Colonel E Brooke Lee Middle School - Cougar Yearbook (Silver Spring, MD)

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WHY BIRDS CHIRP When God created the earth he created birds. The birds would fly around and they would screech all day long. For millions of years this went on, and their voices were so shrill they shook the gates of heaven. Of course, God got angry because he ran up a big bill paying the carpenter. So he fixed the birds screech in a way so that no one suspected him of doing it. When the birds were asleep he poured water down their throats. He made it stay down in their throats by the screech cords. So when the birds went to screech, they got a girgle effect, thus making the chirps they have today. Mike Parrell FEAR Fear is racing the neighborhood kids down dead- man's hill on bicycles and discovering your chain has snapped. Fear is hearing the garbage disposal make a horrible grinding sound and trying to remember where you put your ring when you washed the dishes. Fear is hearing the telephone ring and knowing it's your English teacher calling your parents about your test paper. Fear is seeing the letter in the mail remind- ing your mother it's time for your annual dental checkup. Fear is finding out your brother told the toughest kid in the school you could lick him any day of the week. Fear is seeing the tropical fish you just paid S25 .00 for swimming sideways along the bottom of the tank. Stephen Shepherd SCHOOL A science lab Drives me mad, Math tests What a pest. Geography maps Make me want to take naps, English grammar Gonna make me stammer. Finally school is done And now it's time for fun! Karen Tykal Deb Wei HOW WE GOT THE MOON AND STARS The earth giants were the first people to live on earth. They were eighteen feet tall, and weighed one-half ton apiece. The giants were primitive, but they used slingshots for weapons. At that time, there was no gravity, and they tied themselves down so that they wouldn't float away. One day the giants were having a big war. They picked up huge rocks to use in their slingshots. Two giants, Constel and Lation, shot at the same time, and their rocks hit high in the air. The rocks smashed into billions of tiny pieces, caught on tire, and became magnetic. Of course, they didn't fall down because there was no gravity. A few days later some people and animals went outside, but forgot to tie them- selves down. They floated up in the sky, and joined to the flaming rock. These figures make our constella- tions and the Zodiac signs. Eventually, the stars learn- ed to stay in the sky, and you only see a falling star once in a while. Martha Bosma When Santa Claus- Comes A good time is coming, I wish it were here, the very best time in the whole of the year, I'm counting each day on my fingers and thumbs-The weeks that must pass before Santa Clause comes. Then when the big snowflakes begin to come down and the wind whistles sharp and the branches are brown, I'll not mind the cold, though my fingers it numbs, for it brings the time nearer when Santa Claus comes. Vonda Craycraft

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! ey L fi ' I .. Irrtrgx I 1 .sr M MISERY Misery is find your pet goldfish floating. Misery is having braces and eating a peanut butter sandwich. Misery is camping out and having mosquitoes bite you. Misery is sitting next to a left handed kid during a test. Misery is swimming in an ocean and a wave washes your bathing suit away. Misery is hating someone. Lucy D'Avanzo I I I p Deer hunting I We had planned for weeks, and had been to the deer cabin that we were going to stay in while hunting. The flowers were blooming andthe sweet smell of an open grassy meadow was everywhere. It was so perfect that I never wanted to go back to the city. All the small animals of the forest were briskly moving? around in the early morning just as the sun shown over the horizon. I got up anh lit the wood stove of the two room shack. The fragrant smell of wood smoke filled the room. I went outsideg it was a beautiful morning for anything. It was great just to be alive. The cows were starting to graze towards the creek now. I stlarted to go up on the mountain where you can see all the beautiful green meaddws and valleys that make up New Creek Mountain. I was sitting on a log watching a flock of wild turkeys searching for food among the many different colorc-ld leaves. Four deer went scampering down the hill in their dainty fashion. The sun had turned like a golden ball and was sitting behind one of the hills. We went home after sunset. When we came back the next weekend we scouted the hills and valleys of the mountain. The following weekend we would stalk the wileyl gray deer. We went out well before dawn on the opening day of deer season.I As we walked along the trail to our deer shack we could hear animals and birds lun away when we got too close. When we got settled down, we were about a half-mile apart. A light breeze was blowing through the trees. A light snow was starting to fall just after daylight. I was sitting on a log waiting, thinking how cold I was when three doe deer behind me about thirty yards came walking down. I ll turned around slowly. The biggest of the three deer stopped just on the other side of the creek to test the air for scents. They were so pretty and they looked like they didn't have a trouble in the world. I wondered what it would be like to be the hunted instead of the hunter. I felt sorry for them. In about twentyIiive minutes a fantastic five point buck was walking down into a clearing about 50 yards from me. I raised by rifle to my shoulder very slowly, but I got the buck fever and I shot too soon. He started runningg I stood up and shot again thrfmugh the timber and hit him in the heart. He fell and was dead. I realized when walked over to him that I had taken a life. I remembered it was necessary to keep a balance of nature, and that made me feel a little better. After we had gotten the deer back to camp, I thought a long time as whether it was right or wrong to kill. As I think back on it now, I feel sorry for the deer I had shot. l Mike Sullidan Moon I I I Moon, Moon, why, why, j Do you sit up there so high? Why do I see you only at night Did you and the sun have a Ifight? If I were you Ild give him his way He shines much brighter I He makes it day! I And when he gets frantic Because you're more romantic He has his ways j I To make awfully hot days.1 So stay up there among the stars For you are better by far! I I .0 I I I I

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Snow I'm looking out the window At a snow covered field I'm looking out the window To see when it will yield. The snowflakes aren't whirling For it's not a windy day I Ijust can't wait any longer 'Cause I want to ride my sleigh. The trees stand out tall and straight Like little toy soldiers guarding a gate Everything is so very quiet Like nothing is living. y Nothing is stirring, not a breath of wind Itis so quiet and soft and beautiful. But every year it will snow And I'll never be able to wait until I can go And play and enjoy the snow. The snowflakes are so big Their falling on my wig And It's so very cold I think I'm getting old. I love the snow I'll catch it on my tongue I'll eat all the snowflakes Every single one. So while it lasts I will play And ride and ride On my sleigh. Tobie Caron Courage Courage is your first handspring without a spotter. Courage is walking home after darli when you are sure someone is behind that bush up ahead. Courage is when you finally look at the grade on the math test that you never really understood. Courage is when you forgot to do ybur homework and admit it without any excuses. Courage is when you admit you weie talking when the teacher has already yelled at your best flriend. Most of all, courage is diving intro a freezing cold swimming pool at 8 a.m. for two hours bf wind sprints the morning after you lost all your races the night before. Carol 'llantum l I l What I Like to Think About When nothing seems to be going lny way, There isn't really anything to do. So I rest awhile, and think of things, Which can be bright and new. l I think of cows, Q In their meadowsiwith hay. 1 And how fish can swim, , In a lake, stream or bay. I l I like to put my thoughts, On the problems of some states, l And how they can survive, When death is at high rates. However there has been some great discoveries, Like the U.S. reaching the moon. And scientists are trying to find a oure for T.B., Which should be ready soon. l But there really is some bad in this world, Even though most of it is fair. y So try and make this world a betterl place to live, For you and your fellow man. I by Harvey Smilovitz l l 42