Grade 9 Written Editorial Contest

Samantha Badia   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon   Texting: For or Against?   It has been shown on The Oprah Winfrey Show that texting has caused many people in the United States … Continue reading →

Eric Batchelder 9th grade     Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon   Texting   There is a substantial controversy around text messaging. Are there any benefits? Is texting the terrible scourge society is deeming it? I … Continue reading →

Jennifer Batson Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington, ME. Mrs. Melissa Tenney   Text messaging is an extremely controversial topic. People have begun to wonder if text messaging is really as great as it appears. Test messaging is a worldwide … Continue reading →

Makala Boyer   English 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon   Texting Isn’t Everything   Texting is one of several ways of communication. One is to get out of a situation when can’t speak. People … Continue reading →

Austin Clements   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland Maine   Ms. Doyon   Why Should We Text?       Texting has an extremely important value in today’s society because it is a non verbal way … Continue reading →

Francesca Couture Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington Mrs. Melissa Tenney   Cell phones are an immense part of communication in the United States. The number one reason we buy a cell phone is to communicate. Texting is just one … Continue reading →

Hannah Currie   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon       Text Messaging   Everyone has their own opinion on text messaging, but it’s not as bad as it is made out to … Continue reading →

Carolyn DeSchiffart Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington, ME Mrs. Melissa Tenney Text Messages Ten is a common number in today’s society. It is the number of fingers we have, the basis of the metric system, and the number of … Continue reading →

Dale Downs Grade 10 Penobscot Valley High Howland Ms. Doyon In the generation that I am growing up in text messaging has become a very important way of communicating. Many people prefer to use text messaging as a way to … Continue reading →

Samuel Duenas Freshman Narragagus High School Harrington, Maine Mrs. Melissa Tenney   Text messaging has made its mark in our world of technology and social networking. “Texting” first showed its face in 1992. People did not realize the full potential … Continue reading →

.Jerry Faloon   Texting     Texting is a big part of many’s peoples lives these days. There are lots of controversy about if texting is a good or bad thing. Many have different thoughts as to why it is … Continue reading →

Savannah Freund   9th   Penobscot Valley High School   Ms. Doyon   The Effects of Texting       My stand on texting in everyday life is that I am not for it. My reasons for being against it … Continue reading →

  Elaina Gilman   Grade 9 English   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon       The Negative Impacts of Texting   I am against texting because it is the cause of too many negative things, … Continue reading →

Joshua Goston Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington, ME Mrs. Melissa Tenney     Text messaging is in almost every American’s life. There are very good things about texting, and very bad things about texting. Throughout this paper, you will … Continue reading →

Claudia Grabau Grade 9 Penobscot Valley High School Howland Ms. Doyon   Texting People are debating whether texting is good or bad. There are many good uses for texting. Texting is a useful way of communication. Its convenient, quick, and … Continue reading →

Chris Hanson   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon   Texting.     Texting is beneficial to people because it is much more convenient than talking on the phone. While texting. people are free … Continue reading →

  Andrew Howey   English 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howlan d   Ms Dovon   Texting, Good Or Bad?   Is texting a good or bad thing? I think texting is a bad thing, and these are … Continue reading →

Kelcie Hutchinson   Grade 10   Penobscot Valley High School   Howlancl   Ms.Doyon       Texting   Text messages are a great way of communicating. Now a days some people will not even answer their phones anymore, but … Continue reading →

Shaelyn Jones   Freshman   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon       What do you think of text messaging? Text messaging is a way of communication that about 72% of the cell phone users do. … Continue reading →

Maggie LaFreniere     Grade 9     Penobscot Valley High School     Howland     Ms. Doyon Texting, Good or bad?   There are different opinions all over the world on texting. It is a very popular way … Continue reading →

Dylan LeClair   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon   Texting       Texting is beneficial for the human race for many reasons. With texting a person can have more than one conversation … Continue reading →

Beth Levesque   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Mrs. Doyon       Why is texting bad?   Cell phones have become over rated. Almost everyone has a phone and uses them to text; for … Continue reading →

Nick Lynch   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Rowland   Mrs .Doyon   Text messaging is a very serious problem for people.   Texting while behind the wheel of a car can impair more driving skills involved … Continue reading →

Danielle Maillet Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington, ME. Mrs. Melissa Tenney   Texting, Allowed or Denied?   Texting, allowed or denied? What is your opinion? Teens are becoming hooked to emailing, texting, or any form of communication. According to … Continue reading →

Josh Mckinnon   English 9   Penobscot Valley HighSchool   Howland   Ms .Doyon   Texting Can Save Your Life   Texting can save your life by blocking numbers that tlueaten you. You can keep in touch with family members … Continue reading →

Jennie Michaels Grade 9   Bangor High School   Mrs. Owen     Texting: it’s a obsessive act that most of us are guilty of. It’s easy, quick, and convenient, but do any of us really realize how much of … Continue reading →

Matthew Moon   Ms. Doyon   English 9   January 31, 2011 Technology and it’s Problems   Text Messaging is a bad thing in society. A lot of teens text all day and don’t do anything outside, just play video … Continue reading →

CarolAnn Moores Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington, ME Mrs. Melissa Tenney       Did you know that there are competitions that measure text messaging speed? That’s right. Ben Cook texted his way into the Guinness World Book of … Continue reading →

Zechariah Palmeter 9th Bangor Christian Bangor Mrs. Arnold     Texting is a common practice in today’s lifestyle. It is used for almost everything ranging from business to pleasure. Despite this, texting has not helped the American society. It is … Continue reading →

Anna Ramsay Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington, ME Melissa Tenney           Today, we have made advancements in technology. Cell phones have become vital to our survival, advancing from huge dinosaurs in purses, only used for … Continue reading →

Bayley Ray Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington Maine Mrs.Melissa Tenney Recently, much talk has been devoted to whether text messaging is a good thing or a bad thing. More specifically, some discussion has centered around the concept of texting … Continue reading →

Courtney Raymond   Freshmen   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms.Doyon   Texting       Is texting good or bad? I think texting is good. I am for texting. Texting is good for three reasons. They are: … Continue reading →

  Katie Rowley   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon   Texting Good or Bad?   Many people have different judgements on text messaging. Is it okay or bad? I think texting is a … Continue reading →

Kizzy Sirois   Freshman   Penobscot Valley High School   Howland   Ms. Doyon             I believe texting is a bad thing. I believe this because texting has caused a lot of things. One of … Continue reading →

Evan Smotherman Grade 9 Bangor High School Ms. Owen   Txting   Today every person I know has texted at least one time. For those of you who’ve been -living under a rock for the last decade, texting is a … Continue reading →

Monica Spatafore Grade 9 Narraguagus High School Harrington Mrs. Melissa Tenney   Today’s world is filled with many ways of communication, such as text messaging, that help make our life easier; a big controversy has come along with it. People … Continue reading →

Texting-An Assorted Approval   Texting’s growth has been unbelievable. There are more and more users daily, and it is not just young people. The biggest increase in texting is among adults. Just by clicking a few buttons you can communicate … Continue reading →

Jacklyn Woodwarci   Grade 9   Penobscot Valley   I-lowland   Ms. Doyon   Texting       Almost all students in schools have cell phones and most of them text. Students text during school, after school, and while doing … Continue reading →