Lillian Mo (12) | HEAD EDITOR
Hey everyone! Hope you all had an amazing end to this school year. Here’s a compilation of some of the Axiom’s best articles in the back half of this year! Hope you all enjoy 🙂
Author: Lillian Mo
Every Day is the Same – Creative Writing Third Place Entry
St. Robert’s very own Creative Writing Club recently hosted a contest. Here’s the first place winner, H. L.’s entry!
Turning Bread – Creative Writing Contest Second Place Entry
St. Robert’s very own Creative Writing Club recently hosted a contest. Here’s the first place winner, Angelina Wang’s entry!
Under the Wisteria Tree – Creative Writing Contest First Place Entry
St. Robert’s very own Creative Writing Club recently hosted a contest. Here’s the first place winner, Nina Zhang’s entry!
February Newsletter
A little late, but better late than never! Check out our February Newsletter here:
STR-March-Newsletter
…And It’s All Fun And Games
Clare Wu (9) | STAFF REPORTER
The amusement park is desolate, painted in dim shades of grey. Creaks, ominous, can be heard periodically, the equipment tilting slowly with the wind. Silent footsteps across great swaths of dirt, a boy bends, picks up candy wrappers, mementos of a time long past. Wandering, as unanchored to this world as the scene before us, he runs a hand along the carousel. Years of dust is brushed away, revealing what would have once been a grand attraction.
Throwback: Magic
Jin Schofield (9) | STAFF REPORTER
There’s a type of magic in forgetting who you are, where you are, and the aspects of your life that don’t necessarily make it so worth living. Suddenly every weight is lifted off your shoulders and every lost opportunity re-emerges. Faces are lit in golden light. Hilariously funny, or infinitely sorrowful, or benevolent and humble. You can choose your own company, and decide the appearance of the world around you. The pleasures of the Earth are all at your fingertips. Play with your own emotions. Suffer the pain of conflicts, and feel the satisfaction of their resolve at the sacrifice of a pinch of time.
Serenity
Arthur Ng (11)
In darkness there is light,
With heaven there is always hell,
With water there is fire,
Where there is air, there is always earth.
Automation and Loss of Jobs
Mark Wu (9) | STAFF REPORTER
Robots in science fiction movies are often portrayed as evil machines, who aspire to take over the planet, and in many ways,
How Music Has Shaped My Life
Isabella Pan (9) | STAFF REPORTER
Music has been with us every step of our life; from lullabies and nursery rhymes to hard metal and mumble rap… it grows as we grow, evolves as society evolves. It’s the one universal language we all speak and understand… yet it’s really just a unique puzzle of blatant sound and noise. From polished productions to mindless subconscious humming to the sound of raindrops on the sidewalk- it’s all music! It follows us everywhere we go, from the rain to the rainbow.