Rap was formed during a Saturday Night Live episode, and everyone had it stuck in their heads. Sarah Palin was the best thing to dress-up as for Halloween. We had a school election that the seventh and eigth graders organized, and not surprisingly, the vote went in favor of the Democratic Candidate ( the final score was something like Obama 444, McCain 16) because Massachusetts is a democratic state. Everyone was pumped up for election day. I stayed over at a friend's house due to a school project, and we stayed up past 10pm to watch the votes come in. When we went to sleep, minds peaceful knowing that Obama was in the lead, I swear that it was near 11. The next morning we screamed for joy upon learning that Barack would become the first African- American president in the U.S. We were also pleased to know that he had won both the popular and electoral votes. And then today, on this fateful January 20th, 2009, Barack H. Obama officially became our nation's president. My class and the one next door watched his inauguration proudly, listened to his speech, and stood up when he said to. I don't know about others, but today, my heart was touched. I am full of pride to announce that our president, our leader, the person who will be in office for the next four years, who will straighten out the messes that have been made, is going to be great for the job. I just know it. In a year from now, our situation will be better the in 2008. Our nation will be stronger, closer, and people will once again believe in the United States of America. Believe in this, trust this, and your hope will keep us alive. =Gabi Mathews= |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. "Dr. King was a good man and he was brave. He made good speeches and was a minister. Dr. King was a leader who worked for black and white people’s freedom. He died because some one shot him." Alexis Flores |