The Classic's editorial board is composed of eight opinion writers who provide perspectives from each grade. These writers work separately from The Classic's news department and independently...

A teenager stands in awe at a Goryeo Celadon (고려청자), a collection of pottery from ancient Korea.  A testament to the complex history of the nation, this artifact sadly remains off the radar of...

I have never seen the effects of opioids up close, so I never thought I’d find myself at multiple pharmacies in the Cleveland area asking, “Do you carry Narcan?”  But that’s exactly what I...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools constantly highlights its high-achieving magnet programs, nationally ranked Advanced Placement courses and its International Baccalaureate tracks, but behind the bold lettering,...

On June 8, Jayson Cooke was shot and killed on Percival Road. Richland County K-9 units and responding officers tracked down four individual suspects. Two adolescents and two adults have been charged with...

With the closing of Burning Man on Sept. 1, the 2025 summer festival season has come to an end. As the music fades, burdened infrastructure, disrupted habitats and the mounting challenge of balancing cultural...

For decades, African American history has been disregarded, incorrectly taught and outright banned. Beginning in the mid-1960s, students at college campuses throughout America protested for the creation...

Devastating federal funding cuts slammed the brakes on study-abroad programs, leaving more than 20 programs scrambling to survive and many Iowan students without life-changing opportunities. While Congress...

A powerful movement of anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protestors, demonstrating against the treatment of immigrants, stormed the streets of Los Angeles from June to August, according to...

Google → “scps clever” → click on the first link → Login Error: “We couldn’t log you in.” An image of a dog with a sad face. Okay. That’s fine. New tab. SCPS Bookmarks → SCPS...

In high schools across Korea, democracy is taught but not lived. Textbooks preach civic values like free speech, active participation, and the right to protest. Yet, from social media posts to student-led...

Some of my fondest memories come from libraries. I would excitedly roam the aisles, browsing through shelves and leafing through pages, carefully selecting books with colorful covers. I was intrigued...

A typical morning starts with a phone in hand. Notifications flood in before a foot even touches the ground. During school, more time is spent on TikTok than paying attention to lectures. After school,...

Two sources in this story are anonymous due to concerns about immigration status and will be referred to as Source A and Source B. As students hunch over their desks, teachers assign an endless stream...

*Disclaimer: The views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the writer and do not represent the Jets Flyover. Additionally, a protester chose to remain anonymous due to legal concerns arising from...

Amid the quiet shuffle of papers and classroom conversations, a student’s mind drifts to a worrisome thought: what would happen if my parents were deported? With legal immigration pathways narrowing...

An Illinois house bill seeking to ban high schools from using Native American mascots passed the House on April 10, and is now being considered by the state Senate. House Bill 1237 seeks to require school...

With the recent conclusion of another chaotic Kentucky legislative session and amidst an onslaught of early Trump administration actions, one thing is clear to us here at Manual RedEye: our leaders, at...

For Harker students dreaming of solving global problems or making groundbreaking discoveries, their journeys begin at college research labs. But across the country, these opportunities are disappearing. The...

The Committee to Protect Journalists published a report on April 30 highlighting ways that press freedom is being threatened under the Trump administration. "The first 100 days of the Trump administration...

The school board is about to vote on a policy that censors student journalists. We created a policy that promotes the first amendment. Over the past year, we have shared stories that matter.  Some...

The "Ice Bucket Challenge" returns– But who’s really being seen? Who would have thought a social media trend from over a decade ago would make a comeback? The "Ice Bucket Challenge," which went...

If you've scrolled through your Instagram Stories in April, you undoubtedly encountered clips of friends or family being doused by a bucket of ice water under the hashtag #SpeakYourMIND, a response to...

**Disclaimer: A student with ADHD chose to remain anonymous due to legal concerns arising from Regulations for the Misuse of Narcotic Drugs. A composed student, engaged in a friendly conversation with...

Respect. That’s the first thing we’re taught in school—respect your teachers, respect your peers, respect the system. But what happens when the people leading that system forget to respect each other? As...

I don’t care about gun violence. At least, that’s what my reaction — or lack thereof — might suggest. When news breaks of another shooting, my response is limited to a clenched jaw or a momentary...

Journalist Gayle King, pop star Katy Perry, film producer Kerianne Flynn, aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen and entertainment journalist Lauren Sánchez. You may be wondering...

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Since...

Every morning, students all over the world open their phones to the millions of headlines, updates and social media posts flowing through the internet. Whether it’s breaking news or fear of another global...

The Category 3 storm Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005 would later be ranked as the costliest natural disaster in United States history. The storm displaced an estimated 1.5 million...

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, was taken into custody after leading a protest at Columbia University. Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish citizen and graduate student at Tufts University, was taken...

On March 25, Turkish postgraduate student Rumesysa Ozturk was arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers before being shipped to the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile. Her crime:...

In Korea’s digital dining arena, delivery apps serve not just meals—but debt. Baedal Minjok, Korea’s dominant service  platform, feeds a system where local restaurant owners grapple to survive while...

Since President Trump took his oath of office on Jan. 20, the havoc he has unleashed on the very foundations of our government has been catastrophic. Under his leadership, scores of federal workers...

The CHNV is a humanitarian parole program that allows certain individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to be granted permission to stay in the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons....

“Where are you?” That once-common question has become obsolete. In an age of constant connectivity, cultural norms have transformed the location-sharing feature on many apps into normalized digital...

583 days. That is how long my brother, Devin Newcombe, fought for his life after being shot at a family party shortly after turning 16. He survived the initial wound, but ultimately lost his battle...

A 2023 Harvard faculty report revealed that 79% of the grades given out at Harvard in the 2020-21 school year were in the A range, an almost 20% increase from a decade earlier. Yale’s rate was even higher...

On March 4, 2025, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, saying, “I’ve stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America. It’s back.” However, many of his...

Sophomore Laila Alkhatib is at home with her family when she hears the sudden explosions of fireworks — or so she thinks. In reality, they are gunshots fired into the air by a 45-year-old man having...

This February, the White House revealed that its officials will determine which news outlets are granted regular access to their press pool. This decision arranged for the White House Correspondents’...

Reality has recently been sinking in for students and teachers in the West Linn-Wilsonville (WLWV) school district as the budget crisis has reached a point where goodbyes have begun. In March 2024,...

Despite Wheeling Park’s attempts to block all forms of AI on Chromebooks, students continue to find ways to abuse it. So, let’s make the obvious choice here: eliminate all technology. If students can’t...

During a conference regarding a fatal plane crash in Washington D.C. on Jan. 30, President Donald Trump claimed that the collision was due to the diversity, equity and inclusivity hires at the Federal...

For millions of Americans, from students to constituents, the previously-noble pursuit of knowledge has been reduced to a pursuit FROM knowledge. On multiple fronts, American society is scrambling over...

Thomas Jefferson once said, “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Jefferson’s words still ring true 一 today, as press freedom in the...

**Disclaimer: Some of the interviews featured in this article have been conducted anonymously to protect the safety and privacy of students and parents. Inside cramped hagwon classrooms, kindergarten...

Most mornings driving to school, I crave background noise filled by the news, but stories that normally spark interest leave me with dread as I listen to the most recent air strike, economic decline...

Every morning, the pledge of Allegiance echoes through the classrooms of Pleasant Valley High School. Students rise from their seats, hand on chest, and declare their “allegiance to the flag.”  The...

When discussing Trump-2.0, too often we don’t put the fundamentals of American democracy first. Donald Trump himself, devoid of any coherent ideology and bereft of any clear end-goal beside the most...