The Galleon
E.A. Laney High School
Wilmington, NC
Issue Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007 
Issue: December
Last Update: Thursday, November 29, 2007


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Think About It Quotes
By Maya Angelou

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning. full story >

Think About It Quotes
By Nelson Mandela

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning. full story >

By Leigh-Anne McAfee

I think one of the greatest hero’s in history is Nelson Mandela. I think Nelson Mandela is a hero to many people because of all he went through to achieve what he wanted in South Africa. He grew up hi full story >

Is the American Justice System Fair?
By Griffin Tordella

The American Justice System is biased; the rich and famous are acquitted while minorities are prime suspects. There are countless errors and mistakes which result in guilty men walking free and innoce full story >

ROTC Spotlight: Tereance Caines: ROTC program inspires and motivates one young man.
By Kaitlyn Britto

For this Student Spotlight, The Galleon’s very own Kaitlyn Britto interviewed Tereance Caines. Tereance is a member of ROTC, Laney High School’s student military academy program. Kaitlyn: Why did you full story >

A.K.A Valentines Day
By Baby Girl

Roman god of love commonly represented As a winged boy with bow and arrows a symbol Of love that’s what Webster calls Valentines Day Flowers, cards, people saying I love you bright smiles and c full story >

STUDENT POEM: Everyone Wants Something
By Babygirl

Everyone reaches for success But not everyone receives it Why? Maybe it’s because their arms are to short Everyone plays the game of life Not everyone wins Why? Maybe no one taught them how to full story >

STUDENT POEM: New Year,New Things
By Babygirl

It’s a new year Santa has come and gone with his reminded The time to start over is finally here A time to put the previous year behind you A time to forget all the chances you blew A time for yo full story >

STUDENT POEM: Curve Ball
By Babygirl

In gym class, we played a game called bowling. We had to carefully let the ball go so that it would not go crooked. But sometimes, even when we thought it was going straight it curved. That’s how full story >

Student Visual Art
By W. Brown


STUDENT POEM: HATE
By ANONYMOUS

Listen to them talk Watch them walk And it different Now comes the hate Unknown and fear inspiring Fake smiling Friendship as bait Now comes the hate The rumors spread Hang their head True full story >

STUDENT POEM: HANDS
By DANIELLE WATSON

Strong hands Gifted hands Burdened hands Lost hands Worried hands Busy hands Pus-strewn hands With wilted scars (Shinning palms) Warped expressions (Youthful airs) Blistered members (Smoo full story >

STUDENT POEM: A CUT
By ANONYMOUS

Why was the world created? Why was heaven named with all the glory of those legendary famed? When hell is just known by the one known of sins to create a balance of all world’s rins Why do w full story >

STUDENT POEM: DEPENDABLE
By Jasmine Taylor

I thought that I could depend on you You said that we would be tight like glue But soon I found out that that wasn’t true One day I needed you there I had something in my heart that I wanted to sh full story >

STUDENT POETRY: Run with your football
By Jasmine Taylor

Topic-Football Title-Run with your football There was this young boy who never played football before. He decided that he would go with some friends and learn how to play. The quarterback threw full story >

By Shayla McMillan, Jasmine Taylor, and Victor Westbrook

Laney High School got a special visitor on the 8th of November as part of being the winner of Office Depot’s “Great Tunes to Start School” sweepstakes. Gavin DeGraw, a recording artist best known for full story >