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On October 13th Tefft Middle School’s Core B, took a trip down to the John Hancock Building in Chicago, Illinois. The John Hancock Center was built in 1967, thirty-one years ago. When we gazed up at the building, we could see it swaying in the wind. We entered the building and nervously looked at the elevator that was going to take us ninety-four stories high. Our ears popped as we went up one of the tallest buildings in Chicago. As we got out of the elevator, you’ll never believe what we saw!!!We saw, Lake Michigan glimmering out for miles into the sun. It sparkled like a million crystals, the clouds cast shadows on the marvelous blue giant, making dark spots on the beautiful lake. We saw cloud shadows that looked like marshmallows. We also saw famous buildings including Michael Jordan’s restaurant, the Sears Tower, Rock-n- Roll McDonalds, Rainforest Café, and the United Center(where the famous, world champion Chicago Bulls play). When looking down from the building, the people looked like tiny ants crawling around and the cars
looked like toys winding through a maze of streets.In the building there was a skywalk, where there was nothing but a screen and a bar to keep us from falling. There, we could smell the crisp fall air coming in from the lake, the aroma from restaurants surrounding the building, and exhaust from cars passing the building.
We heard people talking, horns honking, sirens bleating, birds chirping, and the cold wind whispering. We could hear the water crashing against the shore, roaring planes and helicopters, and we could hear the leaves rustling as people walked down the street.
We couldn’t taste anything until we arrived at Grant Park to eat our lunches. Grant Park (a park in Chicago used for staging major festivities) is where the Bulls gathered when they were being recognized for winning the World Championship, for the 6th time.
As we were leaving the beautiful city of Chicago, the home of Sammy Sosa and Michael Jordan, we were wondering how this city came to be. We hope you enjoyed our description of this city and we look forward to hearing from you!
Core B students at Tefft Middle School
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