Princess Margaret Secondary School Bully Free

          Princess Margaret Secondary School, a medium-small high school with the population of 750, claims to have completely eradicated the common problem of bullying. It was not easy for the school to achieve this, located in Penticton, B.C. like any place there are bullies but we ask why not in the high school? Local student Gage Buchanan replies "the main reason for the bullies to be non-existant is because I don't put up with them. For example, I see some punk bully a kid, I throw that punk in a locker for the rest of the day. The solution is discipline!" Although the approach may seem to be unorthodox it has proven to be extremely effective. But would the rest of the country be willing to step up and intimidate the bullies to retire? It is definately not with out its risks. Another student Darren Hogg tells " this one time I was being bullied and when my friend tried to stop him he got pounded! Busted 5 ribs, the bully I mean because he punched him so hard." Although that was many years ago it still haunts him in the on going night terrors. 
          Research suggests that if the nation were to completely extinguish the wrath of the bully, intimidation is the best solution. Princess Margaret Secondary School is simply a perfect demonstration of this theory. Perhaps as this theory becomes fact we may be able to finally end this on going epidemic we call bullying.

University Application

          To whom it may concern. My name is Dominic Bordin and I have for you my University Application that I have composed. I am unforgettable, knowledgeable, and well known. You have heard of me haven't you?
    
        I am out of this world literally. I have been to the moon, twice. NASA discontinued the Apollo missions due to my increasing lack of interest. Last weekend I went on a 3 day retreat with Dick Cheney at his secret bunker in Colorado. Will Ferrell says I'm the funniest man alive. I have won the Nascar Sprint Cup series 4 times. I taught Travis Pastrana how to back flip, and I make donuts for Tommy Pasemante. Taylor Swift is my stalker.

        I am a hero, I am brilliant, I am a genius. In fact I have written text books for over half the classes your school offers. My knowledge makes me unstoppable. I predict wars and defuse them before they happen. I knocked out Chuck Norris. When I'm not at my Villa in Rome, I'm usually fighting crime in New York. I have swam up Niagara Falls.

      I have done what no man has ever thought to be possible. I have stopped time itself as I broke the speed of light. I built my own death star. Darth Vador fears me. I have a summer retreat on the moon. I started global warming because I don't like the cold.
 
     I am currently President of 43 countries. I have been in every Time Magazine ever written. I have been on the cover of National Geographic. I am a celebrity, a role model, and a ladies man. I am a king for 4 empires, and I ride a Lion to school.

     I am the perfect student for your school. I am Dominic Bordin.

The Final Frontier

It was twelve years ago when it all began, what had once seemed as a life long sentence, an eternity, has now been drawn even closer to its end. Through the years we have learned that high school isn't for the faint of heart, it's a place of survival of the fittest. We have had to wake up early against our will come to school, listening to the never ending words from the teacher, study long hours into the night for tests or exams and get our homework done on time. All while trying to not fall asleep or get distracted. It is a battle we face each and every day. However, there is hope. In less then 5 months our battle will be won, and our lives will resume. It is only a matter of time now until we cross the stage for our moment of glory, our graduation ceremony. Is this where the real world will hit us? Suddenly we will have bills to pay and jobs to attend. Maybe grade 12 isn't so bad after all. The friends are many, we come home to food on the table, and most weekends there is a party to go to. There is no doubt grade 12 is the climax of our high school careers. Perhaps it has been taken for granted. Although no one can be certain about what to expect after grade twelve, all we can do is continue and make the best of our lives as high school students.