Students in Mrs. Katie McIlvanie’s middle school class recently did a “quickwrite” the week of Valentine’s Day with the prompt: “Love is...”

By Piper Bird 

Parents: Tiffany Elliott and Christopher Bird

Love is... This is a question that goes through everyone’s mind at least once in their lives. When thinking about this question, your mind may wander. And sometimes it’s good to think about what we love. Love is something we can use to describe a deep feeling, or if it’s just something we enjoy! Love is special, it can be for anything. It can be for a band, for a TV show, for a friend or romantic partner. But love also doesn’t have to be so deep. It can be about something as basic as your favorite pencil. Love is love. It doesn’t have to be between a man and a woman. It can be between any gender. Between anything. To me love is one of the most important things in this world. It keeps us going and makes us happy! But the best thing you can do is love yourself. Self love is very important, and I hope that everyone reading can find a reason to love themselves. 

By Daisy Calkins 

Parents: Dustin and Wendy Calkins

Love. What is Love? Yes? No? Idk? Do you really know what love is? Yes? No? Idk? Well when you think of love, do you immediately think of parents hugging and kissing? Well that’s not the only type of love you can have. You can have love for Fortnite. Love for food. Love for money. Love for fighting for freedom. Love for fighting for what is right. Love for art. Love for reading. Love for happiness. Yes, that is a thing. Love for kids. Love of dogs. Love of cats. In the Civil Rights Movement people were loving to fight for freedom and what was right. People who love to play video games love Fortnite. People who love positivity love happiness. People who love pets love having them around with them. People who love kids love to be around kids. That’s why people work at schools. Because they love kids. Love can be expressed in so many ways. Not just hugging and kissing. Have you seen the picture of kids over the world holding hands? That shows that people love the earth and want to protect it. So love does not have to be parents hugging and kissing. It can be so much more than that. Keep an open mind on what love is. Because one day it may surprise you.