Nowadays, fast fashion is extremely popular among teenagers. Fast fashion means cheap, trendy clothes that are produced and sold very quickly. Many young people love buying new stylish clothes because they are affordable and look fashionable. However, fast fashion is actually a serious social hot topic that harms the environment …
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What Built My Life
By Elizabeth Tang, Grade 6 As a student, of course, my life is full of homework and childlike innocence. To me, everyone gets a different life; it depends on what we see and learn every day. As we grow up, our experiences change. Looking back, what built me wasn’t just …
Read More »A Childhood Game That Turned into a Global Sport
By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Most people have played tag at some point in their lives, but few would imagine that a simple recess game could become a professional sport. World Chase Tag (WCT) has done exactly that by transforming tag into a fast-paced competition that combines speed, strategy, agility, …
Read More »The Harmful Effects of Unhealthy Eating Habits – Heran Zhang G10
Healthy eating is one of the most basic but important parts of our physical health. However, many teenagers today develop bad eating habits without realizing how harmful they are. We often choose fast food, sweet snacks, and sugary drinks because they taste good and are convenient. Although these foods bring …
Read More »Allowing Touch to Be Transported
By: Sarah, grade 9 Imagine you are at a park. You call your best friend because you see her favorite British Shorthair. You then touch it and show your friend, and your best friend feels the soft fur and the unique texture instantly. Isn’t that incredible? This is actually called …
Read More »Small Islands, Deep-Sea Power: The Cook Islands and the Geopolitics of Seabed Minerals
Although the Cook Islands only house around 15,000 people, less than an filled out NBA arena, under the surface of its two million square kilometer exclusive economic zone(EEZ) holds one of the most valuable seabeds on earth. Lying on the Penrhyn Basin, billions of metric tons of Polymetallic nodules contain …
Read More »Lake Ontario Renamed “Lake America” by Trump
On August 27, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” The lake, which borders both the United States and Canada, has been known as Lake Ontario for centuries. The order directed the U.S. Department of the Interior and …
Read More »Smithsonian National Museum Controversy
By: Ben Yi, Grade 11 With the United States’ 250th anniversary, President Donald Trump recently released a report against the Smithsonian, ordering that signs at the Smithsonian museum warning of inaccurate history. The order came after the White House released a scathing report against the Smithsonian Institution’s leadership on July …
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