“I want an iPod, a digital camera, a laptop and some socks, but I don't think I'll get the camera or laptop.”

— Audrey Hughes, eighth grade

“I want a guinea pig and a digital camera.”

— Erin Heinerikson, eighth grade

“I want a laptop. I need it to do stuff for school because my brother is always messing up our computer at home.”

— Sam Walter, ninth grade

“A PlayStation 3, because I'm used to PlayStations. I think it will be the best one.”

— Steve Allen, seventh grade

“I want a Nintendo Wii. I don't just want to sit and play anymore. I want it to be more active.”

— Nyasha Roper, seventh grade

“A PS3, because it has the best graphics and I want to play Madden '07.”

— Shaun Russell, freshman

“Remote control cars, so my friends and I can race them and crash into each other.”

— Xavier Newman, seventh grade

“I want a Fly Pen. It's a computerized pen that comes with special paper, and you have to buy software for it. It can help you with your math, essays or to learn foreign languages.”

— Rita Henderson, eighth grade