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The Mandala The Mandala Vol. VI Published and Sponsored By The Northeast Iowa Alternative Teachers And the Iowa Association of Alternative Education © 2008 Editorial Board Don Betts Dawn Brown Karen Buechele Jean Klunder Kris Martin Cheryl Olson Jon Stull Special thanks to students in Rockefeller Alternative High School Program, Calmar, for editorial assistance. Introduction What is a mandala? Mandala is the Sanskrit word for “sacred circle.” The Tibetan word for mandala means “center of the universe in which a fully awakened being abides.” Circles are universally associated with meditation, healing, and prayer. Mandalas have been used for thousands of years in Native American, Hindu, and Buddhist practices to express wholeness, unity, the womb, completion, and eternity. Mandalas are geometrical art forms that represent the forces of the world, intricate symbols drawn within geometric shapes of different colors to form a perfect circle. People through the ages have used these metaphysical maps to explore their places in the universe. Mandalas can be used as tools for psychological insight, objects of meditation, and forms of artistic expression. Like the mandalas, may the original art herein collected be an expression of exploration of the forces that have shaped the lives of the authors. ii About the Cover I drew this because I think it has a lot of different meanings like light and dark, good and bad, and night and day. It has a lot of different personalities, which will work well for The Mandala because a lot of different people with different personalities put stuff into this mandala. Heidi Haut Kimberly Center East Davenport iii Table of Contents Introduction ii About the Cover Heidi Haut Kimberly Center East Davenport iii One Life Misty Donaldson Kanesville High School Council Bluffs 1 Untitled Artwork Jennifer Newkirk Kimberly Center East Davenport 2 The Best Kayla Kron Kimberly Center East Davenport 3 Feelings Mikie Ulm Expo High School Waterloo 4 However, Not Dylan Coon Expo High School Waterloo 5 Untitled Ryan Brown Regional Education Center Oelwein 6 The Way Sheyenne Chambers Elizabeth Tate High School Iowa City 7 Everything Dani Calhoun Carrie Lane High School Charles City 8 iv The Eye of Another Ashley Brix Central Alternative School DeWitt 9 Bewilderment of Love Sawyer Bartlett Kimberly Center East Davenport 10 How Much I Care Haili Griffeth Kanesville High School Council Bluffs 11 Girl Antonio Garcia Kanesville High School Council Bluffs 12 Stolen Heart Beki Garrett Crusade High School Morning Sun 13 Pain James Stanford Greenview High School Waverly 14 Why Caprie Chapman Crusade High School Morning Sun 16 Untitled Artwork Johnathon Duffey Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar 17 Kaden Alexis Ward New Directions Alternative High School Program Tipton 18 A Bittersweet Resolution Monica Rae McMillen Kanesville High School Council Bluffs 19 v Danija Marrissa Gooden Kimberly Center East Davenport 20 Peer Pressure Darin Markovic Expo High School Waterloo 21 Dreams Amanda Nichole Brady Carrie Lane High School Charles City 22 Untitled Artwork Kat Austin Kimberly Center East Davenport 23 Jacob Jacob Harris Kimberly Center East Davenport 24 I Am Jeffery Elfgen Kimberly Center East Davenport 25 With You Caitlin Kerr Elizabeth Tate High School Iowa City 26 Untitled Artwork Elizabeth Lawson Kimberly Center East Davenport 27 My Father‟s Hands Hailey Kitchen Central Alternative School DeWitt 28 Children of Divorce Sammie Streets Maquoketa Alternative Classroom Maquoketa 29 vi Grief Nikita Heidi Houston Expo High School Waterloo 30 Where Am I? Renee Epps Expo High School Waterloo 31 Captain Kellee Gaede, Kayla Jackson, and Trent C. Lang Expo High School Waterloo 32 The Sky Brittany Paulus Carrie Lane High School Charles City 33 Untitled Megan Kramme Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar 34 Thanks Very Much Renee Seydel Elizabeth Tate High School Iowa City 35 Poem of Hope Ashly Gaskins Kimberly Center East Davenport 36 Untitled Artwork Rich Calkins Kimberly Center East Davenport 37 How Did This Happen? Heather Turner Expo High School Waterloo 38 T.J.V. Kirstin Baker Greenview High School Waverly 39 vii A Lost Friend Michael Maxson Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar 40 September 11th Kayla Steadman Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar 42 Fight and Cry April Hull Kimberly Center East Davenport 43 I Am Driven to Annoyance Jessica Chehak Kimberly Center East Davenport 44 Ask a Silly Question Ali Almanza Kimberly Center East Davenport 45 Untitled Artwork Sawyer Bartlett Kimberly Center East Davenport 46 Call for Submissions Inside Cover viii One Life Misty Donaldson Kanesville High School Council Bluffs You only have one life, so do with it what you will. You only have one life, so listen to your heart. You only have