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 Wish—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 wish I had a bundle of joy as my sister (or brother) because I need a friend when no one's around, someone to show my new toys to, someone to listen when no one else can - My lovable bundle of joy up so high, please come down and play with me, oh please!

My wish is to be eight feet tall so when I play ball no one can shoot over me, dunk on me or eye me. That's raw to be eight feet tall!

I really wish I had a pet cheetah and a vault with lots of money in it.

I wish I would be the best Christian I could be so that it will influence me to always be a good Christian when I grow up.

I wish that when I grow up I will be a veterinarian that shares the gospel with the patients' owners.

I wish my mom was safer because she was in a car accident.

I wish I was a multimillionaire.

I wish to live in a mini mansion because you can have a bigger room.

I wish I had a sister because my older brother always plays with my cousins who are boys too. It's like I'm lonely now because my other cousins who are sisters are on a different continent, a different continent very far away. I feel like the only girl in the world. That is a bad feeling to have - and that's why I want a sister.

I wish that I could become an architect because I really enjoy drawing and building things.

I wish I was rich because I'm tired of living in an apartment. I wish I lived in a house.

I wish to have a baby and an older brother and sister because I only have one sister.

I wish I could move into a condo because it would be a better place to live.

I wish that I could become a football or a basketball player because they are my favorite sports.

I wish I could become a doctor because I can help people from getting sick and dying.

I wish I could have a good life so I can go to heaven.

I wish my daddy and my mommy were together.

I wish for a lot of things. None of them are mean - just a millionaire and a super star!

I wish to have a good summer and to go back to school ready to learn because I would like to feel happy about what I did - and my parents too!