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other about everything that they do.
Some kids get upset that the better kids do everything and they don’t
want to play anymore. I really think
that
every
single
person
should
be treated the same way no matter how good they are at sports.
By: Leah Hatanian
Masores Bais Yaakov
“Girls, listen up! We are going to make
a play, ‘The Wizard of Us.’ I am going
Successful
to split you up to practice with your
group lines from the play. On Monday,
teamwork starts
will be the auditions. Good luck! So
the groups are: Sarah, Miri and Chana
with a good
in the 1st group.” The second Sarah
heard her group she grabbed Miri and
communications
Chana and said, “I’m Dorothy! I am
clearly made for the part.” “Woah-ohoh, oh no!” Miri cried. “Sarah, the last
By: Malky Ettlinger
Lev Bais Yaakov
When we had color war, our counselor
By: Eli Nahamias
Magen David Yeshivah
When we play football, all of the good
picked out a girl to be the head. No one
players get the ball. All the kids that
wanted to listen to her because they
are not so good don’t get the ball a lot.
wanted a popular girl to be the captain
They always get upset because they
instead. So, instead of listening, the
don’t get the ball. Except, sometimes,
girls didn’t do anything she said and
we let all the kids get the ball. We let
the team lost. It’s hard for people to
them do what they want. We compli-
work as a team because everyone has
ment them about the way they play.
their own opinion and doesn’t always
When we give all of them credit, it
like to listen what someone else has to
makes them feel very good. There are
say. To fix it is to compromise and it will
some kids who are very good at sports,
all turn out fine and, actually, probably
who don’t care about other people’s
be the best project yet. When everyone
feelings. They yell at kids for doing
takes each other’s ideas and listens
something wrong. I always tell them to
to them and asks even the shy kid’s
stop. I think that everyone should be
opinion, everyone will click and the
treated the same way. I want to make a
puzzle will come together. After all, in
change so nobody puts anyone down.
you work with what you’re good at and
order for a puzzle to be complete, you
All the good players and the not so
together as a team, you will succeed.
need all the pieces in their own place.
good players should compliment each
And, in fact, the play was a success.
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time we had a play you were the one
who got the main part by nagging the
teacher. On the day of the play, you
were so nervous that you stuttered
through the whole beginning and then
I had to take over.” Chana continued,
‘Yeah, Sarah, you should be the dog
because your animal impersonations
are excellent.” When Sarah heard
those words, she ran out of the class
and began to cry because she wanted
to be in the spotlight. The day of the
play: “Ruf, Ruf, Ruf,” Sarah barked dramatically. After Sarah stopped barking,
she heard laughter from the audience.
She realized that Hashem made you
with ups and downs and sometimes
you can’t be in the spotlight. But, if
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