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Here at The LAB we recently welcomed back all of our incredible students here at Journeys Secondary School. Please enjoy this original recording from some of our students and may it encourage you on your own journey in this new year! Click here!

Ladies and gentlemen! The moment you have all been waiting for has finally arrived! The LAB is rolling out several tracks each week from our lasted record of student music and poetry. Today we would like to feature the unique stylings of students from Central, Ramsey and St. Andrews.  Enjoy!

Inspiration

Chasing My Dreams

No Competition

BANG!!

Hilarious

The Amazing Poets of The Ramsey Poetry Lab have been prolific!
Check it out!

Time Someone Told Me

Time someone told me
something that’s positive.
Time someone told me
that I have a creative side.
Time someone told me
that I am amazing at academics.
Time someone told me
something that didn’t make me cry.
I am not Michael Jordan
but I believe I can fly.

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What Matters, by Josh
What matters to me is to be successful
Less stressful, To be determined, to unleash the emotion without fear
Because if I do, rage is the next stage and I’m not trying to let that out of the cage
So I think uncertain thoughts, Pondering around in my mind
Trying to examine what’s the next line
How controlling it will be
My thoughts, and the inner me.

(posted by Anthony & Glo)

(Anthony worked with his Mentor, Glo, to review news stories, discuss them, summarize the articles, and practice critical thinking skills in determining his own opinions.)

3-17-2009
A large fight among spectators broke out at a high school boys basketball tournament in St. Paul over the weekend, requiring about 20 officers to break it up and resulting in an 18-year-old’s arrest on suspicion of possessing a gun… Read more

(posted by B.1)

From September 11, 2008 until 2day, my experience with The Lab has been wonderful. My work with every one, including Glo (our mentor in the recording studio) has been great.  He’s a great lyricist.  D is a great rapper, N is a great collaborator.

Learning how to use Garageband has been cool. My plan for my project is to be done by January 1,  2009. I’m making a 12-track compilation CD, produced by Glo and B.1.  Special thanks to Mary T. and Kristen, and thanks to God, because with out them, B.1 wouldn’t be heard.
Peace. One love.

(posted by N.)

The Lab is cool.  I can see myself here all the time, and my man Glo is a beast!

B.1 should be a pastor, and the Lab staff are awesome.  If U have a talent, bring it to The Lab and I’m sure you’ll shine!

(posted by B.1)

As the youngest mentor at The Lab, my obligation is to help youth cope with anything, any problem that life can bring; and being a lover of music, the youth can feel me.

I was also a co-builder. I helped Kristen (Lab staff) build the recording studio and the good thing with it is, I get to record an album that will release January of 09.

This is my last year of high school but hopefully not with The Lab. If I love it, YOU will too. I even have mentors, that is cooler than fans.

Glo and Kristen. Kris does everything in The Lab, everything the from the visual, to poetry and tech. Glo work with the junior high kids mostly in the studio. He is a great recording artist.

Not bad for my first blog! There will be more to come, go to the poetry high school students recorded last year, I’m on there. Check it here.

Can’t forget about D., watch out for his blog.

These are just some of the responses we got this year from young people in The Lab:

• When I came to this group I didn’t think I could write.
• Being in this group made me a new person by making me act different.
• I had fun in poetry by listening to other people’s writing.
• I really liked this group and I will miss this so much.
• This poetry has helped me a lot with dealing with my feelings.
• It was very cool!

(posted by HH)

Poetry lab,
yeah that’s the thing
if you don’t go to it
then you’re very lame
you gotta speak your mind
and stay on time
be sure you find
your thing.
I’m talking finding
bigger
better
more precious things,
cuz poetry lab
is where I’m staying.

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