Suicide Prevention Student Essays

In the middle of September, the Malta American Legion Auxiliary announced they were sponsoring a Suicide Awareness Essay and Art Contest and asked local schools to submit their student’s works. What follows is some of the essays written by Dodson School students in Francine KillEagle’s class.

Editor's Note: Students asked that their essays run anonymously unless otherwise noted.

My Thoughts on Suicide

Tiffany Cliff

Entering the high school world and still growing up in it, I hear and see a lot of suicidal stories about younger children, my age, or older that have committed suicide. I have alwa...