
Yes, Helen Keller was real, and she did all those things
By Katie Fillipih, Lucas Ovitsky, and Katherine Gruendler
• March 22, 2024
What the heck is a Zyn?
By Alden Detmer, Harvard-Westlake School
• March 22, 2024

Across campus, students observe Ramadan
By Rin Ryu, Liberty High School – TX
• March 22, 2024

Screenagers: Are students addicted to their phones?
By Ella Furuichi, Archie Williams High School
• March 22, 2024
STOP! In the name of safety
By Izabella Paracuelles, Evanston Township High School
• March 22, 2024

Freshmen in a frenzy
By Andrew Fekete and Aviv Matas
• March 22, 2024

A Night to Remember returns to the Ventura Fairgrounds
By Rihanna Samples, Foothill Technology High School
• March 22, 2024

District Disparities
By Arti Jain and Nyla Weathersby
• March 20, 2024

Introducing Apollo’s Garden
By Kailee Lake, Logansport High School
• March 20, 2024

Hashisaka Inducted into Hall of Honor
By Shane Kaneshiro, McKinley High School – HI
• March 20, 2024

Lucente builds legacy to last lifetime
By Camilla Vandegrift, McCallum High School
• March 20, 2024
Lenten traditions evolve with the times
By Emma Powell, Baldwin High School – PA
• March 19, 2024

In-Depth: Outsmarting Opioids
By Annabelle Miller, Willem Hummel, and Hailey Neuner
• March 19, 2024

Eccentricity and empowerment: A history of Om Nom
By Jonathan Xue, The Harker Upper School
• March 19, 2024

Faking it: the McLovin way
By Sanchan Khanuja, Kirkwood High School
• March 15, 2024
Class of 2024 adjusts college applications in wake of Supreme Court ruling eliminating affirmative action
By Priya Thoppil, McCallum High School
• March 15, 2024
Humans
By Emerson Swift, Tamalpais High School
• March 15, 2024

Lifting the mask
By Bowen Yan, Carlmont High School
• March 15, 2024

$6 Billion, 10 Years of Construction, and a Bridge That Will Be Built To Last a Lifetime
By Finn Christensen-McElroy, La Salle Catholic Preparatory High School
• March 15, 2024

Superintendent resigns from position
By Bella Soful, Revere High School
• March 15, 2024

Just be yourself
By Meredith Conrad, GlenOak High School
• March 15, 2024
AP readers share process, benefits of grading exams
By Naeha Muralikrishnan, Thomas S. Wootton High School
• March 15, 2024

North Carolina organizations go above and beyond in animal conservation efforts
By Nic Cazin, Wakefield High School – NC
• March 15, 2024

The Man Behind the Camera
By Emily Sanchez, Logansport High School
• March 14, 2024

Immigrating and assimilating: The truth behind settling into the US
By Elli Karistinou, Walter Johnson High School
• March 14, 2024

Dysmorphia in the details
By Nathan Turnbeaugh, Carlmont High School
• March 14, 2024

Celebrating cosmic consciousness: Hindus around the world embrace Mahashivratri
By Zenil Koovejee, Amador Valley High School
• March 14, 2024

The heart of a survivor
By Peyton Kuschmeider, Hebron High School
• March 12, 2024

Fasting and faith
By Katerina Matta, The Harker Upper School
• March 12, 2024

Sewn together: Ki Kim and Yang Kim
By Skye Freeman, University of Chicago Laboratory High School
• March 12, 2024

‘Six Sips’ of Success
By Erica Deutsch, Prosper High School
• March 11, 2024

Behind glass doors: the ethics of animal shelters
By Keira Sarmiento, Carlmont High School
• March 11, 2024
The Tension Behind Tradition
By Carlo Costigliola, Patchogue-Medford High School
• March 11, 2024
Transgender and genderqueer high schoolers share ups and downs of experiences at Monroe-Woodbury High School
By Olivia Cooper, Monroe-Woodbury Senior High School
• March 11, 2024

California weighs requiring financial literacy course
By Audrey Wei, Burlingame High School – CA
• March 11, 2024

Machismo culture leads to problems for teenagers
By Allison Madrid, Ritenour High School
• March 8, 2024
Soaring, Trendsetting, Envisioning, Motivating: S.T.E.M. Women
By Karen Wei, Clements High School
• March 8, 2024

Moving forward
By Olivia Evans, Hebron High School
• March 8, 2024

Exploring the accelerated insecurity of today’s youth
By Skylin Lui, Carlmont High School
• March 8, 2024

History teacher serves as a U.S. Capitol Officer
By Rebeca Solis, Caney Creek High School
• March 8, 2024

Empowering education
By Zoe Smith, West High School
• March 8, 2024

Aid the future with the ADE Foundation
By Kate Davis and Mazzy Warren
• March 7, 2024
Ready to Vote? Many Latin Juniors and Seniors Aren’t
By Lyla Granich and Natalie Arora
• March 7, 2024

From El Paso to New York City to Ardsley NY
By Matthias Jaylen Sandoval and Alexa Murphy
• March 7, 2024

Students should expand literary horizons
By Eileen Zhu, Lynbrook High School – CA
• March 7, 2024

Black excellence at West: Waad Dafalla, Trinity Myers and Juju Manson
By Minna Abdalla, West High School
• March 7, 2024
Global warming threatens the ‘Doomsday Glacier’
By Isabelle Ling, Carlmont High School
• March 6, 2024

Humans of Harker: Tackling challenges through teamwork
By Shaina Cohen, The Harker Upper School
• March 6, 2024

Women of West
By Zaira Ahmad, Anna Song, Mrudani Ramkumar, and Gianna Liu
• March 5, 2024
Latin School Students Face Challenges Amid ADHD Medication Shortage
By Caroline McHugh, Latin School of Chicago
• March 5, 2024
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