Hey everyone, welcome to the kids’ page! It’ s Emma. In this issue we have an interview with Josh Watts, one pretty cool kid. We also have artwork from my sister Annabelle. But I would love to see artwork from you, the kids of Gilroy as well. Take a picture of it and send it to us at info @ gilroytoday. com, along with your name and age. To be interviewed, also email us at info @ gilroytoday. com.

I love summer. It’ s probably my favorite season. It means time to swim, time to bike, and of course, there’ s no school! I’ m going to Nashville over the summer, so I’ m super excited about that. I’ m just now getting interested in country music, and Nashville is the capital of that. It will also be interesting going to a part of the country I’ ve never been to before.

I’ m going to be participating in the city’ s theater camp over the summer, too. We’ ll have rehearsals for two weeks, everyday, and then at the end of those two weeks, we have a performance. The play we’ ll be performing is“ Willy Wonka.” I’ m really excited. I love the movie and my sister loved the book, so I think we’ ll have a lot of fun.

I’ m also doing an art class at Sheryl Cathers’ downtown art studio named dabble. Drawing is one of my favorite things to do, along with writing, reading, and theater. I take a weekly art class there normally, but this is really fun and different because it’ s a canvas class, and I don’ t usually work on canvases.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is coming up soon, and I’ m happy to say I’ ll be going this year! I don’ t always get a chance to go, because we sometimes have something else planned, but this year it worked out! The Garlic Festival is always filled with fun games, cool exhibits, and of course – mouth-watering food! I think I might just try garlic ice cream this year. I haven’ t yet because I’ ve been just a little too scared to. But I’ ve heard it’ s really tasty, so I’ ll try it.

The farmers’ market is open again! I don’ t go there nearly enough, but I’ m aiming to visit it more this summer. There’ s tons of local produce there that’ s simply delectable and there’ s always a lot of cool vendors. You also get to buy local and support local businesses in Gilroy.

Gilroy is packed with things to keep me busy, and I can’ t wait to experience all of it here in my hometown.

Meet Josh Watts

Age: 10

Grade in school and school: 4th grade at St. Mary School

Hobbies / interests: Art, Playing Saxophone, Hip-hop, Reading and Basketball

Favorite Color: Purple

Favoritie Subject In School: Social Studies because it’ s interesting and a lot of the things they talk about are fascinating, like the Gold Rush and Transcontinental Railroad.

What Are You Doing This Summer: Going to Disneyland.

Tell me about Hip-hop: I go to Lauri Gray’ s. My teacher is Christian.

What’ s your favorite after school activity and why? Reading for fun because I like books. Right nw I’ m reading My Life As A Gamer by Janet Tashjian, The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce.

Why is summer the best? Because you don’ t have to go to school and you get to do whatever you want.

Anything else you’ d like to tell us? I just saw the movie Tomorrowland. I recommend that everyone sees it.

Artwork by Annabelle Barbazette

Emma Barbazette is 12 years old and in 6th grade. She was born and raised in Gilroy. When she isn’ t writing, she enjoys drawing, reading, and crafting fun projects.

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