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Butterfly

Butterfly

Sabina Jozefowicz, Writer May 21, 2025

Butterfly She glimmers, Catching the summer rays in her wings. Like shiny gold coins spilled upon the pavement You cannot help but watch as you walk by. She’s alone And practically begging...

Painting Bodies

Painting Bodies

Ella Willis, Atherton Student May 16, 2025

ONE. “She’s here!” The doctor announced loudly to the whole room when Kayleigh was born. I was only nineteen, so the attention was unwanted and unneeded. Shortly after Kayleigh came into...

People Shape You

People Shape You

Damien Brown, Atherton Student May 15, 2025

People Shape You I heard a lot online as a kid that the people you choose to spend your time with build and shape who you are. I thought that it didn't make any sense. I was me, not someone else I thought....

Black Cats and Bucket Lists

Black Cats and Bucket Lists

Stella Regala, Atherton Student May 15, 2025

An old lady sits on her porch on a hot day in July, gazing across her small overgrown lawn at the children playing on the swings across the street. She watches as their legs pump the air, propelling them...

If the Shoe Fits…

If the Shoe Fits…

Audrey Ward , Atherton Student April 29, 2025

Life’s purpose is a highly debated phenomenon- is our purpose to serve some higher being, to do good, to build a family, or travel the world? Should we all subscribe to one big thing, some kind of dictating...

Two Doves

Two Doves

Barron Stephen Lutz April 25, 2025

Two doves commence their labor in the oblong, stoned dovecote with their fellow birds in the high fortressed mountain subject to the shivers of peril itself;  The first dove works under the guidance...

Love Poems Collection

Love Poems Collection

Lydia French, Writer April 18, 2025

For Valentines day, students were invited to submit their poems to the Aerial to be included in a collection. The prompt was “short-form love poems”, though they were also encouraged to write whatever...

Regional KYAEA All-State Art Awards

Regional KYAEA All-State Art Awards

TheGalleryMan April 17, 2025

*Noted pieces were selected by judges to move on to compete state-wide. 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Best in Show Honorable Mentions

Birdhouse

Birdhouse

Tiffani Luckett, Atherton Student April 16, 2025

If on your flight You break a wing Or lose a feather Or forget how to sing There will always be here, Dim and warm To rest up in a tree Away from harm If on your journey You go astray Or forget...

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