Photos

“I soon realized what challenge meant, and mine was mornings. ...This morning I found a new way to deal with my big challenge. When I get out of bed, I first imagine there is a million dollars on the ceiling. ...With a smile on my face, I walk downstairs, say “Good Morning,” and pretend that I just got that million dollars.”

by Susanna Brylawski
4th grader at Watkins Elementary School in 2001

“Those bullies who were supposedly my friends wouldn’t leave me alone. … One day I said ‘that’s enough!’ and I stood up to them and told them how I felt and how it was affecting me. …They didn’t know they were hurting me… Life is … better now that I know how to deal with people trying to bully me.”

by Daniel Brito
7th grader at Alice Deal Middle School in 2010