We all see the shirts that say #bethekindkid. The post-it note stickers on bathroom mirrors.  The national media attention.  And it’s all great. Seriously. Since Maureen Frew, an elementary teacher...

Imagine this. There is this beautiful valley but you can’t get the best view. So you decide to climb up a ladder for a better look. Once you reach the top you can see the whole scenery, but there...

When I was five years old, my parents enrolled me into acting classes just to get me into some type of activity. Like most young kids, I was involved with dance lessons, gymnastics, and, well, only four...

I remember sitting in my room watching YouTube videos one day as any bored teenager would when a completely unrelated video popped up in my suggestions. I clicked on the video because I knew very little...

At North Allegheny, students perform exceptionally. In fact, North Allegheny is the 15th best school in Pennsylvania. But, behind the incredible test scores, and GPAs, there are hundreds of stressed students. From...

When my parents went to school in India, they had tremendous respect for their teachers. They would stand as soon as they entered the room and turn in every assignment on time. This was because they had...

My mother could make friends with anyone, anywhere; but when it comes to me, I don’t even know how to start a conversation. In this day in age, it is more difficult for young people to interact with...

Aren’t  sports supposed to be about fun? Sports like basketball are slowly becoming more of a business than an activity for kids. Shoe companies pour millions of dollars into AAU basketball in the pursuit...

      Students at NAI have had late and stressful  nights over the amount of homework and tests every week. There have been multiple scientific experiments and researchers trying to discover a better...

Let yourself imagine that you’re on Instagram back in May of 2019. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has just signed the Human Life Protection Act into law and it will put in place a near-total ban on abortion...

“Where do you get your protein from?" "Isn’t being vegetarian and being vegan pretty much the same thing? Why would you follow that diet?” These are commonly asked questions that vegetarians and...

"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. And yet I'm one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of...