one life, so live it minute-to-minute. You only have one life, so make sure you live it. You only have one life, so open up your heart. You only have one life, so don‟t stay hidden in the dark. You only have one life, so don‟t be afraid. You only have one life, so don‟t waste it. 1 Untitled Jennifer Newkirk Kimberly Center East Davenport 2 The Best Kayla Kron Kimberly Center East Davenport I‟ve been waiting for something better than this. I want to feel like a girl who just got her first kiss. I want to feel like a million bucks. I want to feel like life doesn‟t suck. I want to be more than a loser. I want to be more than a someone. I want my past to stay behind. I want my future to be in line. I want to go to college and become a success. I don‟t want to be anything less. I do my best. Why do you want to put me to the test? So, if you want, join me please. We‟ll all be the best, try and see. 3 Feelings Mikie Ulm Expo High School Waterloo I wish I could tell you exactly how I feel inside, but every time I get the chance I get too scared— scared that I will scare you away or that you don‟t feel the same way. I keep my feelings inside where nobody can find them— ever. 4 However, Not Dylan Coon Expo High School Waterloo You want respect, But you do nothing in return. Your heart freezes, And your fiery eyes burn. This amp is blaring, Yet my songs are left unheard. I wear this mask of a smile Just to hide my sorrow from you. I want to tell you, But there is nothing I can do. I want to love you. However, not. This empty hole Is where my heart is to rot. I can‟t stand it, „Cause I really do love you a lot. I want to love you More often than not. I try to tell you, But you just don‟t listen to me. Don‟t want to live my life In constant misery. I want to love you. However, not. This empty hole Is where my heart is to rot. I can‟t stand it, „Cause I really do love you a lot. I want to love you More often than not. 5 Untitled Ryan Brown Regional Education Center Oelwein Can I lie inside your arms tonight? Take me away to a better place. Can I sleep in your heart tonight? Each beat a name without a face. I‟ve known you only hours. But this alcohol makes it years. In this bed of lies tonight, I can chase away your tears. I say I‟ll call you. You say okay. Last looks are exchanged. You say it‟s better off this way. Six months have come and gone. Your number lies alone. I haven‟t called in four whole months. Your face still remains unknown. Eight months, it‟s someone different, From another broken home. I whisper in your itching ear As we lie here all alone. Can I lie inside your arms tonight? Take me away to a better place. Can I sleep in your heart tonight? Each beat a name without a face. 6 The Way Sheyenne Chambers Elizabeth Tate High School Iowa City Sometimes at night when I look to the sky, I start to think of you. Then I ask myself, why? Why do I love you? I think and smile because I know the list could run on for miles— The whisper of your voice, The warmth of your touch, So many little things that make me love you so much! The way you support me and help with my emotions. The way that you care and show such devotion. The way that your kiss fills me with desire, And how you hold me with the warmth of a blazing fire! The way your eyes shine when you look at me, Lost with you forever is where I want to be! The way that I feel when you‟re by my side, A sense of completion and overflowing pride! The dreams that I dream that all involve you, The possibilities I see, and the things we could do! How you finish the puzzle that lies within my heart, How that deep in my soul you are the most important part. I could go on for days, telling of how I feel, But all you really must know is my love for you is real. 7 Everything Dani Calhoun Carrie Lane High School Charles City Look into my eyes; you will see What you mean to me. Search your heart; search your soul. When you find me there, you‟ll search no more. Don‟t tell me it‟s not worth trying for. You can‟t tell me it‟s not worth dying for. You know it‟s true. Everything I do, I do it for you. Look into your heart. You will find There‟s nothing there to hide. Take me as I am; take my life. I would give it all; I would sacrifice. Don‟t tell me it‟s not worth fighting for. I can‟t help it; there‟s nothing I want more. You know it‟s true. Everything I do, I do it for you. 8 The Eye of Another Ashley Brix Central Alternative School DeWitt 9 Bewilderment of Love Sawyer Bartlett Kimberly Center East Davenport Is my heart where love is? Does love cloud judgment? Should I put others before myself? Will love survive death? Will you find your true love? Have you already but don‟t recognize it? Is love worth the pain that accompanies it? Does time cease when you are together? Will that smile ever leave your face? Does it have to? 10 How Much I Care Haili Griffeth Kanesville High School Council Bluffs What happened