Open Book Program, a multi-faceted after-school program for young adolescents in which participants are engaged in activities that encourage the development of reading, writing and critical thinking skills.

My Journal

I Am Thankful—A Class Poem
by Caleb Bailey, Christine Buckner, Valerie Calahan, Jackie Chaudhry,
Mark Dewberry, Chanetta Dillard, Van Epinger, Brande Greene, Alfreda Kutor, AndreaMillender, Jessica Miller, Miles Stroter, and Bayoan Ware

University of Chicago
Office of Special Programs College Prep
Summer/2000 (10 a.m. class)

I am thankful for my mom and dad because they love me dearly.

I am thankful for my personality because it includes politeness, love, generosity, creativity, determination, courage and a pinch of fury and bossiness. I am thankful for such a great personality.

I am thankful for my life because that is the most important thing in my life.

I am thankful for my cousins because they live far away from me and they need someone to play with. So I will waste my time and walk all the way to their house and I know that that is a good thing.

I am thankful for the help that God gives me because I would be lost without Him

I am thankful for God saving my life when I got hit by a van because I had a fractured collar bone.

I am thankful for my mom and dad because without them there would be no me.

I am thankful for my family because without them I wouldn't have anybody to talk to.

I am thankful for my loving parents because they love and care for me.

I am thankful for my mother being OK.

I am thankful for God and that I know Him.

I am thankful for my family because without my family where would I be?

I am thankful for my mom and dad because they are the creators of my life.

I am thankful for a roof over my head. Without a roof over my head I would be on the street.

I am thankful for my family. They make me happy.

I am thankful for family and friends.

I am thankful for mom sending me to an excellent school because she is sending me to a school that costs a lot of money and it gives me a great education.

I am thankful for my life, my family and the love from my family.

I am thankful for my nintendo and my controllers.

I am thankful for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I am thankful for my loving heart because it is what I always wanted. I can use my heart to love God and my enemies.

I am thankful for my mom and my dad loving me no matter what.

I am thankful for God putting clothes on my back, shoes on my feet, food on the table and for me to live in an apartment because otherwise I'd be out on the streets with no clothes.

I am thankful for everything in my life. I am just thankful.