As previously

mentioned, the end of

the year trip for CJHS is

coming soon. Mr. Cass

has planned a trip to the

St. Louis Zoo. To go on

this trip you must have 1

point or less. The day we

will be going on the trip is

May 21, 2014. On May

30th & June 3rd CJHS

Spring Fling will be taking

place. CJHS is a busy

place in May!

For CJHS and

other West Frankfort

schools, the end of the

school is coming quickly.

Each school in the West

Frankfort District will be

taking their end of the

year trips. For CJHS the

end of the year trip will

be coming soon! We will

be going to the St. Louis

Zoo. I think we are going

to have a lot of fun at

the zoo.

Since the end of

the school year is coming

up we all need to keep

our grades up. CJHS ex-

ams will be held on May

28th and 29th. I know

some people don’t like

school but why wouldn’t

you not like CJHS? We

have great teachers and

great kids here at CJHS.

As the school year comes

to an end, our teachers

and friends will be

missed over the summer.

This year the 8th

graders they will have a

graduation towards the

end of May. This will take

place on May 24th. On

May 22nd the CJHS Hon-

ors Night will be taking

place.

The End is Near By Stephanie Gosney

Summer Dress Code By Deanna Stinson

Warmer weather

has arrived. Summer is

practically right around

the corner. Students, not

all of them, but most of

them want to wear short

shorts and tank tops to

school because it is

warmer. However, some

people forget that there

is a dress code at school.

Mr. Cass said

that so far we have done

really good this year

when it comes to follow-

ing the dress code. Ac-

cording to our handbook,

the dress code says stu-

dents should always be

neat and clean. Rule #7

states that all students

clothing must cover them

from the collar bone to

the mid-thigh area. So

remember, next time you

pick out you outfit for

school, you need to be

following the dress code!

More informa-

tion can be

found in the

CJHS hand-

book.

Special points of

interest:

HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTA-

TION

FLORIDA VACATION

NBA PLAYOFFS

SPOTLIGHT STUDENTS

SPOTLIGHT TEACHER

May 2, 2014

Volume 2, Issue 11

Central Press

Last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the CJHS Theater Class pre-

formed Annie at the Paschedag Auditorium. The school play was really

good. I just want to congratulate everybody that was in the play. I also

want to thank you all for representing our school that way. This play

showed other towns that CJHS is a good school.

My personal favorite part of the play was where Kaity Hixon

grabbed the baby doll’s head, ripped it off the doll, and then the head was

kicked around the stage. I was surprised that the dog did so well in the

play. I thought for sure that this part would go wrong. I thought the dog

was just going to sit there and look at her like that’s not my name. However, he didn’t! He got up and went

to “Annie.”

Overall the play was a success. Personally, I think that this play was the best play I have seen in

my life. Good job to everyone that participated. CJHS is proud of you!

Success at the Paschedag Auditorium! By Chris Crecelius

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By far the cutest celebrity couple right now would have to be Jay- Z and Beyonce. Jay Z and Beyonce

started dating more than 12 years ago, but they had a business relationship before they started dating. Busi-

ness is what got theses two together. However, Beyonce’s talent is what stood out most to Jay-Z. As time

went by their professional relationship went from business to romantic.

They started dating in 2003 because of a collaboration they did called Bonnie and Clyde. They have

been inseparable ever since. Life went on and they got married April 4, 2008. Following that they had a

baby girl which they named Blue Ivy Carter. She was born on January 27, 2012. Beyonce said in an interview

with Oprah that “I would not be the women I am today if I did not go home to that man and it gives me such

a foundation.” Then Jay-Z said, "You know what, I am very attracted to who makes me laugh and is that

charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I am just a sticker for somebody that is charming.”

Beyonce and Jay-Z are now living their life in their $6.5 million mansion in New York, raising their

baby and recording music.

Cutest Celebrity Couple By Emily Andres

The spotlight teacher of this issue is Mr. Dial. He has been a teacher for nine years. Mr.

Dial previously taught at the Alternative High School in Anna before coming to CJHS.

