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The Student News Site of Stratford Academy

Stratford Gazebo

The Student News Site of Stratford Academy

Stratford Gazebo

Family farm chance to disconnect, appreciate nature

Family farm chance to disconnect, appreciate nature

Clarke Jones, Gazebo Staff Writer May 7, 2020

My family farm property has been a part of my life for many years. For as long as I can remember, my family and I would take trips to the farm. The property is located in Louisville, Georgia, which used...

Working for local eye doctor opened my eyes

Working for local eye doctor opened my eyes

Madeline Davis, Gazebo Co-Presentation Editor May 2, 2020

This summer, I had my first job. I worked with my grandmother who works for a local eye doctor.  I worked with her in the contact lens/ glasses department.  I answered phone calls, called patients...

Growing up with a love of music

Growing up with a love of music

Athena Leskovics, Gazebo Staff Writer May 1, 2020

What do you play? I play Spotify. Music is an essential part of my daily routine. I love music so much, I always have it playing, when I am in the shower, while I am studying, and even when I go to...

Coming up short

Coming up short

Caris Weinberg, Gazebo Co-Presentation Editor April 26, 2020

I have never been taller than any of my classmates. I am 5-foot-1. Only if I wear my 5- inch heels, I could come close.  “I never realize how short you are” is never new to hear. Another one is,...

Jobs give high school students sense of responsibility

Jobs give high school students ‘sense of responsibility’

Helen Pope, Gazebo Staff Writer April 25, 2020

High school students should have jobs. Although most have very busy schedules and participate in multiple sports, having a job as a teenager is a great lesson and a way to spend your time.  Having...

In the end, a twin is your best friend

In the end, a twin is your best friend

Caroline Crick, Gazebo Staff Writer April 20, 2020

Being a twin is the most difficult challenge I have ever been through. My sister, Abigail, is  the older twin, and her name starts with an A, so her name is always called first for pretty much everything. ...

I won’t let knee problems ruin my life

Olivia Coleman, Gazebo Staff Writer April 19, 2020

Recently I have been plagued by a knee syndrome called J-sign, which is a common problem in teenage girls. When I flex my knees, my kneecaps pop out of place and go outward, unlike following the forward...

Camp affords opportunity to make friends from all over

Camp affords opportunity to make friends from all over

Edie Sharpton, Gazebo Staff Writer April 4, 2020

From India to Utah and Mexico to New York, my camp friends live all over the globe. I have been going to Camp Greystone in the mountains of North Carolina for six years, starting in 2014. The summer...

All roads lead back to Trinity Woods

All roads lead back to Trinity Woods

William McCormack, Gazebo Staff Writer April 3, 2020

When I was 4 years old, I started going to Trinity Woods summer day camp. It became a huge part of my life. Trinity Woods is a local summer day camp tucked behind Holy Trinity Church. My first time...

Fried chicken? Sweet tea? Country cooking not for me

Fried chicken? Sweet tea? Country cooking not for me

Camilla Veale, Gazebo Staff Writer April 2, 2020

Country music is not the only country thing I hate. Coming in at No. 2 is “country” food. Now, some foods are really good like mac and cheese but that’s about it.  Fried chicken is definitely...

Lifelong love of country music began early

Lifelong love of country music began early

EmmaJane Canady, Gazebo Co-Presentation Editor April 1, 2020

I have grown up listening to country music my whole life. My parents always had country artists like Garth Brooks and Randy Travis playing. They used to take me to John Berry’s Christmas concerts...

Bachelor worth watching or waste of time?

‘Bachelor’ worth watching or waste of time?

Josie Lamb, Co-Editor March 29, 2020

This year was my first year watching “The Bachelor”, and I can’t decide if it was worth watching, or if it was all a waste of my time.  A few of my friends have been watching the Bachelor franchise...

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