Girl

HOLA yesterday was GREAT. So much talent!
Before the school year starts, all 8 affinity group leaders met with Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Vidale, and Ms. Quarshie to start preparing and to get ideas flowing. Ms. Quarshie had us prepare by reading a short story called "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid and write up our own versions. "Girl" is sort of a list of ways that this narrator has been told she had to do, kind of like a set of rules.
For yesterday's activity I was going more for a discussion, but with Carlos' (Co- president with me) encouragement we decided to do this writing exercise with everyone else. In 15 minutes, we either volunteered or nominated people to read their piece. SUCH GOOD STUFF. Some people didn't read, which made me a little sad, but everything we heard was so interesting and really helped us get to know each other. I want us in HOLA to be close and comfortable with each other; I think this definitely helped with that.


I'll see if I can get some peeps to let me put what they wrote on here.


Overall, HOLA makes me so happy and proud.


:)