Mr. Dial became a teacher because he remembers in 6th grade his teacher talking about be-

ing a teacher and he thought he could do it. His favorite subject

other than Math is Literature. His least favorite subject is Statis-

tics.

Mr. Dial’s biggest challenge being a teacher is dealing

with the frustration of students not trying their best. His inspira-

tion is people that get up every morning and go to work/school in-

stead of just staying in bed and giving up. Mr. Dial’s favorite singer

is Sammy Hagar. His favorite season is summer.

Teacher Spotlight By Kali Everly

Here at CJHS the 8th grade spotlight student is Marah Elizabeth

Wilmore! Some of Marah’s hobbies include singing and acting. Her favorite

teacher is Mrs. Deason. She’s went West Frankfort school her whole life.

Marah’s favorite football team is the Wisconsin Green Bay Packers. Her fa-

vorite movie is Frozen because who doesn’t like Frozen!? One of her favorite

colors is Aqua Marine. McDonald’s and Subway is Marah’s favorite fast food

restaurants. As we all know, Marah is a very smart, talented girl. Her favor-

ite subject is literature with Mrs. Deason. Marah, being the hard worker that she is, helped build sets for

“Annie” over her spring break.

8th Grade Spotlight Student By Violet Morgan

7th Grade Spotlight By Bailey Chinn

Macayla Bowers is a seventh grader here at CJHS. She was born on March 9, 2001 in Carbondale. Her

favorite food is spaghetti. Her favorite color is teal. Macayla plays softball and it’s her favorite sport. Her

favorite singer is Lorde and her favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston.

Macayla said her favorite animal is a sea turtle. Macayla also said that she

wants everyone to get along and be nice to each other. I hope you guys know

a little more about Macayla Bowers.

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Volume 2, Issue 11

Super Heroes

have been a sign of hope

through the years for

kids of all ages and today

I will talk about four of

those amazing heroes.

They are Batman, Spider-

man, Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles, and The

Incredible Hulk.

Batman was origi-

nally a comic book before

it was turned into a movie

in 1966 and it turns 75

years

old this

year.

In my

opinion,

this

once

great

super

hero as become dark and

in turn less of a hero to

kids around the globe.

Our next super

hero is that of the Amaz-

ing Spiderman.

Now he is a

real American

hero fighting

those bad guys

whether they

are crazy ones

or just your

common crimi-

nal. This great super hero

also came out in comic

book form in 1963 and

since then we have seen

him in countless battles,

in multiple cartoons, video

games movies, and toys.

In my research, I have

learned that Spi-

derman is still

O.K. for children

everywhere.

This

brings us to the

Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles.

They are great super he-

roes and kids love them.

Their show first came on

in the year 1990 where

they have battled their

enemy Shredder more

times than not. These

crazy turtles just don’t

give up because they are

on a mission to stop this

evil doer from taking over

the world.

This brings us to

our last super hero and

even though he is last he

definitely not least.

Actually he is big-

ger than a truck.

Guess who I’m talk-

ing?! You are right

is the incredible

hulk. Over the

years, we have seen

him fight many peo-

ple but his biggest and

most recurring enemy is

the Abomination, who like

hulk was a failed experi-

ment. This super hero was

created in a lab in the

year 1962. Since then he

has been in countless bat-

tles against countless

enemies. This great hero

has been in multiple mov-

ies and a lot more TV

shows but he is truly a

great American super-

hero.

These are just a

few superheroes that

kids look up to. Each one

has been around for a

long time, and I can’t see

them going anywhere any-

time soon.

Superheroes by Seth Petkas

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Central Press

SpongeBob is a

fictional T.V. show that

was created for children’s

entertainment. Sponge-

Bob was created by Steve

Hillenburg. Hillenburg is

a former marine biologist

and a former science

teacher.

SpongeBob’s name

was going to be Sponge-

Boy but that name was all

ready legally owned by

someone else. Tom Kenny,

the man behind Sponge-

Bob’s voice in the show

says, “SpongeBob’s laugh

is meant to make viewers

think of the ocean.” Ac-

cording to SpongeBob’s

license, he was born on

July 14, 1986. However,

the cartoon did not air

until 1999.