between us? What caused this change of heart? I just want to know what happened Because it‟s tearing me apart. I hide my feelings from you So you don‟t see my pain. I want you to be happy, But my tears still fall like rain. The distance that keeps on growing, It hurts more every day. I want to be beside you, To hear what you have to say. You want to be just friends. I‟ll try to do my best. I‟ll be your best friend. Is this another test? I‟ll be your friend. I‟ll do this just for you. Until the very end, I‟ll be in love with you. I don‟t know how this started, And I don‟t know how it will end. But life without you hurts me So I‟ll try and be your friend. I like the person I‟ve become When you‟re in my sight. I‟ve become a better person And for this I will fight. I know God loves me, And He always does what‟s right. So I‟ll wait and see what happens. I don‟t want to cause a fight. Even though my heart is breaking A little more every day, I‟ll never let you see that. You‟ll always think I‟m okay, But I‟m not. 11 Girl Antonio Garcia Kanesville High School Council Bluffs 12 Stolen Heart Beki Garrett Crusade High School Morning Sun It was love at first sight. And try as I might, I could not find A way to get you off my mind. You‟ve stolen my heart And given me a brand new start. I just want you to know That as our love grows, Please treat my heart with care. Be fair. Don‟t break my heart By wanting to be apart Because I am in love with you, And I feel everything you do. You‟ve stolen my heart So please be smart. 13 Pain James Stanford Greenview High School Waverly Time goes by as I wish it wouldn‟t. So, I don‟t have to live this lie for much longer. Each second goes by, and I hurt more and more As bloody tears roll down my face. I don‟t need this. I don‟t want this. Come kiss my pain away. Time has yet to pause, And I‟m going insane. Shamelessly, this creature holds me down, Not letting me go. I‟m a prisoner in my own world. I sit and watch my reflection As bloody tears roll down my face. I don‟t need this. I don‟t want this. Come kiss my pain away. It laughs when I cry, Watches me from afar. I know what it doesn‟t. I have what it longs for. I‟m merciless in a battle to the death, And when it dies, I‟ll laugh. I‟ll be free once more, And bloody tears of joy will run down my face once more. 14 Kiss my pain away. Join me. Let‟s run away To a place where there‟s just you and I, Never to be bothered. But, this is only my imagination— A wish, a dream That will hopefully one day be fulfilled. Until then, The blood I shed will take its place, And you will forever be a shadow in my dark future. 15 Why Caprie Chapman Crusade High School Morning Sun Every day I look at you, Hoping it couldn‟t be, knowing it‟s true, Wishing it was a dream. But, actually, you set my heart free From all this pain and misery. 16 Untitled Johnathon Duffey Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar 17 Kaden Alexis Ward New Directions Alternative High School Program Tipton When we found out we were pregnant, We weren‟t sure how it would turn out, But we knew we would keep him. There was no doubt. I was only seventeen, And maybe a little scared. People said I was too young, But who really cared? As he grew and developed, We couldn‟t wait. We were excited to be parents And couldn‟t wait „til the date. I thought I would be pregnant forever. I was worried about the pain. But when I finally went into labor, I knew I would never be the same. Nineteen and a half hours later, We had our baby son. He was so precious and perfect. Our life together had just begun. As he‟s grown over the months, He‟s changed in different ways. He‟s learned so much so fast, It seems like it‟s only been days. He‟s nine months old now And almost walking. He can crawl already And is almost talking. It‟s crazy how quickly Kids can grow. You close your eyes once, And you never know. 18 A Bittersweet Resolution Monica Rae McMillen Kanesville High School Council Bluffs Continuation of “Questions of a Young Teenage Couple,” The Mandala, Vol. V. 12/10/2007. One year later, and he is still not here. A lot of things have happened, some good and some bad. I don‟t think she knows yet that he is gone or that he was ever here. I wonder what she‟ll say when I tell her. I hope she isn‟t sad. I hate to see her cry. Will she even care? Although, I‟m sure she will wonder how much she looks like him. She has his eyes and his smile. It amazes me every day how much she has grown. Christmas is coming soon, and there are a lot of presents under the tree. Most of them are from her daddy-by-choice and a couple are from me. I used to want her birth father in her life. Now I‟m not so sure. He‟s been gone for so long, and she loves her new daddy so much. Anyone can be a father, but it takes a real man to choose to be a daddy. I don‟t want her to be confused. Maybe it‟s better he isn‟t around. Maybe it‟s better he doesn‟t care. I think I‟m okay with that now. We have a beautiful family, and that‟s all we need. We have a beautiful daughter, and that‟s all we see. 19 Danija Marrissa Gooden Kimberly Center East Davenport Danija Funny, greedy, happy, cute Cousin of Precious and LaNiya Lover of her mommy and daddy Who wants everything she sees Who puts everything in her mouth Who likes to crawl and sometimes walk Who would like to be the boss Who loves everyone Born in Davenport Matthews. 