Name: Anonymous
Description: Red, standard

I've kept this paper clip attached to my agenda book for a week of my sophomore year.  My sophomore year has taught me more than anyone can fathom.  I've gained precious, priceless relationships with different people, lost relationships with people, and realized who I really am as a person.
The most recent relationship is with -----------.  I honestly never saw myself talking to her.  Until one day, between passing periods she got me to hold a scorpio...
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Name: Maricel Altmeyer 
Description: Yellow, swirl

Well I have accepted this paperclip and taken it on a journey a somewhat boring journey but Im glad to tell. My journey began a Tuesday Morning when I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock. So I began by getting ready for school then walked down my drive said hi to Benny (our neighbors dog) and waited at the end of the drive for the bus.  From their I ended up at school. I went to the book fair and found a lot of books I want to get tomorrow. ...
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Name: Amy Lyons
Description: Silver, standard

Baseball Moms  

By Amy Lyons

 

            I emptied my coat pockets after a long Friday afternoon. The students in the media center had been loud and energetic. Cell phone, paper clip, keys went drop, drop, drop on the countertop. I looked at my cell phone and tried to switch gears fro...

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Name: Natalie Ahlemeier
Description: yellow, standard

The mystical elves live under the Huntingburg Homebuilders Sunday school room open the closet door and they live under the trap door to the right.  One of these days we are going to go down there and Justin is going to disappear.  Nobody will notice until we get back upstairs to our room.  We will be talking and all of a sudden the lights will flicker and turn off completely.  Bryce will scream and it'll sound like a girl so we will think i...
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Name: Anonymous

*Special Note: This paperclip was attached to a letter that was given to me from someone who is very dear to my heart.  The whole letter will not be posted here, but the Bible verse that accompanied it will be.  (My utmost thanks goes out to this person, you are awesome!!) 

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." -Hebrews 13:8

In times of trouble we can keep this in mind and remember how God is dependable even when nothing else is. :)
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Name: Sidney Eckert
Description of Clip: Yellow, standard

 


It's a long story.  It all started approximately forty days ago.  Sixty or so kids poked my seed, wrinkled their noses, and proceeded onward.  I never thought I was going to be chosen.  Then, these two teenaged girls picked me and some other sort of seed.  That one other seed said to me, "Beware, most do not survive the first wash."
I didn't know what that meant.  So, I just replied ...
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