For two years,

the creators of Sponge-

Bob stopped making new

episodes. Then the series

of SpongeBob returned in

2005. Ever since then

they only make one or two

episodes a year.

In my opinion

SpongeBob is the best

show ever. You can learn

so much about the ocean

and ocean life from

watching this show. Here

is a fun fact about

Spongebob. The woman

who is the voice of Plan-

tations’ wife is married to

the man who plays

SpongeBob’s voice? That’s

pretty weird. Go home

and watch SpongeBob!

Call of Duty Ghost is basically like any other Call of Duty but with aliens. The Single

Player Campaign is possibly the worst one yet. The story is that America is invaded by South

America because South America hacked America’s space missile weaponry. Why they do this? I don’t know

maybe they wanted to impress a lady they found in Wal-Mart. Anyway, now America is severely weakened so

they send in the Ghosts who are super sneaky elite soldiers. These soldiers apparently don’t really know that

they are ghosts. For example the first time your feet are on the ground and a gun is in your hands you go and

get yourself in a huge gun fight. You might even end up blowing up a chopper. So the Single Player Campaign is

just the same as all of the other Call of Duty’s. The only difference is that Call of Duty Ghost’s has a dog.

The Multiplayer Mode on Call of Duty Ghosts can be won by doing one thing; sitting in a corner and

snipe anyone who crosses your sight. The Alien Mode is better than Survival Mode that was in Modern Warfare

3, but Alien Mode in Call of Duty Ghost still falls short of Nazi zombie.

I would say that all in all Call of Duty Ghost is not fun at all. I would give the final rating for Call of

Duty Ghost a 5 out of 10. Personally, I would suggest you wait for it to be twenty dollars before purchasing

this game.

SpongeBob: Best Cartoon Ever?? By Chris Crecelius

Call of Duty Ghost Review By George Tomanovich

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Volume 2, Issue 11

As you know, all

of the 8th graders will be

moving onto high school

soon. High school will be

very different than Jr.

High. A lot of people talk

about their high school

experiences being good

experiences. Many people

are afraid to go onto high

school, but there are also

a lot of people who are

excited.

High School is

different in many ways.

The building is much big-

ger, the classes are dif-

ferent, and there are

many more people. You

can obviously tell by look-

ing that the building is

bigger. At the high

school, you can be placed

in classes that have stu-

dents of all grade levels.

There are four grade lev-

els at the high school

they are freshman,

sophomore, junior, and

senior.

Freshman Orien-

tation was held on May 1st

at 6pm at FCHS. Mrs. Dill

from the high school held

the orientation. The ori-

entation helped 8th grad-

ers in many different

ways. They were able to

get to know the building,

it clarified a lot of things,

and even allowed upcom-

ing Freshman to get a

start on their classes. At

orientation, students

walked around the school

to get to know where the

classes will be next year

Students were also able

to ask questions as well.

I think that high

school will be scary at

first but will eventually

be a good experience for

all of us. High School

seems intimidating be-

cause it will be so differ-

ent. I do believe that

high school will be an en-

joyable time.

giant black alligator, and

crocodiles. They have zip

lining and snakes.

At Sea World

(which is also located in

Florida) they have two

roll coasters, one splash

ride, killer whales, sting

rays, dolphins, sea tur-

tles, gift shops, eagles,

one balled eagle, African

fish eagle, a possum, and

walruses.

Disney World is

also located in Florida. At

Downtown Disney they

have Lego Land, Candy

Florida is a good

vacation spot. I have been

to Florida twice. I plan to

go back in July. Most peo-

ple just think of Florida

as a place to lay on the

beach. However, there is

a lot of other stuff that

Florida has to offer.

Florida is the sec-

ond biggest cattle state,

second only Texas in the

U.S. They have a lot of

alligators. Orlando has a

place called Gaitorland.

They have white alliga-

tors, green alligators, a

Shop, and a Rainforest

Café.

Universe Studios

is located in Florida.

They have rollcoasters,

dinner places, water

rides, gift shops, and 3D

rides.

If you haven’t

made a trip to Florida

before you really need to

go. All of these places are

a lot of fun.

