Moving a chess piece to attack his opponent, Anant Adury uses unique thinking to pick the most strategic move. Adury spends hours practicing and preparing to tackle the chess world head on, eager to showcase...

Sitting at his desk in Stephen Murphy’s U.S. history class, junior Cristian Mazariegos was surrounded by the silence filling the room. While everyone else worked, he sneakily pulled out his phone to...

For many students pursuing the veterinary pathway the school offers, they have to go through four classes. However, there are some exceptions. Junior Keeley Scott has taken most of the classes for the...

When senior Andrew Ward crashed his dirt bike into a tree while riding with his twin brother John Ward, resulting in a puncture wound, neither felt the need to panic. Both students are recently minted...

The United Nations designated Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps, as a day to remember and reflect on the Holocaust. This day educates new generations...

The sound of chants and tumbling echoes through the small gym at Coppell High School as English I teacher and new cheer coach Krysten Farris, leads the freshmen cheerleaders through their practice and...

Beneath our community, there lies a dirty secret. It’s dirt. There are 243 square miles of bay fill in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bay fill, also known as land reclamation, is the process by which...

Living in an era where social media and the internet can serve as platforms for self-expression, high schoolers often find themselves navigating between showcasing their authentic selves and maintaining...

Firefighting extends beyond battling against fires. Dispatchers and firefighters respond to an array of emergencies.  Their calls involve situations such as vehicle accidents, water rescues, Emergency...

From monthly Mass to required theology classes, much of Benilde-St. Margaret’s identity ties to its roots as a Catholic School. While many parents choose to send their children to BSM because of its...

With schedule changes, students may be meeting new classmates, but students in English teacher David Volkmar’s classes have gotten a different kind of addition to their classroom experience: student...

Ninety-nine percent — a surge that reshaped education. In the confinement of 2020, traditional schooling found itself boxed in while EdTech emerged as the leading industry.  According to Exploding...

"Can I get an iced latte with oat milk, please?" Living in Los Angeles, baristas at coffee shops hear this order daily. Angelenos are known for their heavy consumption of alternative milks like oat,...

When swastikas showed up on the walls of campus bathrooms and Neo-Nazi posters started appearing in hallways, junior Emmett Kliger decided he had to do something.  At first, he tried to blow it off...

On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God. On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to my country. I reaffirm my allegiance to the three promises of the Scout Oath. I thoughtfully recognize...

Senior Paige Whitfield’s day at North ends when the first hour bell rings. Though ahead on credits, her academic preparedness isn’t what permits her to leave, but rather her recent diagnosis. “In...

Nine-hour work days, emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted, juggling multiple students with vastly different needs. These are just some of the many things that describe a paraeducator's day-to-day...

Introverts texting their fictional crushes. Influencers with artificial bodies and voices. Deepfaked political figures teaming up to play video games. Lawyers presenting AI’s words instead of their own....

Four suitcases and one flight brought Shauna Hyde and her family from Germany to Belmont, California in 2016. They felt alone in their new home, but after years of making friends, volunteering, and driving...

"Open-heart surgery" is not a phrase teens hear every day. Most have no idea what is involved in such a complex and high-risk surgery. Those who do perhaps picture a grandparent or elderly neighbor who...

According to Crisis in the Classroom: Schools, officials working to combat the rise in student homelessness,  “Over 33,000 students in Pennsylvania were considered homeless.” [ during the 2021 - 22...

On a peaceful afternoon in Sausalito, Calif., pristine, emerald waters stretch for miles in every direction, and jagged rocks dotted with barnacles line the sky’s fog-blanketed edges. But volunteering...

Thirty thousand students in the United States participate annually in the American Mathematics Competition, an exam that allows students to potentially represent the U.S. in the International Math Olympiad....

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Imagine crawling on your hands and knees through sewage, surrounded by a coffin of concrete. The echoes of the tunnel amplify the sound of your footsteps as you walk beneath the surface. This hidden world,...

Touching up her makeup, 16-year-old Liya* stepped back from the mirror and smiled at her own reflection. Since she started on the weight loss drug Wegovy a year ago, she has lost over 30 pounds, following...

Over the span of several years, the Blue Valley School District (BVSD) has created various career-ready programs for students to enhance their learning experience. These programs have been known to help...

She took the gloves off and put them aside. The fingerprints were stained with dye. Looking in the mirror, she saw the colored strands of hair framing her face. What she did not see at that time, looking...

This story contains an alternate format that can only be viewed on the original site. View this story on Hagerty Journalism Today. It was originally published on December 19, 2023.

It is no secret that as our world grows more dependent on technology and artificial intelligence, the relevance of STEM education has grown in tandem, even among the youngest children. In the summer of...

The Hillcrest has existed since 1948. Over these 75 years, one family has had three generations serve as staff members. Senior Stella Windhorst, this year’s editor-in-chief, is a third-generation...

Since 2019, children battling childhood cancer have been invited to the Sugarplum Ball, a night of dancing, food and most importantly, forgetting all worries about cancer. This Ball was created by Ava’s...

“Most immigrants believe strongly in the American Dream. That is what brings them here. I wish some young Americans had that dream, as much as immigrants do,” said Margaret Sands Orchowski, an author...

Senior Shrusti Amula was a guest of honor at the L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth event in Los Angeles on Nov. 17, as one of ten female change makers awarded for the impact they made on their communities....

Teachers may start out their classes in many ways. Reading a daily objective, collecting homework assignments, or telling a short joke to set the mood for the lesson, are all common introductions for an...

The diagnosis took months. Pacing back and forth was common in the Guinan household as they awaited the results.  The parents found themselves in a confusing and chaotic world as doctors shared...

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Sitting next to her friend and classmate, freshman Avani Hindupur assists her partner, junior Brandon Libby, while he  engages one of this week's activities. Partners Physical Education provides a class...

Around the age of 6 years old, Andrew Ruiz stole his father’s tape recorder and used it to capture stories to show his family. Years later, he continues to use film to tell stories — and teaches Archer...

The moment someone sets foot in a prison is the moment that person stops living. “In prison, the environment really makes everyone feel like they can only exist; living doesn’t seem like an option...

During class, the sound of a coffee grinder reverberates, signaling a familiar ritual in dual credit and English IV teacher Sarah Humphrey's classroom. As the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafts through...

Years of research, planning, and planting led to this moment. This particular senior Eagle Scout had finalized not one, but two environmental conservation projects to protect the beaches and parks at Sherwood...

According to the Virginia Department of Education, only 2.6% of the student population of Harrisonburg High School identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander. Out of the just over 2,000 students at...