What is the best season?

01.31.23

What is the best season? Do you prefer the hot summer days in the sun? Maybe cold winter days in the snow? Many people have different opinions on what the best season is, but these are the preferences of a few of our Wakefield Wolves. 

Winter is such a beautiful season with many things to do. Whether you like to go sledding, have a snowball fight, or you just like to stay inside with your hot cocoa and blankets, it’s an amazing season for all. When Lana Harrison, an 8th grader at our school, was asked what her favorite season is and why, she said, “To be honest, I love winter. One, it snows, and everyone loves snow. Two, I love being able to cuddle up on the couch, drink hot chocolate, and watch bunches of Hallmark movies. And finally, I can wear sweaters and sweatshirts without burning up.” I also think that winter is an amazing season and I love her reasoning as to why that is her favorite season.

Summer is an amazing season also between going swimming, playing in the sand, and going on vacation. Who wouldn’t love it? No matter what you like to do in the summertime, there is always something for everyone to do. I asked Courtney Carita, an 8th grader, what her favorite season is. She said, “I would say summer is my favorite season because of all the different things that you can do in summer like go swimming. I also like summer break. And my birthday is in summer.” With such a fun-filled season, I can imagine why summer is her favorite.

Another amazing season is autumn, with the most beautiful colored leaves falling from the trees and the chilly weather. Going hiking and picking pumpkins are just a few of the fall activities that you could do. Melody Ilardi, one of the 8th graders of our school, was asked what her favorite season is and this is what Melody told us. “My favorite season is fall because the leaves look really pretty when they change and it's not too cold outside so it's nice to be out there.” Autumn is quite a beautiful season and such a stunning time of the year. I can see why it is her favorite season.

Spring is also an amazing season with beautifully colored flowers and nice weather. Taking walks and looking at nature or gardening are just a few of the things that you could do in Spring. An 8th grader, Mason Waechter, was asked what his favorite season was and he said, “It’s Spring because the weather is nice and the flowers are cool.”

Whether you like Spring, Winter, Autumn, or Summer, all of the seasons have amazing things about them that people love. So what do you think is the best season?

Interview With Mrs. Brothers

2.14.23

History of Mrs. Brothers

Mrs. Brothers, our new 8th-grade assistant principal, will be joining us on March 17, 2023, and we decided to interview her so we can get to know her better. Mrs.Brothers was born in Dallas, Texas to a military family, she grew up moving around a lot. She was in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down. Some things about Mrs. Brothers are that she loves to be of service and loves to work with kids, so she decided that she wanted to be a teacher. She dreamed of being a teacher since elementary school, and she was successful in this dream and was a history teacher. After a while, in her career as a history teacher, she decided that she wanted to reach more kids than just the ones in her classroom. One of the biggest challenges in her career was the transition from a teacher to an assistant principal, but from the 17 total years she has worked in Wake County Schools, I am sure it was worth the challenge.

Likes/Family

Mrs. Brothers is a very nice person. Let's get to know her a bit! First, she has a lot of interesting hobbies such as painting, puzzles, taking her kid to extracurricular activities, as well as her chickens. Speaking of her chickens, she really loves them. In fact, she has 12 of them, some make green eggs, some make blue eggs, and others just make regular brown eggs. Along with her chickens, she has a Shih-Poo dog named Bella which is hypoallergenic. When she was growing up, her father was in the military, so she was always moving around. Although she was born in Dallas, Texas, she said her favorite state to live in was Colorado. She is married with 2 kids, a dog, and her chickens. Her favorite holiday movie is ELF. Her favorite movie genre is Sci-Fi. Lastly, she loves history which is why she used to teach it.

Plans for her future here

We asked Mrs.Brothers about her plans for Wakefield and she said she wanted to observe and build relationships with the students. We also asked her why she chose Wakefield, and her response was she wanted a work-life balance. Along with those we asked her why she wanted to be an assistant principal and she answered that there was a point in her teaching career where she wanted to do more and push to be the best version of herself. Lastly, we asked her what about Wakefield appeals to her and she said that this was a nice age group, and she feels like she has reached her max growth in high school and she also wanted a change in environment. 

Mrs.Brothers is an amazing person and she will be an amazing addition to the Wakefield family.