Deep Thoughts

Hello there BTW fans,

This is Katrina, your friendly Upper Potomac Educator. Washington County Schools start today, and that got me thinking about the upcoming field study season and how excited I am to get started again. It also has me reflecting on the past years' field studies. Being in a reflective state of mind I thought I would share a few of my favorite reflections from a few of you who came out this past year. So here goes...

Mud crawls on my knees
water dancing across rocks;
underneath, I'm free.
- anonymous Walkersville High student

fun,disgusting, wet, cold,
squishy, eww, interesting, gross,
awesome, swirly, cloudy,
swell, rushing, damp
- anonymous Boonsboro High student

Even though it is a cloudy day,
I shall not run away
For the water is rushing wild
and we swam and swam until we were tired.
Even though it is a cloudy day,
There's always sun on the way
And even though we may grow wary,
There's always sun in Harpers Ferry.
-Carolyn Emily Snyder

That's it for now BTW fans. Happy Reflecting!
Katrina