Talented student artists and writers at ISD benefit when writing and art teachers get involved! Every spring, the Council Bluffs Optimist Clubs judge local submissions and produce the literary magazine, The Write Touch, featuring the best work of Council Bluffs middle school and high school students.
This year, ISD students who earned a spot in the magazine were Ethan Vetick (6th grader from Mondamin), Holly Schroeder (sophomore from Council Bluffs) and Ryenne Frieze (senior from Council Bluffs). Each of the students received a plaque noting their accomplishments. Their work is featured below.
I am Deaf
Ryenne Frieze
I am Deaf
They are hearing
Communication struggle
miscommunication, miscommunication, miscommunication
Walk Away – Walk Away – Walk Away
lonely, disguise, sadness
I am frustrated
They are oppressive
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A Deaf group?
join, sign language, reveal who I am
Friend – Friend – Friend,
smile, remove disguise, reveal who I am more
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They are hearing
communication, struggle, miscommunication
But Deaf
communication – communication – communication
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They are hearing but have open minds
They are hearing but with smiles
We are Deaf now smiling
I am smiling
I have friends
Holly Schroeder’s piece, “Arc de Triomphe Value.”
Ethan Vetick’s art, “OP Art Triangles.”
