Aaron Zhang – 11th grade A federal judge has recently made the decision to release five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias. They were held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas, and they were released after their case sparked significant attention and …
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Point of No Return: A trip to the black hole
Imagine floating in the deep void of space, surrounded by a silent sea of brilliant, non-twinklingstars. Suddenly, your eyes are seized by a strange anomaly: a sphere of absolute darkness,wrapped in a whirling carnival of light—a black hole, one of the universe’s most enigmaticphenomena.A black hole is a region in …
Read More »Turkey’s 2025 Water Crisis
Turkey faced one of the most devastating droughts in decades. Rainfall dropped around 30% across the country with some areas specifically receiving significantly less rain than normal. Due to this unexpected decrease in rainfall, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs that supply the people in Turkey with drinking water are seeing dangerously …
Read More »Short Videos
Xiran Zhang Short videos are a hot topic among teenagers today. Apps like TikTok and Instagram are part of our daily lives life. Almost everyone around me watches short videos. Some people like them for fun, and some use them to learn new things. This topic has become popular because …
Read More »Be Your True Self
By Elizabeth Grade 6Have you ever copied someone? Like famous movie stars or music icons? Or do you like to wear the same clothes as your “popular” friends? Whether you are wearing trendy shirts or using popular cosmetics, it all shows that you are overly concerned with others’ perceptions, rather …
Read More »Game On
An Introduction to the Rising Star Sports Column By: Elle Shi, Grade 7, Sports Column Editor The moment before games always starts the same. The noise fades a little. The nerves kick in. Everyone, players, coaches, and fans, lean forward, waiting for something to happen. And everyone knows that anything, …
Read More »The Science of the Scroll:
How social media engineered your attention Have you ever promised yourself to scroll for ‘5’ more minutes, but ended up spending half an hour? If you feel like you can’t control it, you’re right. And it’s not that you’re weak-minded; instead, it’s the sneaky science behind social media platforms that’s …
Read More »Record-breaking Snowstorm Hits the United States in January 2026
From January 22nd to January 27, the US got hit by one of the greatest snowstorms in years. This snowstorm brought heavy snowfall, freezing weather, and inconvenience from the South to the Northeast. The snow was record-breaking for some places, with more than 20 inches in many places in New …
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