20 Peer Pressure Darin Markovic Expo High School Waterloo Something like a female trying to get at me And she like a drug, but I resist with ease But that drug‟s a disease She said no please So she got pleased She in So I come to refresh like Febreze® They say get the cheese While others out here with souls that can‟t bleed Froze because it got them Cold But it can‟t get me So it‟s lurkin‟ in my dreams It‟s a monster It got them all So, I escape and wake up before I fall It can‟t get me I don‟t play I shoot to kill So, I‟ll shoot and kill 21 Dreams Amanda Nichole Brady Carrie Lane High School Charles City I sit here in my own little world. I look outside, and I feel so alone in this place. My mom is dead to me but lives miles down the road. “I don‟t want you,” she says. “Never come here again.” My dad is alive, but he is lost in his own ways. “I love you,” he says. I sit here still. I look under my bed. Lost memories are swimming there— Pain and hurt flow through my mind. I start to cry for the first time in ages. The tears flow and fall like rain. I shiver and weep. I feel like a little child. I just wish that my life would go back to the way it was— The way it should be— With the hugs every night, and most importantly, The I love yous. 22 Untitled Kat Austin Kimberly Center East Davenport 23 Jacob Jacob Harris Kimberly Center East Davenport Jacob Quiet, shaggy brown hair, blue eyes, kind Brother of Jason and Sam Lover of fun, reading, and everything Who feels anxious Who needs satisfaction Who gives carbon dioxide Who fears unrestrained heights Who would like to see a new color that has never been seen before Resident of Davenport Harris 24 I Am Jeffery Elfgen Kimberly Center East Davenport I am a quiet kid that likes to work on cars. I wonder what my life will be like in the future. I hear people doing their work. I see mixed emotions all around. I want some pizza and hot wings. I am a quiet kid who likes to work on cars. I pretend to like this place but don‟t. I feel like the kid who stands out. I touch people‟s hearts, so I‟ve been told. I worry about many things in life. I‟ll cry for good reason, not just for nothing. I am a quiet kid that likes to work on cars. I understand most things in life. I say live life one day at a time. I dream of dreams. I try to live life to the fullest. I hope everybody does well in life. I am a quiet kid that likes to work on cars. 25 With You Caitlin Kerr Elizabeth Tate High School Iowa City The crunching leaves beneath your hooves As you walk, carrying me up high under the vibrant sky. I sit there knowing you can protect me from anything While I pretend everything is fine when I‟m with you. 26 Untitled Elizabeth Lawson Kimberly Center East Davenport 27 My Father‟s Hands Hailey Kitchen Central Alternative School DeWitt My father‟s hands are a mystery. I know they‟re there. I just can‟t find them. I long to feel the roughness of them. Once I felt them, And now they are gone, Gone in the lapse of time. I can see them. I can feel them. They‟re there but only through memory, And that memory will never be forgotten. 28 Children of Divorce Sammie Streets Maquoketa Alternative Classroom Maquoketa Here‟s a little story. Knowing that I can‟t change a thing, If I could change the moment, I would, Knowing this is one big lie— Living the lives our parents set for us, Following their footsteps—knowing they‟ve been through hell. It‟s crazy how that works, huh? Growing up, hoping to turn out differently, But then as we get older, we realize that we have grown up to be what they once were. Next thing you know, we hear over the radio about parents beating their children. Divorce might be the best choice, but children get brought into it more each day. Late nights we tend to dream of happy families and laughing parents. Then, we get that ounce of reality and everything goes wrong. The children are no longer; adults they have become, Telling themselves every step of the way, “We won‟t be our parents; we have set goals; goals are set to be achieved. We are free to be.” 29 Grief Nikita Heidi Houston Expo High School Waterloo Grief is what I feel everyday. Grief is a very powerful feeling. I feel myself grieving whenever I think about my past. I feel pain like someone is stabbing my heart. I just can‟t get over it; I just can‟t. Why can‟t I just have my family back? That is all I want—to have my life back to when everything made sense in my life. I miss