We were riding on our boat on Lake Gladewater when we heard sirens and saw police near the swimming area. We didn’t think much about it, so we kept on doing what we were doing. About thirty minutes later, the police were still there. I was going home with a friend, and we went to go see what happened.
As we were walking to  the swimming area, we saw a big crowd around it. We stopped to look at it and what was happening around it. We saw people running around the crowd to see what happened while people were getting ready to go home. Two girls walked by and my friends mom asked what had happened. One of them answered that someone who was slower than a lot of people decided to walk out to a buoy without a life jacket on and it got to deep for him and he drowned. She also said that they haven’t found his body yet. It was so sad it almost brought me to tears. My dog died and now a senior in high school drowned. How much worse can this weekend get?
This is a great example of why you should wear a life jacket when you go to the lake. Any lake, it doesn’t matter! I wear my life jacket when I’m on a boat. I would wear one when I’m in the swimming area, too. You never know what’s going to happen, or when or where it’s going to happen.
Life jackets are important. You need to think about yourself and not about what other people are doing. If someone who’s popular at your school doesn’t wear a life jacket, you should. Your better safe than sorry.

You’re playing basket ball with your friends. Your friends on your team are telling you to shoot. You shoot, and score. You could also be in a race with your friends. Are you going to win? You might know these things if you could see.

Just imagine not being able to see while you’re doing your favorite things. You would trip and fall and run into your friends. That’s not the worst of being blind. You wouldn’t be able to see your dogs, or your parents face. If it was your birthday, you wouldn’t know what you got. You would need a lot of help. You would need someone to teach you how to read Braille. You might also need a guide dog. If you didn’t have sight, you wouldn’t know where to go. If you heard a strange noise, you would probably be frightened. You would be like a little pup not knowing where its mother is.

Since I still have my sight, I don’t know what it feels like to be blind. I thank God every day since I have this wonderful gift. If you are able to have all of the senses, you should feel lucky.

Remember riding

on your soft,

red back

when I was little.

Remember I fell

and you came back to me.

Remember playing with a big,

bouncy,

colorful ball.

Remember it bounced

into thorns.

Remember the thorns

puncturing

my skin.

Remember staying by my side,

with the thorns

wrapping

around my legs,

not going to give me up.

Remember barking,

while I was yelling.

Remember my dad

getting me out of the thorns.

Remember, Boomer,

you’re my best friend

don’t you forget that.

Remember I’m going to cry

when I have to give you up.

But , Boomer, remember,

You’re the best dog ever,

And my best friend.

-Paige Bagley

I have two dogs, Bailee and Boomer. Boomer is fourteen in human years and Bailee turned two on January fourth. Here’s a little story about Bailee. My dogs water bowl was frozen, but had water under it. There was a little hole in it and when my mom poured hot water in it, it made the hole bigger. Bailee saw an opportunity to get water, so she put her nose in the hole to get water and when she brings her head up, there was a ring of ice around her nose. We all started laughing at her. Eventually, the ice broke and we went inside. That is the story of my dog, Bailee.

My most memorable moment during the holiday is when me and my family went to my aunts for Thanksgiving. My cousin, Carly, is my age and turns twelve March twenty-first. We played basketball for a little bit. Then my dad quizzed me on the football teams. When we did the prayers, my Aunt Sandy was saying the prayer and started crying. Then my other cousins came over, (which there are four of them), and we all started to jump on Carly’s trampoline.  We started doing flips, then I showed them what a bootie bounce was. I landed on my ankle though. Then we had to leave. I hugged Carly, Uncle Matt, and Aunt Sandy goodbye. That’s my most memorable moment in the holiday.