"Doc" the Tree that Helped Me All the Way

By Julia

It began in 1^st grade when I first saw the tree. The first grade and I called him “Doc.” He was just a sapling at the time, but I instantly fell in love with him.  Every day, I would watch the tree sprout into memories (like when a tree sprouts branches). Now that I’m older I still look at the tree and it gives me hope. He was there to remind us of our teachers father, or as she called him “Doc.”

            Ever since I was young, that tree always reminded me of school and how much I actually liked school. Every day I think of the tree realizing how much it reminded me of my past and somehow my future. What I mean is that while I grew up, I gained many friends, like a tree grows branches. Also, how I would lose friends, like a tree loses leaves. When I grew I would get stronger as the tree would, but somehow I would always feel weak. “Doc” was not just a tree he was a tree with purpose.

            The people at St. Martins, Isabelle, Pauline, Tyler, Andrew and Wayland (maybe Mr. Chafe) are like a second family to me. Loving and caring, yet sometimes can get on my nerves. But hey, isn’t that what family is for? “Doc” always reminds me of that family and how over the years, our bond grew stronger.

            As long as “Doc” stands, I will remember St. Martins, and how a little tree helped me feel confident, strong and joyful.