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departments features Letter, 4 POCA Awards, 5 Art, 8 Science, 12 Writing, 15 Music, 20 Community, 22 Poetry, 26 Photography, 28 Colton’s Corner, 30 Noah’s A.R.K., 12 Meet the Noah and this story of an ark CONTENT FEATURE, 16 Read the inspirational story of Olivia Rusk and her cause, “be who you are”. Days of Gold Dustin’s Story, 18 Riley’s Kid story belongs to the special story of Dustin Carmer, a young cancer survivor Project: Hope, 25 Mady Neal speaks about publishing her first book, Project: Hope. PUBLISHER Michael Vander Sande SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Lindsay Manfredi ART DIRECTOR Brian Brosmer ADVERTISING For advertising information contact Inspired Magazine at 317-691-4237 EDUCATORS Submit classroom set requests and address changes to: [email protected] STUDENTS Submit your original fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, photography, music and film for consideration for publication at www.readinspiredmag.com Copyright © 2015 Inspired Kids 9149 Lantern Lane Indianapolis, IN 46256 Inspired Magazine, our publisher and our advertisers are not responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, or typographical errors. All rights reserved. May be reproduced with proper citation for educational purposes. Daynah, 15 Grade 9 Broad Ripple High School Indianapolis, IN www.readinspiredmag.org Inspired Magazine 317.691.4237 [email protected] www.readinspiredmag.org Express Yourself 3