Susan Hartley, science teacher, has a child in kindergarten and first grade, both at Ballwin elementary. She is always alert to the safety of her children. “When they have intruder drills and things...

Gun shots rang out through H&M. They sounded like fireworks. Screams pierced the atmosphere. The crunching sound of broken glass traveled from the shooter's footsteps. Shoppers hid in fitting rooms...

The ‘Every Kid Deserves A Bike’ (EKDAB) program is celebrating a year of providing bikes to kids by expanding into additional schools and doubling the number of bikes it provides. The City of South...

Tyrone has suffered several high-profile and costly fires in its 166-year history. Most notably the 1972 Pennsylvania House Hotel fire that resulted in 12 deaths, and the natural gas explosion in downtown...

Tracing the swirling letters with a finger on her forearm, Pinkerton Elementary School physical education teacher Colleen Michaelis reminisces on a gift that her late son and Coppell High School alumnus...

When you think of signing day, you probably picture athletes committing to sports, but Spark! is changing that idea one student at a time. The Parkway and Rockwood School Districts worked together with...

According to the National Fire Protection Association, there were 356,500 house fires in the US in 2020, resulting in 2,580 deaths, 11,500 injuries, and $8.4 billion in property damage. While...

Over the month of April, Carlsbad, Torrey Pines and other Southern California beaches have had a seemingly new visitor: shiny blue blobs. These blobs are identified as a type of hydra similar to jellyfish...

California began experiencing “super blooms” at the beginning of April, a phenomenon that describes various wildflowers blooming in abundance. The last instance of a California super bloom was in 2019...

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Creek’s middle schools are finding themselves forced to cut French programs due to lack of teachers and enrolling students. When the pandemic started, many...

County Executive Mark Elrich proposed a new budget on April 27 to the Montgomery County Council that includes increased teacher wages and funding for MCPS. The Council will vote on the bill on May 25,...

Over 590,000 teenagers aged 12- to 17-years-old nationally have used an illicit drug in the last month, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. The same study found that 6.96% of teens...

Juice jacking, a form of a cyber crime that involves stealing data or installing malware on a device through a USB charging port, has become an increasingly common threat in today's time. As more and more...

A recent CDC report found that the percentage of teen girls who have felt persistently sad or hopeless hit 57%, a near 60% increase from 2011, and the highest reported level over the past decade.  ...

Three Dublin High students entered Cal High’s campus and allegedly attacked a sophomore boy on Monday, leaving students, staff, and parents in the community shaken.  A video of the alleged attack...

With a teacher shortage plaguing much of the country, Crosby ISD changed its school schedule to a four-day week in hopes of attracting more teachers. Crosby is one of almost 60 school districts making...

In the 31st annual National Japan Bowl Championships on April 13 and 14, Lynbrook won second place in every competition level, surpassing nearly 200 students from 19 high schools across the U.S. After...

After an ordinary hour and a half or so to begin the day today, the early morning calm within classes was abruptly and chaotically put to an end just as the first period drew to a close. Mac found itself...

Students from Denver-area Students Demand Action chapters gathered with parents and community leaders at the Colorado State Capitol on Saturday to protest against gun violence. Denver East High School...

With immigration being such a controversial and misunderstood topic within the United States, nine La Salle students and two staff members traveled on an immersion trip to El Paso, Texas to learn about...

On Dec. 13, 2023, the Village of Dobbs Ferry announced a reversal of their decision made just over a year prior: the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to allow dispensaries in the village. The decision...

UPDATE: As of April 26, the Charm Department was announced the Junior Achievement Company of the Year with 62 points. As they head off to the national conference this summer, the Charm Department will...

On March 31 and April 4, the Iowa City School District released all schools early due to the threat of severe weather. These threats caused the district to send kids home to stay safe from the storms....

Donald Trump became the first former president to be charged with a crime when he was arrested with 34 felony counts for falsifying New York business records. The scandal spotlights Trump’s controversial...

On March 14, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a draft plan for reparations for the African American community, as proposed by the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory...

