Carnival Day by Beyonce Villafranco (6th Grader)

The most memorable event I experienced during the September Celebrations was Carnival Day on the 21st of September. I was in the carnival in Cayo and I had a blast. My group wore red, white and blue, our national colors. We were 20th in parade and the carnival was long. There were a lot of amazing floats. They were some that were so unique and exquisite.

When I got in the line, I started to dance. I dance and danced until my feet hurt. Everyone was so hype. When the parade was over, I couldn’t wait to do it again next year.

The Boogie Monster by Karran Bradley (7th Grader)

Josh was a 7 year old boy who was always scared. He was scared because a gigantic monster named Boogie would surprise him every year on the first day of October. Boogie did this by jumping out of Josh’s closet when he least expected it. However, this October 1st was different. That night josh was watched the clock on the wall in his room and steered at his closet as he waited to see a big monster with bogged feet, hairy body, and 12 eyes jump out. That night Josh waited and waited but Boogie never came.

The next day, when Josh woke up, he was sad that Boogie didn’t come to visit him. He looked under his bed, in his closet and everywhere else in his room but found nothing. Then he decided to check in the bathroom. Josh was right. He found Boogie taking a bubble bath in the tub. Josh rushed into his room, took one of the towels and ran back into the bathroom. Boogie was shocked as Josh pulled him out of the bath tub and dried him off. Then Josh pushed Boogie into his room before his mom saw him.

When boogie was dry, Josh pushed the monster into his closet and locked his closet from the outside. Boogie was yelling and banging for Josh to let him out but Josh just ignored him. When Josh got downstairs, he ate breakfast and went to school. For lunch he realized that he didn’t leave Boogie any water or food then he started to freak-out and he played sick. Josh was sent home and as soon as he got home, he gave Boogie water and some food in the kitchen. Josh was so happy that his mom wasn’t home so that he and Boogie could watch TV and eat and play but he realized that boogie seemed a little sad. Josh asked Boogie what was wrong and Boogie told him that the older they got the less they would see each other.

Josh, starting to feel sad, said with a broken voice, “Boogie I will miss all the games we used to play like scaring to snot out of kids on Halloween night and hide and seek in the dark. Josh began to cry as Boogie got up to leave. Josh hugged Boogie before he disappeared between the clothes in the closet.

A few years passed and Boogie had stopped visiting Josh. Another two years passed and Josh was twelve but still no visit from Boogie. Every Halloween Josh would look into his empty closet hoping that he would see a big loveable monster; alas there was nothing, not even a hair from Boogie’s back.

One morning he got up and opened his closet. There he was. The gigantic twelve eyed monster that Josh had been waiting for finally returned. Josh jumped on Boogie and cheerfully asked, “Where have you been you fluffy piece of monster?”

John is Scared by Catherine Guerra (7th Grader)

John was in his bedroom, lying on his bed, when suddenly he heard a bang on the door. He got frightened and jumped out of bed. Then he turned around to see the most unbelievable thing, a monster standing in his room. His parents weren’t at home because they had gone out to buy some food from a restaurant. Earlier he had watched a scary movie about a monster that was big and hairy and had three eyes. After the movie was done, he went into his bedroom because he was getting sleepy. That was when he saw the monster standing in his room.

John trembled as he looked at the monster. He wanted to shout, but he was too scared. He thought that the monster would eat him if he didn’t try to escape. So John ran for the door way. As he looked back he saw the monster coming toward him, and he almost fell. Then John heard the monster growl, “I won’t harm you.’’ Poof, the monster was gone. John wasn’t afraid anymore.

When John’s parents arrived at home, a little while after, he was already sleeping. They looked at John, unaware of what had just happened to their son. The only reason John went to sleep was because he was no longer scared of monsters.

The Boogeyman by Adelita Mis (7th Grader)

In the little town of San Ignacio, situated in the Cayo District of Belize, a boy named Timmy went around telling his friends scary stories. He loved to frighten his friends.

One night, Timmy was up late watching his favorite show on Disney channel, he barely could stay awake. When his show was over and he was ready to go to sleep, he heard a noise outside of his window. Anxiously, he decided to take a look. He slowly walked toward the window and look through it. He saw a mysterious shadow floating in the air. When he saw the shadow he immediately jumped in his bed and pulled the sheet over his head until he fell asleep.

Then the next day, Timmy’s mom woke him up for school but Timmy didn’t want to go. So Timmy’s mom asked him what was wrong. Timmy told her about the shadow and she immediately knew what caused the spooky apparition. She took Timmy outside and showed him that the shadow came from a street light shining on a branch near his window. Timmy felt better and couldn't wait to tell his friends at school a brand new scary story.

The Scared Little Boy by Bellen Johnstone (6th Grader)

One night a little boy named Wilson was sitting up in his room worrying about seeing ghosts. His parents were sleeping. He had watched a scary movie earlier that night.

Suddenly, just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard a strange noises by his window. The little boy was scared because he didn’t know what it was. Little Wilson didn’t know what to do.

Then his fears came to life, Wilson was face to face with the terrifying blood sucking vampire from the movie. He jumped out of bed and started running and shouting ‘Heeeelp!’ Wilson’s parents woke up frightened as he jumped into their bed. Wilson’s dad turned on the lights and checked the whole house for the vampire but it had disappeared. Wilson made sure never to watch scary movies before bedtime again.

Scared of the Dark by Donovan Quintanilla (5th Grader)

One night a little boy named Thomas was awake while his parents and grandfather were sleeping. Thomas was watching television by himself in the living room. When the movie was done, he heard a strange noise outside.  He went to wake parents. His father, Mr. Brown, went to check outside. When his dad had finished looking around the house and came back inside, Thomas’ dad said, “You watch too much television, you should stop watching television so late.” Thomas finally went to bed. Then, all of a sudden, Mr. Brown screamed.

Thomas’ mom woke up and ran out the bedroom to check on her husband, but it was too late. She saw her husband dead. Thomas got up ran toward his mom’s weeping voice. He was so scared when he saw his father dead. When Thomas’ grandfather heard the crying he woke up and called the police. When the police arrived they began searching for the bad guy but the killer had already escaped the scene. So all Thomas could do was pray that the police would catch the bad guy.

The next day the wake was held inside the home. Thomas and his mother were crying as relatives and friends comforted them. Then they heard a knock on the door. Thomas opened the door to two police officers. The officers entered and walked over to Thomas’ mom and told her that they had caught the killer. They explained that they were sure they had the right person because he not only admitted to the crime but handed over the murder weapon. Thomas hugged his mom and was no longer afraid. Thomas promised to never forget his brave dad.