having with me my family that loves and cares for me. I have a really hard time forgiving people who hurt me, especially the people that I really loved and cared about. I feel so lonely inside. I feel abandonment and disappointment. I have scars on my heart from people who have hurt me so much. 30 Where Am I? Renee Epps Expo High School Waterloo Where am I? I said, where am I? Does anyone hear me? Does anyone see me? If it wasn‟t for God, Where would I be? Would I be above you? Would I be beside you? Or, would I be beneath you? Trying to reach for help, Or trying to reach for a sin. I wonder, When will the world end? Or, will it ever end? Waiting for something to happen, Or, waiting for something to begin. Something new. Something surprising. Do you understand? 31 Captain Kellee Gaede Kayla Jackson Trent C. Lang Expo High School Waterloo 32 The Sky Brittany Paulus Carrie Lane High School Charles City The sky is deep; the sky is dark. The light of stars is so dang stark. When I look up, I fill with fear. If all we have is what lies here, This lonely world, this troubled place, The cold, dead stars and empty space, Well, I see no reason to pressure, No reason to laugh or shed a tear, No reason to sleep or ever to wake, No promises to keep and none to make. And, so at night I still raise my eyes To study the clear but mysterious skies That arch above us, as cold as stone. Are you there God? Are we alone? 33 Untitled Megan Kramme Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar Sometimes your worst fears Begin to come true. And when that starts to happen, You don‟t know what to do. Your dreams collapse, And memories start to fade. But the pain goes away From the cuts you have made. Cutting is the only thing That seems to stop the pain. People don‟t understand Because they don‟t feel the same. If they had my life, They would understand. And I bet there would be Someone there to lend a hand. I don‟t have anyone To lend a helping hand. I‟m all alone, And I understand. So, people can laugh, And people can stare, Because until they live my life, I don‟t care. 34 Thanks Very Much Renee Seydel Elizabeth Tate High School Iowa City I wasn‟t tripping. I had you by my side. You ain‟t a freak, You just showing you care. I got mad, No one to talk to, But all I have to say is Think, and I remember I have you. So when I get out, we gonna Get some good food? Well, let‟s end this. Love ya, sweety! 35 Poem of Hope Ashly Gaskins Kimberly Center East Davenport I think it‟s dark where I am. I cannot find the light. There are shadows all around me, And my heart is full of fright. Everybody is cheerful. They never even see Those storm clouds forming Up above the sea. I cannot see the future, And I cannot change the past. But the present is so heavy, I don‟t think I am going to last. 36 Untitled Rich Calkins Kimberly Center East Davenport 37 How Did This Happen? Heather Turner Expo High School Waterloo How did this happen? I couldn‟t even begin to explain. You were here one minute, and in a flash of a second, you were suddenly gone. Left in complete despair of what went wrong, Tears poured down like rain the day we had to say our last good-byes. No longer, though, will we have to see the pain hidden behind your bright green eyes. A beautiful person had left us behind. Why didn‟t we see this coming? We were left in the dark without a simple warning. Even though you‟re gone now, your soul will never fade away. I wish there would‟ve been a way we could‟ve gotten you to stay. How did this happen? I couldn‟t begin to explain. At least in my heart, I know I‟ll see you again someday. 38 T.J.V. Kirstin Baker Greenview High School Waverly What is this feeling? A feeling that makes me warm inside. A happiness that occurs When I hear your name, see your smile, or when we just hold hands. A feeling that makes every fiber in my body melt Every time you say those three words. A feeling that makes every trouble in the world not even exist! Those were feelings I had when you were here. Now you‟re gone, Taken away from me by drugs and a gun. Now all I do is blame myself, Hating myself for not protecting you! I tried to join you, but God wouldn‟t take me But for only thirty seconds. All I want you to know is that I love you— Always have, even before you asked me to marry you! We‟ll meet again soon, Which may seem like eternity. But be patient. Dedicated to my deceased fiancé, Timothy James Vance, 12/25/1989-09/30/2007. He was 18. 39 A Lost Friend Michael Maxson Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar In loving memory of Eric Treloar, as written Friday, August 31, 2007, at about 3 p.m. Earlier today, I was informed that a good friend of mine— Eric Treloar, R.I.P.