Every year, Wayland High School students in the Investing and the Creative Economy (ICE) business class participate in the national InvestWrite competition. For years, on the walls of the WHS business...

While Matthew Thompson and the culinary students are usually the most energetic ones in the room, this time it was Mickey in a chef hat.  On April 24, Disney ambassador Raevon Redding visited Thompson’s...

Late last February, Matt Shockley, father of Layla Shockley, sophomore, parked his Hyundai Sonata overnight at a hotel in Independence, Missouri. When he went to his car the next morning, there was someone...

The Colorado House Judiciary Committee is currently deliberating over HB-1230, which aims to limit the sale and possession of assault weapons, in a hearing that is expected to last 12 hours. 522 people...

The Hawaii Police Department with officers from District One invited McKinley’s JROTC as well as other students and community members to rally together on Tuesday, March 21, at 7:00 am, after McKinley...

Amid ongoing national and local opioid-related fatalities in recent years, La Salle has equipped its campus with overdose reversal kits as a precautionary measure and an effort to bring awareness to students...

Write me a 1000-word essay analyzing the Hero’s Journey in “The Odyssey.” Can you explain meiosis to me in simple terms? Give me a programming function to loop through a file. How about writing a...

Today, April 20, marks the 24th anniversary of the Columbine High School (CHS) shooting. On April 20, 1999, students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris walked into Columbine, both carrying guns and bombs....

After a hate-based attack on a student at West Sylvan Middle School occurred in January, Cardinal Times reporters investigated the school's response. According to a Feb. 9 article published in The Oregonian,...

CVHS students participated in an admin-approved district-wide walkout to protest the TEA takeover on April 6.  The walkout, which took place during lunch, comes as a response to the TEA takeover, which...

Rho Sigma Delta became national champions this past Saturday. Competing at the Stage Breakers step competition in Dallas, the high school team brought home a 3 ½ ft tall trophy to Parkway School District. ...

Revere senior and co-president of Active Minds Szilvia Wiksell walked through double doors into the Ohio State Mansfield gymnasium where she experienced something unexpected in a college gym. Before she...

As states begin their 2023 legislative sessions, more and more bills are being introduced that would regulate the usage of social media by minors. States such as Utah, Iowa and Texas seek to restrict or...

The light fades. Their eyes close. Their life ends: all because of one choice.  Throughout the past few weeks, the twin city of Texarkana saw seven deaths and 17 overdoses due to use of illicit synthetic...

An online petition with more than 800 signatures is calling for the replacement of Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring and the APS senior cabinet.  The petition highlights academic...

While walking out of class to protest may seem drastic to some, for senior Ciara Bibbs, it was necessary to stand against a cause she believes in fighting: gun violence. Chanting “no more silence, end...

Just a day after Highland Park High School’s own walkout was spoiled by a student seen with a gun at school, LFHS students gathered to participate in the national school walkout. Students gathered...

Attempting to make reading and spelling challenges for students with dyslexia easier, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)’s Dyslexia Center recently released a new screening test. Dyslexia,...

Living off of Panther Creek, Frisco resident Rizwan Ahmad’s home is mere minutes away from the to-be constructed theme park. Ahmad was initially excited about the development, before realizing its proximity...

In the past few years the Big-Horn Basin has felt the shock and grief of the passing of beloved community and family members. Tragedies and devastations are part of life, but the families don’t have...

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced on March 24 that it has officially come to a tentative agreement with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 on a signed contract...

Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks has recently authored the California Journalism Preservation Act (AB 886), a bill focused on the state that would require Big Tech companies to pay a “journalism usage...

Since its origin in 2006 with the introduction of white paper recycling, Algonquin’s recycling programs have undergone numerous changes due to new initiatives and decreased participation rates. Presently,...

For most iNaturalist users, uploading pictures to iNaturalist offers an easy way to identify local wildlife without flipping through dozens of zoology textbooks. But for Amisha Shankar ’26, uploading...