FCHS By Hannah Easterly

Fun Facts About Florida By Talon Christensen

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Central Press

Hobby Grade Re-

mote Control’s are differ-

ent from the Remote Con-

trol’s you buy from places

like Target and Toys R

Us. Hobby Grade are

much more expensive. A

Hobby Grade RC can

range from $200 up to

$5,000. Sometimes the

prices can go even higher.

Hobby Grade are

much more durable and

are much faster than the

toy versions. I have one

that will go 65 mph and is

four wheel drive. The

Hobby Grade is custom-

izable were the others

are not. You can upgrade

them, you can buy LED’s

for them, tires, different

motors, and a lot more.

There are many

different brands of

Hobby Grade RC’s. One of

the best is Traxxas.

Traxxas has been around

for quit along time. They

have the world’s fastest

out of the box RC car; it

reaches speeds up to 100

in fewer than 5 seconds.

There are races all

around the world for

these RC’s. This is a really

fun hobby to be involved

in.

Hobby Grade Remote Controls By Logan Galli

Need an Upgrade? By Ethan Cline

scanner for the password

to get into the phone. It

has a New 16 megapixel

camera. It’s also dust

proof. Samsung also has a

new

power

saving

mode

that

can

keep

your phone on 10%

for 24 hours.

Another elec-

tronic device that is

new is the HTC One

M8. It has a 5 inch

screen, and front

facing camera is 5

megapixels. The RAM

is 2GB and the OS ver-

sion of the phone is 4.4.2.

It has a 16GB of memory

on it. The rear camera is

4-ultrapixel. This phone

comes in gold, silver, and

grey colors. This phone

can hold up to 128 extra

storage.

When you go to

pick out your next phone,

look at all your options.

The iPhone seems

to be the only phone any-

one is concerned about.

However, there are other

phones that are pretty

interest-

ing.

There

are two

new

phones in

particu-

lar that

have a lot going on.

One of the new

phones coming out is the

Galaxy S5. This phone is

waterproof. It has

16/32GB of memory, a 5.1

inch screen, front and

back facing camera. The

camera focuses in 0.3

seconds. The Galaxy S5

has a new fingerprint

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Volume 2, Issue 11

In the NBA Play-

offs sixteen teams get

put in the playoffs. Those

teams get put into two

conferences called the

East and the West. Eight

teams are put into each

conference. Those teams

then get seeded from 1 to

8. They compete in a best

of 7 series to see who will

go to the next round. This

continues until there is a

champion. The last 2

years Miami Heat has won

the championship and I’m

sure they would like a 3rd.

The first round

matchups for the western

conference were 1 San

Antonio Spurs vs 8 Dallas

Mavericks, 2 Oklahoma

City Thunder vs 7 Mem-

phis Grizzlies, 3 Los An-

geles Clippers vs 6 Golden

State Warriors, and the

4 Houston vs 5 Portland

Trail Blazers. The Spurs

are in the lead (3-2) cur-

rently. The Trail Blazers

lead their series 3-2. The

Clippers lead their series

3-2. The Grizzlies lead

their series 3-2.

The first round

matchups for the western

conference were 1 Indi-

ana Pacers vs 8 Atlanta

Hawks, 2 Miami Heat vs 7

Charlotte, 3

Toronto

Raptors vs 6

Brooklyn

Nets, and

the 4 Chicago Bulls vs 5

Washington Wizards. The

Hawks lead their series 3

-2. Miami have won their

series 4-0. The Raptors

are in the lead as well (3-

2). The Wizards have won

their series 4-1.

My favorite team

in the NBA is the Miami

Heat. I hope Miami wins

the championship. My

personal prediction is

that the Miami Heat will

defeat the Oklahoma City

Thunder in 7 games.

James Young from Ken-

tucky had 20 points and 7

rebounds. The top per-

former for UCONN was

Shabazz Napler with 22

points, 6 rebounds, 3 as-

sist, and 3 steals.

UCONN won with

a score of 60-54 over

Kentucky. The MVP was

The Final Four

March Madness match

ups were Kentucky vs.

Wisconsin and UCONN vs.

Florida. Kentucky and

UCONN both won the

semi finals in order to go

the championship game.

