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Margaret Pilarski

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i'm a feminist, and if you're reading this then you are too, you just might not know it yet. i like to eat cheese and travel, but i'm usually broke and/or spending my money on shoes and cocktail rings. i love dogs, rain, and driving offensively (and putting the last comma in a listed series). i'm se...

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girls!girls!girls!

last week i got to meet with our upcoming girl power subjects. usually we only feature one girl, but this group sounded so amazing to us that we agreed to feature all 4 of the lovely ladies!

the girls are part of a group called ‘surf n turf’ at ce williams middle school, the group had already learned to surf and were moving on to turfing this time around. while i was there for the interview, i got to be a part of the announcement of their next challenge – hiking mount mitchell, the largest peak this side of the mississippi!

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the other great thing about meeting the girls was that as we spoke, their personalities slowly came out.

bethany – the resourceful animal-lover who told me how she sat in a tree dressed in black on halloween and scared passersby, is already planning on packing her herb kit for the journey.

alex – the mini feminist and future lawyer who’s glad the club is just for girls and lists india.arie’s “video” as the best song to describe her. i learned to love myself unconditionally, because I am a queen – indeed!

morgan – the sensible blonde who loves science and social studies and gossips that she heard some boys saying they wished they could join the club.

and finally jessie – who i am assured is actually talkative, but remained fairly quiet until the end when she saved the best for last: “i’ve learned no matter what, you’ll always have somebody with you, even when you think there’s no one around – there is.”

brava to these young girls, i hope they keep rockin, errr... climbing!

surf n turf welcomes donations of camping supplies, including: tents, sleeping bags, packs, compasses, nalgene-type water bottles, water purifiers, rain gear, warm layers, and long underwear. to donate, contact sadie_fox@charleston.k12.sc.us