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That’s My Oregon

Robert Heen
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
My name is Robert Heen. I live in Seaside, Oregon. I’m going to tell you about when we hade a gale. The wind reached up to 100 miles an hour. In my neighborhood all of the power went out and a whole lot of trees went down. I was stuck at [...]

The Worst Storm in Oregon’s History

Kyle Hague
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
On December 2-3, 2007 the worst storm recorded in history in the Oregon coast in Northwestern Oregon. The storms on December 2nd and 3rd continued for an extreme, long-duration wind cycle with hurricane-force wind gusts of up to 137 mph. Gale-force winds tore up forests and buildings, mudslides and landslides caused [...]

What I Love About Oregon

Jordan Browning
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
Oregon is my home. It’s where I live and it’s where I’m from, so you can call me a proud Oregonian! I was born in the fabulous town of Medford, Oregon. I grew up there too. All through my younger childhood I traveled…camping, hiking, beaches, long drives with amazing views. All [...]

My Oregon Song

Kristen Owen
Seaside, OR

Kristen Owen
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
When I first thought about writing this story I thought “this won’t be that exciting,” but I was presented with a choice to write a song and I took that option up immediately. This song tells about what Oregon is like, and if anything changed, what I would miss:
The oceans are [...]

Still a Good Fun Place

Joel Licari
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
My name is Joel Licari. When I moved to Seaside, OR, from Portland, OR, I thought it was so fun the first 5-6 years. So I decided to talk to the city- since there are a lot of good skaters in Seaside I thought there should be a new and improved [...]

Brett Willyard’s Oregon Story

Brett Willyard
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregong
Oregon is a very beautiful state, there’s only one problem, you never get the time to really explore it. But that all changed in late December 2007, when the power got knocked out for a week. The first couple days of the storm were fierce, tipping over trees in every direction. [...]

Oregon Essay

Jose Sosa
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
When I first came to Oregon, I was kind of sad because my cousins and friends live in California. At first I felt like this place was so ugly but after I went to school and met new friends I felt better. There are some beautiful places like Seaside and [...]

Haystack Rock

Garrett Brown
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
All my life, I have lived on the north west Oregon coast. From when I was born in Astoria to my current home in Gearhart, this has been my home. One of the greatest aspects of living on the coast is the wildlife and the wilderness. South of Gearhart, in Cannon [...]

We Like Being a Green State

Andrea Thoennes
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
The rain is falling hard and I wish that I could be in the hot Caribbean, but then I realize where I live is just fine. The feeling of the ocean breeze, the bird’s comely flying above, and me breathing in the fresh air that comes from the Oregon coast. I [...]

It’s Like That in Oregon

Jordan Harker
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
We woke up at 6:00 am and packed the car with camping gear. Everyone was tired, but excited to go camping in Medford, Oregon. We all got in the car, even my dog. He was a Red Hair Boarder Collie.
We drove for hours and stopped a lot. We stopped in [...]

Poem of Oregon

Esveiry Campuzano
Broadway Middle School
Seaside, Oregon
FOR THE FIRST TIME IT POURED, IN OUR TOWN
THE PEOPLE WERE REALLY REALLY UPSET
BECAUSE IT POURED RAIN IN OUR TOWN.
ONE OF THE CHILDREN SAID
“WHY DOES IT [...]