Both final two

teams had great athletes.

Shabazz Napler for get-

ting the most points in his

team and winning the

championship.

NBA Playoffs By Keith Patterson

March Madness Results By Tyler Porter

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Central Press

Wrestling is a big

thing for my family and

me. I have five brothers

and they are all in Wres-

tling. I think it’s an amaz-

ing sport. I personally

compete in wresting along

side my brothers. I use to

be on a team but now that

I am entering high school

I am too old to compete

with the team that I have

been with.

As a girl, I still

have to wear the uni-

forms that the boys wear.

The only difference is

that I wear a shirt under

the uniform. In wrestling

a singlet and certain

shoes are required. You

have to wear a head gear

as well. Some people like

to wear knee pads be-

cause they don’t want to

get mat burns. I wear

knee pads because I get

mat burns all the time

from practicing without

knee pads. The majority

of the wrestlers that I

see are boys. Usually I

wrestle the boys. In my

weight group there are

only about three or four

girls.

While I was on a

team we traveled around

to different tournaments.

I have been to a lot of

tournaments. I have been

to Benton, Mt Vernon,

Carbondale, and Pinckney-

ville. At Pinckneyville I

took fourth place. I have

placed as high as third

place. I have met some

new people going to all

those away tournaments.

I have met Jimmy Hicks,

Chandler Bowling, Blaine

Riley, Emily, and Riley.

Jimmy is really good in

Wrestling. He has taken

first in just about all the

tournaments he has com-

peted in. Chandler is very

good too. He is fast and

strong and often gets

first place as well. Blaine

is very fast and always

wrestles hard. Blaine is

out for a little while right

now because at state he

messed his arm up. He is

out of Wrestling for a

little while. Emily is fast

and very good at wres-

tling. She has often won

first place at these tour-

naments. She was really

good. I see her every now

and then at tournaments.

Riley is good as well. She

has speed. I wrestle her

as well. I have learned a

lot from all the new peo-

ple I have met at the

tournaments.

Once I get to

high school I can try out

for the wrestling team.

Last year there was only

one girl on the wrestling

team at FCHS. I have

talked to some girls here

at CJHS and they are

interested in wrestling in

high

school

as

well.

Angel

Brown

said

she

wants

to join

wres-

tling

her

freshmen year. Cheyenne

Parkhill wants to join as

well. The girls I have

talked to have never been

in Wrestling before. I

told them it is always

good to try something

new.

I never thought I

like wrestling but I do a

lot. I always thought it is

going to take a lot of

practice to be the best. I

practice a lot but not as

much as I should. I really

enjoy the sport. If you

have never been in Wres-

tling before I suggest you

try it on next year! It is

an amazing sport.

Wrestling IS For Girls By Kayla Flute

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Volume 2, Issue 11

CIY is a Christen

Concert that came to St.

Louis, Missouri. There

were a lot of things to do

at CIY. AT CIY you can

listen to music, watch a

comedy show, and there

is also a break time where

you go down to the stores

and buy stuff like t-

shirts, jackets and CD’s.

I attended CIY

this year for the first

time. The First Christen

Church and First Priority

both had a hand in getting

me there. In order to go

to the concert we had to

do a little fundraising.

The First Christian

Church sold BOGO cards

in order to fund this

event.

Before the con-

cert we were given a little

book that had papers at-

tached to it. Towards the

end of the concert, we

were told to fold that

extra paper into air-

planes. Before we actually

folded the airplanes, we

were encouraged to write

something that we

thought we were good at

on the airplanes. After

both of

these

things

were

done, we

threw

the air-

planes at

the band that was playing.

We were also encouraged

to make an airplane that

stated what our friends

were good at as well. We

were then allowed to

throw the airplane at our

friends. During this time,

there were a lot of air-

planes flying through the

air. I really enjoyed this

part of the concert.

CIY is an annual

event. My friends and I

enjoyed the CIY concert.

I am really

looking for-

ward to go-

ing next

year.

prison charges with some

form of child abuse.

There are many

different types of abuse.

