Denise Alarcon
East Hall Middle School
First Place
The World Has Changed
The world has changed.
It’s something else again.
Society pulls your chain.
Making everything seem so plain.
I’m stuck like a clinging vine.
I’m almost on cloud nine.
People climb the wrong tree.
If maybe they could see.
Some cry over receiving a small fee.
One of the troubles of this day is people being selfish over pay.
So I just may pray.
To brighten up my day.
And I won’t let my life just waste away.
After all we're all supposed to have a say.
Let the cards be placed where they may.
Where do you go after the rain.
If we don’t make a change everything will just go down the drain.
Don’t do a wrong.
It’s not that hard to just get along.
Find where you belong.
Say a thing or two.
And end it with an ‘I love u’.
So set a range.
And make that change.
Katie Rae Bryant
North Hall Middle School
Second Place
Alexander Graham Bell
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tell, a tell of a man named Belle.
His first name was Alexander, you know the story well.
In 1847 on the day of March the third,
Scotland was his birthplace, a baby's cry could be heard, a baby’s cry could be heard.
Eliza Grace was his mother's name, a sound she could not hear.
She taught her sons with finger signs without any fear.
Alexander was his daddy’s name; he taught at Edinburgh U.
Speech therapy was his calling,
And sound inspired him too.
And sound inspired him too.
His mother schooled him as a boy.
He went to Edinburgh High.
He hated it! But he made a friend, Graham was his name.
Now he’s known by his middle name,
It's not the same Alexander Graham Bell!
He continues his education with his grandpa in London town.
He learned to play the piano and make a beautiful sound.
He teaches music in Scotland,
And a special kind of sound.
His Father develops visible speech to help people see a sound.
A tragedy hit very hard,
Belle’s two siblings they died.
The family moved to Canada where the air was nice.
Alexander becomes a professor at good de Boston U.
He joined the race to make a telegraph.
But money is very low,
He helps deaf kids.
Their dad helps with the funds,
The race is on Alexander Graham Bell!
On March the 10th an important day, he makes the first phone call.
The world was changed for the better his invention helped us all.
His Idea started with his mom because she could not hear.
His love for sound inspired him to make the telephone appear.
Every time your telephone rings and you're talking to a friend.
You must thank Alexander on his work you can depend.
In Canada on a very sad day in 1922,
Alexander dies but his story lives on in every call that you make.
My family has AT&T because of he Alexander Graham Bell!
Ashlyn Henderson
North Hall Middle School
Third Place
Where I Like To Be
On the court is where I choose to be.
Shooting hoops and scoring two´s
The race is on the other end.
Rebound the ball and do it again.
The excitement of the buzzer keeps you on your feet.
But the opponents, bring on the heat.
Four quarters of running against the clock.
Trying to make the most points and be the best team that rocks!
If you can shoot from the top of the key.
You might set lucky and score three.
All the parents cheering for their child.
But when we win the fans go wild.
The love of the game says it all my green and white Trojans - Go North Hall
East Hall Middle School
First Place
The World Has Changed
The world has changed.
It’s something else again.
Society pulls your chain.
Making everything seem so plain.
I’m stuck like a clinging vine.
I’m almost on cloud nine.
People climb the wrong tree.
If maybe they could see.
Some cry over receiving a small fee.
One of the troubles of this day is people being selfish over pay.
So I just may pray.
To brighten up my day.
And I won’t let my life just waste away.
After all we're all supposed to have a say.
Let the cards be placed where they may.
Where do you go after the rain.
If we don’t make a change everything will just go down the drain.
Don’t do a wrong.
It’s not that hard to just get along.
Find where you belong.
Say a thing or two.
And end it with an ‘I love u’.
So set a range.
And make that change.
Katie Rae Bryant
North Hall Middle School
Second Place
Alexander Graham Bell
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tell, a tell of a man named Belle.
His first name was Alexander, you know the story well.
In 1847 on the day of March the third,
Scotland was his birthplace, a baby's cry could be heard, a baby’s cry could be heard.
Eliza Grace was his mother's name, a sound she could not hear.
She taught her sons with finger signs without any fear.
Alexander was his daddy’s name; he taught at Edinburgh U.
Speech therapy was his calling,
And sound inspired him too.
And sound inspired him too.
His mother schooled him as a boy.
He went to Edinburgh High.
He hated it! But he made a friend, Graham was his name.
Now he’s known by his middle name,
It's not the same Alexander Graham Bell!
He continues his education with his grandpa in London town.
He learned to play the piano and make a beautiful sound.
He teaches music in Scotland,
And a special kind of sound.
His Father develops visible speech to help people see a sound.
A tragedy hit very hard,
Belle’s two siblings they died.
The family moved to Canada where the air was nice.
Alexander becomes a professor at good de Boston U.
He joined the race to make a telegraph.
But money is very low,
He helps deaf kids.
Their dad helps with the funds,
The race is on Alexander Graham Bell!
On March the 10th an important day, he makes the first phone call.
The world was changed for the better his invention helped us all.
His Idea started with his mom because she could not hear.
His love for sound inspired him to make the telephone appear.
Every time your telephone rings and you're talking to a friend.
You must thank Alexander on his work you can depend.
In Canada on a very sad day in 1922,
Alexander dies but his story lives on in every call that you make.
My family has AT&T because of he Alexander Graham Bell!
Ashlyn Henderson
North Hall Middle School
Third Place
Where I Like To Be
On the court is where I choose to be.
Shooting hoops and scoring two´s
The race is on the other end.
Rebound the ball and do it again.
The excitement of the buzzer keeps you on your feet.
But the opponents, bring on the heat.
Four quarters of running against the clock.
Trying to make the most points and be the best team that rocks!
If you can shoot from the top of the key.
You might set lucky and score three.
All the parents cheering for their child.
But when we win the fans go wild.
The love of the game says it all my green and white Trojans - Go North Hall