V Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/scop00stud_2 Avila’s Students Editor-in-Chief Nick Zicarelli Managing Editor Jessica Harper Associate Editor Seyko Bond Associate Editor Danielle Storck Associate Editor Amy Morris Advisor Stanley E. Banks Design Debbie Seigler Awards PoetryAward A Slice of Pie by Monique Owens FictionAward The Gulf by Lauren Lewandowski Honorable Mention The Glass Box by LaurenTakemoto Honorable Mention Boxed In byAmy Morris The great thing about words is that they can evoke so many different feelings for their readers. At their best,words can bring aboutfeelings ofjoy, sadness, love,hate,memories,and many others. Hopefully after reading this edition of The Scop,which the staff members feel could be the best one yet, these same feelings will take place in you. At this time, I would like to thank the other editors of The Scop,and to let them know that the publication of this magazine would have been impossible without them. I would also like to thank Mr.Stanley Banks for his guidance and knowledge,for it was he who led us in the right direction. Special thanks also go to our designer, Debbie Seigler,and all of the hard work that she put into this process as well. Finally, I would like to thank everybody who submitted their works to The Scop,and I would like to congratulate our award winners for their great writing. I hope that after reading this magazine you are as proud of it as we are. ThankYou Nick Zicarelli Editor-in-Chief fable of Contents Acknowledgements Awards From the Editor poetry 2 Nocturnal Playground 3 Global Obsession 4 Mi Amor Primero 5 A Mother’s Contemplation 6 memoirs in b-minor 7 Verdict of a Halfwit 8 angyl d. seeress 9 Life in a Bag 10 how easy it is 11 Inspiration 13 Battlefield 14 PiercingTruth 15 The Road of Constant Burn 16 SubterranianVault of Chill 17 Polarized 18 Boxed In 19 Hormone Attack 20 User 21 Drugs forAnne 23 Frail Little Lady 24 Beauty Challenged 25 A Slice of Pie 26 Black table of Contents 27 Needle's Joy 29 My Inspiration 31 Commercialism 32 My Best Friend 33 The Glass Box 34 Innocence fiction 38 RailroadTies 40 Coming Out 42 A Genuine Delinquent 45 Talking-by-Two 49 The Gulf 53 Am Angry? I essays 56 The Fall ofSuperman 58 Backyard Garden 60 TheTime ofYour Life 66 The Unanswered Question 70 The Blame Game &rama 75 Blackmark