There is physical abuse,

emotional abuse, and sex-

ual abuse. An example of

physical abuse could be

being hit regularly by a

parent. This could lead to

broken bones and bruises.

Emotional abuse would be

Every day around

five children die from

child abuse. Child abuse

could start as early as 18

months and sometimes

even younger. 3.6 million

cases of child abuse are

reported every year in

the United States. 14

percent of men are sent

to prison and 36 percent

of women are sent to

where parents their chil-

dren names and pick on

them. Physical neglect

could be where the par-

ent is not paying atten-

tion to his/her child. Not

feeding them and etc..

Child abuse hap-

pens all over the world.

Child abuse is one of the

worst things that can

happen to a kid.

CIY BY Anthony Fletcher

Child Abuse By Anthony Levandowski

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Central Press

Many people have

heard of the songs like “A

team”, “Give Me Love”,

and “Small Bump.” Did you

know that these songs

were written by Ed

Sheeran?

Ed was

born on Febru-

ary 17,1991.

Ed’s full name is

Edward Chris-

topher “Ed”

Sheeran. Ed

grew up in

Framlingham,

Suffolk. In

2008, Sheeran

moved to Lon-

don in hope of starting a

career in music.

In 2011, Ed’s tal-

ent grabbed the attention

of some important people,

such as Elton John and

Jamie Foxx. He later

signed a deal with

“Asylum Records”. Later

that year he released his

debut album “+”. This

album, contained the

songs “Lego

House”,

“Drunk”, “Kiss

Me”, Wake

Me Up” ,and

many others.

In 2012,

Sheeran went

on to win two

BRIT Awards.

He won one of

the awards

for “Best British Male”

and the other for “British

Breakthrough”.

Ed wrote the 1D

song, “Little Things ”and

he spent most of 2013

being the opening act for

Taylor Swift in her “Red”

tour.

So as you can see,

Ed Sheeran has made a

large impact in a short

time. If you are ever

looking for some good

music to listen to I sug-

gest the red haired tal-

ent that is Ed Sheeran.

Give Ed Love By McKenzie Payne

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Volume 2, Issue 11

head to E wing to spend

5 hours with my mom

and some other enter-

taining ladies.

E wing is a wing

of Decatur correctional

that houses inmates

with babies (and their

babies), “caregiver” in-

mates who act as baby-

sitters for the babies,

and participants of the

Reunification program.

The Reunification pro-

gram, a program that

allows inmates ap-

proved to live on E wing

to have their children

on the unit, is what I’m

there for.

Saturday, April

19th we celebrated

Easter on E wing. There

were about 15 other

kids that day and

things were kind of

hectic. There were lots

of activities including a

bunny hop race that

stripped me of my dig-

nity when I came in

dead last (numerous

times) against mainly 8

year olds. Besides the

About twice a

month at approximately

6 in the morning my

grandpa and I drive 3

hours north to a town

that reeks of dog food

and gas station bath-

rooms. Why, you may

ask, would we inflict

this torture upon our

nostrils and our sleep

schedules? My mom is

an inmate at Decatur

Correctional Center

(prison) (no, I mean lit-

erally, prison).

Ironically

enough, I much prefer

the town of Decatur,

IL from inside the

walls of the correc-

tional center. There,

the stench is replaced

by outdated sterility.

From here most would

continue on into the

shakedown room and

finally into the sadly

illustrated visiting

room where, gasp, you

don’t actually have to

talk through glass and

a weird telephone con-

traption as shown on

Legally Blonde. Instead,

I do my shakedown and

planned activities, I

get to hang out with my

mom while listening to

horrible country music

on her 13 inch TV. The

TV only works because

of the adhesive cov-

ered shampoo labels

holding the antenna in

position against the

wall. I get to eat prison

pizza which is a deli-

cacy I am glad I was

fortunate (or unfortu-

nate) enough to experi-

ence , have lotion slath-

ered on my face by my

mom, read her Rolling

Stone magazines, and

kick her butt at Scrab-

ble. Despite the odor

and cringe worthy

grammar of some of

the women, I wouldn’t

trade these visits for

anything.

I Don’t Know What to Name This Without Sounding Sappy/Stupid

By Olivia Weeks