Mental Health
Grade 8

The Stigma of Teen Poverty

Could you imagine having to go to school day in and day out while wearing the same outfit for the third time that same week, all because you lived in poverty? What if I told you that that’s what more than half of teens living in poverty today go through? Take me, for example. I […]

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Government
Grade 6

Global Inflation

Visualize this: you go into a Starbucks and take out five dollars to buy a coffee, but that five-dollar bill is not enough to cover this normal expense. Inflation is a huge hardship, causing the cost of your daily needs to escalate very high and quickly. These rising prices are negatively impacting many families and […]

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Education
Grade 8

The Damage of Chat GPT

An AI website called Chat GPT is wreaking havoc throughout colleges in America. The University of Minnesota expelled a third-year health economics Ph.D. student in November after faculty accused him of using artificial intelligence on an exam. He later denied the claims, but what it does prove is that colleges are scared of Chat GPT. […]

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Family
Grade 8

A Child’s Treatment in Foster Care: It Matters

Imagine you are a minor, you have just escaped an abusive home, and you are put in the system. You are scared and confused with numerous health issues. You have no one to talk to, and you’re being moved from home to home. The scenario above has happened to an astonishing number of children. Children […]

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Environment
Grade 5

Coral Reef Bleaching

According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are some big concerns and facts about coral bleaching that everyone should know. Coral bleaching is when the temperatures get too hot, and the coral expels the algae it needs to survive. This process causes the coral to become white. In 2019, a major coral bleaching event happened […]

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Government
Grade 7

Say No to Gentrification

Have you ever wondered why people in your area get kicked out of their homes? I see my neighbors being kicked out of their homes and replaced with people who seem like they have more money. This is called gentrification: the phenomenon that occurs when people of a lower socioeconomic level are priced out of […]

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Justice System
Grade 7

A Just Mercy for Death-Row Criminals

I have grown up wondering what I could do to help innocent people get off death row without being a lawyer. After I watched “Just Mercy” I felt more inspired to do some research on this topic. The film is about Walter McMillan who was unjustly put on death row, and a new lawyer, Brian […]

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Bullying
Grade 7

Put an End to Racism Now!

Racism is a bigger type of bullying. I should know because I have dealt with racism in my own school, with a Hispanic girl saying the n-word to me and calling me a monkey in front of my face. It was a really crazy experience for me. But I am not only going to talk […]

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Education
Grade 6

School Stress

When was the first time you were stressed? How old were you? Were you in elementary school, middle school, high school, or college? The definition of stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. I sometimes get stressed, and I know most people do, too. […]

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Education
Grade 6

Workforce Development: The Key to Fighting Poverty

Have you ever been forced to skip a meal, either because of financial deficiencies or other factors that hindered your ability to find a job? Unemployment is significant because people can’t always find jobs to help them survive. With solutions such as job training skills, however, the hardships of unemployment can be eradicated. Imagine you […]

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