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 Open Letter Contest
What’s bothering you? Who could do something about it? What could you say to persuade that person to care or to make change? How could you make us care, too?Those are the questions we posed to teenagers for our new Open Letter Contest this spring, inviting students to write public-facing letters to people or groups…
The Winners of Our Second Annual ‘Where We Are’ Photo Essay Contest
When we introduced our first ever photo essay contest for teenagers last year, inspired by The New York Times “Where We Are” series, we knew it would be challenging. Not only would participants have to take stunning photographs, but they would also have to interview the subjects, accompany those images with an essay, and then…
The Winners of Our ‘How To’ Contest
“How to Spot Counterfeit Currency”: Kaylie Milton, 17, West High School, Iowa City, Iowa“How to Pee On a Hike”: Lauren Acker, 17, Lakeside High School, DeKalb County, Ga.“How to Mimic an Accent”: Michael Noh, 14, Korea International School Pangyo Campus, Seongnam, South Korea“How to Speak Like a British Person”: Owen Wilde, 16, Maynard High School,…
On ICE and a T. Rex Fossil: The Winners of Week 7 of Our...
Two brown skinned, baseball cap clad, Texan fathers of three drove to work on the morning of July 7. One of them never came home, and the other is my father. As I read “For 35 Years, Undocumented, and Chasing the American Dream” I couldn’t help but feel shaken because of the resemblances between the…
The Winners of Our Ninth Annual Student Review Contest
Willet Cole, 13, Sussex Academy, Georgetown, Del.: “Five Nights at Freddy’s FLOP”Yuki Wen, 15, Bishop Strachan School, Toronto: “The iPhone 15: Who Needs Innovation When You Can Have Déjà Vu?”Zackary Kozak, 18, American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, Delray Beach, Fla.:“‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’: Sharing the Wealth of Words”Zijing Xin, 16, Shanghai Pinghe…
The Winners of Our Teen Photo Essay Contest Depict Community and Why It Matters
Danna Ramirez, 17, Alisal High School, Salinas, Calif.: “Scorching Days and Aching Backs”Derek Jin, 17, Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Mass.: “Change the Game”Dove Williams, 17, Ithaca High School, Ithaca, N.Y.: “ReUse: Experiments in a Circular Economy”Elaine Wang, 13, and Elsa W., American School Hong Kong, Hong Kong: “The Stories Hidden in a Car Park”Emma…
The Winners of Our Second Annual Open Letter Contest
This year’s winning letters — chosen from nearly 10,000 entries — on ChatGPT, class participation, American history, and more.
The Winners of Our Fifth Annual Review Contest for High Schoolers
Her powerhouse pipes were on full display with the title track of her album, “Cuz I Love You.” She held nothing back, and her voice was just as powerful, if not more so than on her studio tracks, and while she belted perfect high notes, she danced. And it wasn’t merely a little toe tapping…
The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest
Victor Xu, age 14, The Crescent School, Toronto: “Our Educational System Should Better Serve Introverted Students”Sanjana Yasna, age 16, Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y.: “Let’s End the Period of Shame”Sarah Yee, age 15, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, Calif.: “Open Your Eyes to See Mine Are Not Your Trend”Hanna Zhao, age 14, John…