—committed suicide. He wasn‟t the type of guy I would have expected it from. He was happy ninety percent of the time. He always had a good joke to tell or something positive to say. Right now, it all seems very surreal to me. I have heard of friends of friends doing it, but to have someone so close to me be gone completely, forever, I can‟t believe it. Anyone who has lost someone dear to them due to natural causes or otherwise can relate in some way. I myself have had people pass on before in my life, but never someone my own age, nonetheless by their own doing. Writing this, in a way, is helping me deal with my loss. His father was on a fishing trip (he flew back into the States form Canada when he heard), and Eric was staying with his grandparents. Eric had a spot by a creek that he frequented to chill out at and just think about stuff. The night it happened, he took his grandfather‟s 22 with him and ended up shooting himself through some means, which have not been explained to me. I can only hope he chose a quick, painless death. (I‟d almost rather not know the details.) 40 He was someone who I went to lunch with almost every day at alternative high school, and I loved and cared for him dearly. I wish he wouldn‟t have done what he did, and I know I can‟t even start to feel the pain his family is in. They must be overwhelmed with sadness and regret, wondering whether they could have done something. I know I am, and I haven‟t seen or talked to him since about March. I was looking forward to seeing him in school this year, or at least getting a visit from him to our classroom. Right now, I haven‟t fully accepted his exit from our plane of existence. I‟m almost mad at him for what he did, but how can I be? It feels so wrong to be angry at someone who was in such pain that he took his own life. I don‟t know if anyone will read this at all, much less finish reading it to this point. But if you know someone battling depression or even seemingly joking about suicide, please do your best to comfort them in their time of need because no one should have to feel the pain of losing a friend or family member close to them, regardless of the person‟s race, social status, or the way they act toward others. I hope I have caused at least one person to stop and think about what they just read, because as I have written it, I have been reading it over and over again, trying to get a grip on what happened two days ago. Ending your own or another person‟s life is a great responsibility, and that responsibility is to be held only by God, or whatever higher power you believe in. I wrote this in loving memory of my friend and schoolmate, Eric Treloar. May God rest his soul. 41 September 11th Kayla Steadman Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Calmar 42 Fight and Cry April Hull Kimberly Center East Davenport I do not understand Why people argue, Why we fight, Or why we cry. But most of all I do not understand Why we can‟t just all get along. It shouldn‟t matter who is in the wrong. But maybe I do understand Why we argue, fight, and cry. Is it because people like to make up lies Just to see someone else cry? 43 I Am Driven to Annoyance Jessica Chehak Kimberly Center East Davenport I am driven to annoyance by People who screech on the chalkboard, People who fight, When people make fun of me. Perhaps I need to learn how to tune them out. 44 Ask a Silly Question Ali Almanza Kimberly Center East Davenport If I put a question mark at the end of any sentence does it automatically become a question? I like to write poetry? Will this class ever be quiet? Will time ever stop? Why do fish need school? Why don‟t ants have uncles? Will gravity ever just “give up”? Does a tree ever read a newspaper? Do cows “moo” the same in every language? Do kids in China have to write silly poems like this one? How can anyone have a good day when I am having a bad one? Why do quesadillas have a QU instead of a K? 45 Untitled Sawyer Bartlett Kimberly Center East Davenport 46 Call for Submissions The Mandala is collection of art and literary works by Iowa‟s alternative high school students. Submissions of poetry, narratives, pencil and (black) ink illustrations, 8-1/2” x 11” or smaller, or b/w photography, 8” x 10” or smaller, for Volume VII must include student name, instructor name, school name, and complete school address. Original artwork should be mailed, but electronic submissions of written work is accepted. Entries will be accepted September 1 through December 19, 2008. Additional Copies Available The initial press run of 200 copies of The Mandala, Vol. VI, February 2008, was distributed to contributors, their classroom instructors, STARS attendees, and IAAE Board members. Printing was done in the Northeast Iowa Community College Print Shop, Calmar. Additional copies of The Mandala are available for $2.00 each, which includes postage. Make checks payable to Northeast Alternative Teachers. Contact: Dawn Brown, Instructor Rockefeller Alternative High School Program Northeast Iowa Community College P. O. Box 400 Calmar, IA 52132 brownd@nicc.edu 800.728.2256, Ext. 342
