By Ryleigh Alery Currently, over 400,000 children are in the foster care system.  Children are usually put into foster care when their guardians cannot provide the bare necessities such as shelter, food, or water.  Children are also put into foster care when they have been orphaned, abandoned, abused, or neglected.  Children can be in foster care for a couple of hours or until … [Read more...]

By Kristina Biel Wake up, get dressed, brush teeth, do hair, pack bags, grab a mask, then wait for the bus. Wait – it’s Wednesday. So then you have to unpack your backpack and get ready for online school. As an 11th grader in this pandemic, school can be... different. First of all, we don’t have in-person classes on Wednesdays; instead, we log on to a virtual meeting website … [Read more...]

By Zenessa Anderson On November 2, I served as an election judge. It was one of the best, but most exhausting, days of my life. From early morning to long after sunset I helped get people registered, kept the process moving smoothly, and counted. Counting, double checking numbers, and counting a third time, all to make sure that the American People are heard. We carefully … [Read more...]

By Abby Zutz Never would I ever have thought that I would be wearing a mask while at school. I recall being in about second grade standing in the lunch line and imagining what it would be like when I was finally in high school. Here I am, a freshman, and  things are tremendously different than I would have ever imagined. Ninth grade, the year where you get into new clubs, … [Read more...]