by Evan Dwan | May 22, 2020 | News |
If you were a farmer planting crops do you think it would make sense to plant all the same crops or to plant lots of different crops? Why? Well, let’s think about this. Before the Irish famine most of the people were heavily reliant on one crop: potatoes. So, what do...
by Evan Dwan | May 18, 2020 | News |
As a young boy, Robert Zimmerman was bored growing up in Hibbing. The place didn’t excite him very much. So, he used his imagination to escape. He would turn on the radio, listen to music and imagine he was somewhere else. Robert learned to play music all by himself....
by Evan Dwan | May 18, 2020 | News |
“Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud” – Maya Angelou Through her life, as a poet, writer, teacher and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou stood as a shining example of humanity at its best. She brought beauty and joy to the world and taught people how to love...
by Evan Dwan | May 15, 2020 | News |
When she was really young, Eleanor Roosevelt, with her family, set sail on a ship called the Britannica. It was a foggy day as they moved out from New York harbour. Ships could be heard in the distance but not seen, because of the weather. Suddenly there erupted an...
by Evan Dwan | May 11, 2020 | News |
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile” – Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born to think. He loved coming up with new ideas and imagining new possibilities. He once said that a new idea must seem a little crazy, otherwise it is not really new, or...
by Evan Dwan | May 11, 2020 | News |
Circe had told Odysseus about the sirens. No one who heard their song had survived. Through their music the sirens lured passing sailors to their deaths as they passed by. As they sailed, an island appeared on the horizon and the sound of sweet music began to slowly...
