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Insights: Sports, Work & School
Interview with Colton: Insights on high school sports, work, college and more
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It’s Safer in My Bedroom
It's safer in here. Love, your anxious daughter
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Youth Take the Lead on Environmental Sustainability
“It might seem like there isn’t much we, as teens, can do to fight the adverse effects of global warming, especially when public officials (who many of us aren’t old…
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Want to be Awesome? Join the Circus.
Known in the 1920s as Circus City, the town of Peru, Indiana is keeping its heritage alive… through youth. An all-volunteer staff train 200 youth to perform each summer with…
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Young Love Turned Toxic: Abuse, Cheating, and Pregnancy
Anonymous, as told to Renee Childs The experience that I want to get out is heartbreak. Being betrayed in so many ways, at such a young age, then messing up…
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Diamond in the Rough
"My piece represents that even if a person seems average they are truly a 'Diamond in the Rough'"
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Daughters and Sons Treated Differently: A Mother’s Complex Love
The biggest thing in life that I have overcome is learning how to accept people for who they are.
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Love is Peace, and Peace is Love
L. O. V. E. It's kindness, L. O. V. E. It spreads, Peace is greatness, Even if there’s still a mess, Let someone in
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What No One Told Me About Adjusting to College
By Jennie Ellsworth FOMO is real y’all. For those of you that do not know, FOMO stands for the fear of missing out. I found that most of the FOMO…
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Holding On
Pretty smiles that aren't always what they seem. Perfect lines and white teeth don't define us. No, we live in the small, almost invisible seconds.
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Believe in Yourself
Hi, my name is Diana. I’m a senior at East Saint Louis Sr. High School. I’ve had the passion to become a nurse since my Sophomore year. I always knew…
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This is an I Love You Poem
I try to maintain eye contact even though I am continuously interrupted. Like clouds floating in front of the sun, the world goes dark when I cannot see you.
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The History of War and Peace
Centuries of war, And tensions will grow evermore, Nothing can change this, We will still dis, [Chorus] No war, Peace, Don’t fight forevermore, Peace for the world, But with attempts,…
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It’s OK to be Alone
This Thursday is Valentines Day… which can bring in mixed feelings if you’re not in a relationship. When I look back on high school and college, I wish I would…
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Prompt 1: Getting Ready
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? What’s your morning routine like? How long does your routine take? How do you choose what to wear? Are you…
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We Don’t Have to Measure Up
There’s so much comparison. So much competition. Why? Because we’re all afraid. And the only way we know how to not be afraid is to “measure up” to people around…
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Do I need to be branded?
Do I need a brand, to be me? What is a brand anyway? It’s a logo. It’s a symbol. Sometimes, it’s a statement of value. Nike. Adidas. Supreme. Patagonia. Jordan.…
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Give Me Space
I marvel at something grand Something I had planned In that damaged mind The future is blind We look for good That’s stuck in the wood We need to have…
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Dandelions
there was once a young woman, tall and skinny. long sand colored hair reached her recently formed hips. she had lovely peach covered lips. she would go into the field…
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The Nice Things
We tend to spend time thinking about what we aren’t good at or how we don’t measure up. But thinking about our positive qualities can help us realize we are…
