![Dear Pain (a poem)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710172504/colonial/hip5lqcszzeessa1qhjg/emoji-2762568_1280.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710172504/colonial/hip5lqcszzeessa1qhjg/emoji-2762568_1280.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710172504/colonial/hip5lqcszzeessa1qhjg/emoji-2762568_1280.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710172504/colonial/hip5lqcszzeessa1qhjg/emoji-2762568_1280.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710172504/colonial/hip5lqcszzeessa1qhjg/emoji-2762568_1280.png","width":1280}])
Sophia Joseph is back with another insightful poem, this time personifying a feeling most adolescents share.
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![Flyers: A Lesson in Bag Fumblery]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1713230247/colonial/btkwr9fnru1oursbne3h/image.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1713230247/colonial/btkwr9fnru1oursbne3h/image.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1713230247/colonial/btkwr9fnru1oursbne3h/image.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1713230247/colonial/btkwr9fnru1oursbne3h/image.jpg","width":1200}])
Hayden Downer (8th grade) breaks down another Philly sports collapse -- this time the trainwreck that was the Philadelphia Flyers March 2024.
![The Artichoke: Breaking News -- Sun gets pimple, refuses to show face. Mental health professionals called immediately.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1668719773/colonial/axbiytue3pa3h2fbocet/11561_Sun.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1668719773/colonial/axbiytue3pa3h2fbocet/11561_Sun.png","width":365}])
Thea Kupersmith is back with more satirical wit. This time with breaking news... Sun gets pimple, refuses to show face. Mental health professionals
called immediately.
![Daily Rubbish: Effects of the Baltimore bridge collapse on your commute to school.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1712668532/colonial/ayqdioutdmao571enuuq/2024-03-26T181331Z_1896161461_RC2TT6AKPFPL_RTRMADP_3_MARYLAND-INCIDENT-BRIDGE-1024x683.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1712668532/colonial/ayqdioutdmao571enuuq/2024-03-26T181331Z_1896161461_RC2TT6AKPFPL_RTRMADP_3_MARYLAND-INCIDENT-BRIDGE-1024x683.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1712668532/colonial/ayqdioutdmao571enuuq/2024-03-26T181331Z_1896161461_RC2TT6AKPFPL_RTRMADP_3_MARYLAND-INCIDENT-BRIDGE-1024x683.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1712668532/colonial/ayqdioutdmao571enuuq/2024-03-26T181331Z_1896161461_RC2TT6AKPFPL_RTRMADP_3_MARYLAND-INCIDENT-BRIDGE-1024x683.jpg","width":1024}])
David Hayman is back with his satirical column on students' commutes to school.
![The Artichoke: New solution revealed for students unable to answer questions; teachers across the country swear that “humiliation” is the answer.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1678993748/colonial/twtc6mrz2aqwxhlbcuno/ANTINEWS.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1678993748/colonial/twtc6mrz2aqwxhlbcuno/ANTINEWS.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1678993748/colonial/twtc6mrz2aqwxhlbcuno/ANTINEWS.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1678993748/colonial/twtc6mrz2aqwxhlbcuno/ANTINEWS.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1678993748/colonial/twtc6mrz2aqwxhlbcuno/ANTINEWS.jpg","width":1500}])
Thea Kupersmith is back with another edition of The Artichoke -- this time with a write-up on the new tactic teachers are using: embarrassment.
![Daily Rubbish: CMS students reactions to earthquake]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1669947951/colonial/r6qvxjv2u7zssq7kzxpn/sun-planets-stars-white.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1669947951/colonial/r6qvxjv2u7zssq7kzxpn/sun-planets-stars-white.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1669947951/colonial/r6qvxjv2u7zssq7kzxpn/sun-planets-stars-white.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1669947951/colonial/r6qvxjv2u7zssq7kzxpn/sun-planets-stars-white.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1669947951/colonial/r6qvxjv2u7zssq7kzxpn/sun-planets-stars-white.jpg","width":1332}])
The Daily Rubbish is back for the freshest satirical take and interviews surrounding the earthquake that CMS felt on 4-5-2024.
!["Since," a Poem]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710176333/colonial/glsekaxzhu4pqpekguxh/DSC_4354.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710176333/colonial/glsekaxzhu4pqpekguxh/DSC_4354.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710176333/colonial/glsekaxzhu4pqpekguxh/DSC_4354.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1710176333/colonial/glsekaxzhu4pqpekguxh/DSC_4354.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1710176333/colonial/glsekaxzhu4pqpekguxh/DSC_4354.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1710176333/colonial/glsekaxzhu4pqpekguxh/DSC_4354.jpg","width":2200}])
8th grader Olivia Nero digs deep for a poem about loss and the emotions surrounding it.
![Daily Rubbish: Global News Update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711974514/colonial/uxvhlgsbd8ajxghsfve0/2023-09-10T101523Z_1685803919_RC2J53ARAJX7_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ELECTIONS-DONETSK-scaled.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711974514/colonial/uxvhlgsbd8ajxghsfve0/2023-09-10T101523Z_1685803919_RC2J53ARAJX7_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ELECTIONS-DONETSK-scaled.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711974514/colonial/uxvhlgsbd8ajxghsfve0/2023-09-10T101523Z_1685803919_RC2J53ARAJX7_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ELECTIONS-DONETSK-scaled.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711974514/colonial/uxvhlgsbd8ajxghsfve0/2023-09-10T101523Z_1685803919_RC2J53ARAJX7_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ELECTIONS-DONETSK-scaled.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711974514/colonial/uxvhlgsbd8ajxghsfve0/2023-09-10T101523Z_1685803919_RC2J53ARAJX7_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ELECTIONS-DONETSK-scaled.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1711974514/colonial/uxvhlgsbd8ajxghsfve0/2023-09-10T101523Z_1685803919_RC2J53ARAJX7_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-ELECTIONS-DONETSK-scaled.jpg","width":2200}])
David Hayman is back with his satirical column -- The Daily Rubbish. This time, with a take on global news: the re-election of Putin.
![Orchestra vs. Band]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1711974191/colonial/pckw6mwn6zdrlaqntslq/750_2171.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1711974191/colonial/pckw6mwn6zdrlaqntslq/750_2171.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1711974191/colonial/pckw6mwn6zdrlaqntslq/750_2171.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1711974191/colonial/pckw6mwn6zdrlaqntslq/750_2171.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1711974191/colonial/pckw6mwn6zdrlaqntslq/750_2171.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1711974191/colonial/pckw6mwn6zdrlaqntslq/750_2171.jpg","width":2200}])
7th grader Anna Peirce interviews students on the benefits of band v. orchestra. The winner is...
!["I lost," a poem]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1702323342/colonial/kxyuiyeonhr6xummil7l/BV-Acharya-17-696x392.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1702323342/colonial/kxyuiyeonhr6xummil7l/BV-Acharya-17-696x392.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1702323342/colonial/kxyuiyeonhr6xummil7l/BV-Acharya-17-696x392.jpg","width":696}])
In this poem about winning and losing, 8th grader Sophia Joseph makes us feel all the feels.