Journalism editors asked USD 497 school board members serving on the district’s policy committee today to better protect student journalism and overall student privacy rights. Students suggested policy...

The room is silent, save for the quiet, rapid breathing of hundreds of students as they fix their gaze upon the paper in front of them. To anyone who has taken one of the many AP exams offered through...

The first time junior Mark Cole* smoked was in fourth grade. Smoking and vaping among teens has become increasingly prevalent — by the time they are in 12th grade, 46.6% of teens have tried illicit...

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Jackson-Reed’s Arab Student Union (ASU) filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday accusing Principal Sah Brown and the District of Columbia of censoring pro-Palestinian speech, including the school’s...

Amid the lowest math scores of the past decade, math teachers Tuan “Duke” Huynh and Gonçalo Fino De Sousa are working together to support students to remedy the problem.   To help, Duke and Sousa...

Every year, the Environmental Science and Fish and Wildlife classes take on the task of raising rainbow trout. Students learn the different aspects of taking care of freshwater creatures and float into...

FCPS established focus groups for marginalized students to hear their voices and protect them from harassment or discrimination. The groups include BIPOC males, BIPOC females, Multilingual, Migrant, and...

Westport Public Schools received calls for a reform of its policies regarding racism following a peaceful protest on Feb. 27, outside of Staples High School and Bedford Middle School. The protest was in...

The decision by Cal High administrators to remove Muslim Student Association (MSA) posters supporting Palestine last month has created controversy about free speech rights and censorship on campus. In...

As part of the EPA’s first Clean School Bus Program, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) was awarded $16,590,000 on Jan. 8 to purchase 42 electric school buses to improve air quality and advance environmental...

At 11:24 a.m. today, Assistant Principal of Facilities Dr. Mycal Hixon sent a message to all Gunn staff that the school’s water had been shut off after the A- and B-building construction team hit a water...

With climate change accelerating the rate of wildfires and other natural disasters in California, getting access to home insurance for residents is becoming increasingly difficult. Standard home insurance,...

To advance their mission to support and empower refugees in their local community, co-founders of Rallying for Refugees, juniors Anvi Saxena, Aashi Oswal, and Ellen Li, received the Build a Bright Future...

If you are in level four or five of a World Languages class, you may have encountered the AAPPL or STAMP tests. In the past years, these tests used to be administered only to students who chose to do Seal...

“I was in shock,” Coppell High School senior Sunya Ajani said. “I was sitting with my friends and we couldn’t believe that we were actually living through this. We were never going to see this...

This Wednesday, April 10, the JCPS Board of Education voted 4-3 to end busing to all magnet and traditional schools except for Central High School and Western High School. The last-minute meeting was called...

FUHSD started a student-run paper recycling program on Feb. 7 as part of a larger initiative, led by the FUHSD Climate Collective, to promote recycling at all five schools in the district. The program...

Under the clear, sunny sky on April 8, all students and faculty from lower to high school gathered at Jackman Field. This was not a typical assembly — it was a unique event organized to watch the...

Death. Love. Cruelty. Joy. Anxiety. These are all topics included in current AP literature texts taught at San Marcos High School. Juniors and seniors join AP Literature every year ready to evaluate all...

Students speaking, yelling and eating. April 3 was a typical Wednesday in the cafeteria — until it wasn't. "This one kid came up to me, but I could not really understand him because...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA – When choosing a snack from the cafeteria or a vending machine, it’s hard to miss the signature red, yellow, and orange colors that follow bags of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The same...

  Day of Silence occurs every year on April 12. Beginning at the University of Virginia in 1996 it is now recognized nationally as the day of protest against LGBTQIA+ harassment in schools. Students...

Ohio House Bill 68, which will become law on April 23, brings a number of restrictions on transgender children in the state. The law prohibits health officials from performing any form of gender transition...

DOBBS FERRY, NY, APRIL 6, 2024 (11:38 a.m. EST) At 10:23 a.m. a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit The Masters School and the entire East Coast. Students and faculty were in their second period classes when...

Luke Dahlgren, junior, saw a total solar eclipse in elementary school, seven years ago, and said it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  “I’m excited for this one as well, even though it’s...

From Wednesday, March 20, to Sunday, March 24, the Iron Panthers attended the Arizona East Regionals of the international FIRST Robotics Competition in Tempe, Arizona.  The Panthers spent three months...

Senior administrators announced a crackdown on “unacceptable language” in class meetings on Friday, March 15 following the expulsions of two freshmen for repeated racist language and conduct, according...

The Ritenour School District and Ferguson-Florissant School District received a $16 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for electric buses (E.Vs). Ritenour will receive 24 buses;...

RM staff discovered swastikas drawn throughout the school building on three occasions in the past two weeks. RM Principal Alicia Deeny wrote a message to the RM community on March 12 after the swastikas...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA -- The EMTs press the oxygen mask to the face of the patient, frantically performing CPR as the beeps from the heart monitor grow fewer and farther between. They raise the paddles of the...

After a bullying incident at DVHS went viral last November, garnering millions of views on social media, several DV students and alumni began voicing their own experiences and concerns with how administration...

In 1974, when solar power was in its early stages of development, FHS was a frontrunner in the implementation of the new technology. As proudly touted in the 1975 edition of the Eyrie, the school’s yearbook,...

A walkout was held protesting gun violence on Monday, Mar. 18. The walkout occurred during lunch and was led by the Done with Guns organization which was founded by sophomore Moubon Kurukumbi. Kurukumbi...

What's that smell? At around 12:55 p.m. on Monday, March 18, announcements rang throughout the school as assistant principal Mr. Keisel announced over the intercom that bathrooms would be closed due...

A fire broke out in the small gym at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, CA just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 17. The faulty electrical wiring in the building's attic and walls was the suspected...

As students wait in line to walk the stage at graduation, they hear the name of a former classmate announced. The auditorium erupts into sympathetic cheers and applause as the former classmate’s family...

A Mountain View High School student, a teacher and a recent graduate sued MVHS Principal Kip Glazer and the Mountain View–Los Altos School District (MVLASD) over the alleged censorship of the MVHS student...

On Feb. 21, the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony during a public hearing regarding the proposed Freedom to Read Act and the potential consequences of book bans across the state. Delegate...