A Portrait of Gen Z: Winners of Our Second Annual Student Photo Contest
Wake up. Go to school. Learn. Do extracurriculars. Go back home. Do homework. Sleep. Repeat. And look good for college. While her peers applied to college last year, Johnna was sworn in by the U.S. Army and supported by her family, her teachers and her friends. From a young age, we’re told to go to…
The Winners of Our 2020 Vocabulary Video Contest for High Schoolers
One of the top ten winners of our high school contest: vex by Steven Xie, Elliot Azzi, Arek Zenel Walasek and Korinne Hennel. The world is a scary place right now. Let us offer you a break from it with these delightful 15-second videos created by teenagers.In January, we challenged students to define one of…
Winners of Our Third Annual Podcast Contest
“The Dangers of the Internet for Two Teenage Girls” by Sanaz Zaman, 13, and Hong Yeju, 13, UCSI International School, Selangor, Malaysia“The Fear of Missing Out, That’s Me” by Aram Kim, 13, Surbiton High School, Surrey, England“Pets the New Cool” by Ananyaa Sultania, 12, and Shaurya Sultania, 10, Eager Readers, Hyderabad, India“Should Children Be Separated…
Winners of Our Fourth Annual Podcast Contest
“Dress Codes: Cover Up” by Delaney Church, 18, New Tech Academy at Wayne High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.“Exploding Facts — Eggs!” by Mia Tweel, 11, Luria Academy, Brooklyn, N.Y.“Gentrification = wack” by Anissa Adams, 17, Cerritos High School, Cerritos, Calif.“The Great Footsteps I Walk In” by Nikhil Damji, 14, Lakeside School, Seattle, Wash.“Hearing Loss and…
The Winners of Our 2020 Vocabulary Video Contest for Middle Schoolers
One of the top three winners of our middle school contest: cartographer by Soobin Lee. This is the first year we have been experimenting with offering our contests, which have long been open to students 13 years old and up, to younger students. And so far, we have not been disappointed with the results.Last month,…
The Winners of Our 2nd Annual Personal Narrative Contest
That day, a boy told me he liked my hair.I immediately understood this boy to be The One. He flirted with me more than he flirted with other girls, and sometimes even looked at me while I spoke. I wrote him love letters in the form of homework questions that could easily have been answered…
The Winners of Our First-Ever Review Contest for Middle Schoolers
Contrary to the message of history never fading, Bodiam Castle might seem run-down to a modern-day civilian. Of course, apart from the moss and ruins, the windows dotted around the periphery seem more inviting to intruders than defensive, which makes one wonder why they’re placed the way they are. The moss-laden walls make the castle…
Winners of Our Fifth Annual Podcast Contest
“The Honest Confessions of a Seventeen Year Old Girl” by Becky Zhong, 17, Shanghai American School, Puxi, Shanghai“Is Social Security Really Enough?” by Fabio Oh, 18, Cerritos High School, Cerritos, Calif.“Look in a Book,” Rebekah Poteet, 17, Cleburne High School, Cleburne, Texas“Moments of Happiness” by Flor “The Oberheim and Its Legacy” by Jacob Atkins, 19,…
The Winners of Our Eighth Annual Student Review Contest
Read critical commentary by teenagers on a high school cafeteria, Breath of the Wild, Balenciaga’s new line and more.
What It’s Like to Be a Teenager Now: The Winners of Our Coming of...
Runners-UpAlyse Wicentowski, “Heart”Angel Zhao and Fiona Xing, “teenage homage”Bobby Goldyn, 14, “Lost Voices”Cassie Garrett, 14, “Kindness in the Pandemic”Dorothy Du, 16, “The Sound of Rain”Eliana Robin, 15, “Warning: The World is Crumbling”Eveleen Jiang, 17, “Out of Touch”Hailey Jones, 15, “Growing Up in 2021”Hiewon Ahn, “A Cutlery Awakening”Ilona Lebron, 18, “Painting Something New”James Kim, 17, “Life…
