The Creek
Walking down beside the shinning water
The feel of huge hard rocks on my feet
Walking across logs with moist moss
     Dogwoods blooming
   The Smell of ripe blackberries
The sun shinning through the trees
The birds music flowing like the water
   The sunset coming into view
another beautiful day gone by
     Violet Stearns, 6th Grade

     Salmon River Dream Flows
   In 2001 and 2002, Junction School charted the stream flow of the Salmon Rivera Somes Bar, on a graph, and we've been doing it again since December 2003.  Since we have been doing the different years on the same graph, we can compare the results.  For instance, last year there was a huge storm from January 1st to 10th that caused the river to reach a flow of 14,000 cubic feet per second (or cfs).  during the biggest storm in December high water only reached 6,000 cfs.  An easier ay to think of it is like 14,000 shopping bags full of water going past a spot on the river in one second.  That's a lot!  If you would like to look at the daily flows of the rivers in our area go to http://www.dreamflows.com/realtime.html, click on California North Coast and scroll down to the river and spot you want.
     Sean Hacking, 6th Grade

                   day
     Climbing
falling Down
The Day is long
     night

Joey Jackson, 8th Grade

     Phil
Athletic, strong, fisherman
Brother of Christopher
Lover of my Mom and my Dad, fishing, food
Happy on Christmas, thrilled when I catch a fish, proud when I hit a home run
Who needs My Mom and Dad, my dip poles, the river
Who gives love to my family, fish to my elders, respect to my peers
Who fears fear, falling into the Falls, people
Who would like to catch five fish in on dip, score a game winning touchdown in high school, do the best I can
Resident of Orleans
Phil Tripp, 8th Grad
 

                                                     The Legend of the Forbidden Stone

     They are coming... coming... after the stone.  here the greatest weapon of all is at your control, but why????  I will see you at the time when fate turns against you.  I will come an I will take you away.  I will take you to oblivion.  You will beg for death before I'm done, no!
     BAMM!  I woke up in my bed with a scar on my head.  "I must have hit my head," stuttered Leon.  he looked around as he got out of his bed.  As he exited his bedroom he saw a picture that he had seen before, hanging in the kitchen.  A shock of pain went through hishead; he remembered the picture was in his dream with te mysterious voice.  In the picture there was a sword with two stones, one rainbow one blue.  He took one step back and stumbled over something on the floor.  Then he started thinking that the mysterious voice had visited his house.
     BAMM!  The noise came from his backyard.  Leon, still shirtless ran outside to see what it was.  he saw a light, not a ray, just a ball about the size of a basketball.  all of a sudden he turned his attention to the thing behind the ball.  It was a demon.  It suddenly rushed him.  As he went to block, a gaunlet appeared on his arm and out of the gauntlet came a handle of a sword.  Next came the blade.  The demon, after seeing him, stopped rushing and jumped for his own weapon.  After that Leon struck the demon down with his sword.  The demon, after being struck with a blade, fell to ribbons.  Out of the ribbons was another stone.  Leon took it not knowing it will alter his destiny.  Finally Leon realized that the weapon he had was the one in the picture.  "I must do something about this," he whispered to  himself, "I must leave this world, this land, my home!"  A few hours later.  "Man this pack is heavy."  Leon muttered to his self.  "I shouldn't have brought this with me."  Said as he pointed to a package of meat that weighed 50 pounds.  "I can hunt for myself then pack this."  Suddenly 15 demons ambushed him.  "You guys again."  He murmured.  Then the gauntlet appeared but this onn had armor and a stronger sword.  "Deathblow Shouted Leon to his own surprise.  He then went flying into the demon instantly killing it.  "How did I do that"?  Leon wondered.
     Cody Conrad, 8th Grade