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HB Letters

Adopt pets from shelters

To the Editor: My name is Hallie Bardani and I am a seventh-grade student at Hollis Brookline Middle School. I believe that adoption from shelters can help with how animals are treated. I have had two cats, and a dog in my life and have known many others, but I noticed one thing with shelter ...

Stop mistreating chickens

To the Editor: I am Morgan from Hollis Brookline Middle School’s seventh grade. At home, I have seven chickens, consisting of six hens and a rooster. Keeping these chickens have made me really care about the species. When I saw the news one day, I was absolutely horrified at the conditions ...

Adopting dogs, cats from shelters is best

To the Editor: My name is Kelsey Chen, and I attend school at Hollis Brookline Middle School. Did you know that each year, 2.7 million animals are killed due to not enough space in shelters? This is because people are buying their animals from stores and breeders instead of saving dogs from ...

Bullying must be stopped

To the Editor: Hallways, buses, classrooms, after school activities. These are places that I, William Bird, a seventh grader at Hollis Brookline Middle School, have seen bullying occur. Every day, I see people being bullied. It has happened to me and to other students and it will continue to ...

Kids deserve participation awards

To the Editor: My name is Allie Wood, and I am a seventh grader at Hollis Brookline Middle School. I love to be outside, but I especially love to play sports. When I was younger, I was rewarded with medals of participation when I would play soccer, and to me, I thought of these awards as tokens ...

Animals should not be euthanized

To the Editor: My name is Natalie Coutu and I am a seventh grader at Hollis Brookline Middle School in the neighboring town of Hollis. I am writing to inform you about the amount of helpless animals dying every year from euthanization. Recently, my family fostered a dog that was a rescue from ...