By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 When we imagine pollution, we usually imagine dirty water, plastic waste, or smoke filling the air. However, there is another type of pollution that is often overlooked. Light pollution. Light pollution is the excessive or unnecessary use of artificial light at night. It is especially …

Paris has experienced widespread unrest as protests over rising living costs, poor school conditions, and declining public services have escalated into violent clashes. The demonstrations, which began with students protesting teacher shortages and inadequate school resources in September, have since grown into a nationwide movement expressing frustration with the French …

No one can live happily alone in the world. True friendship is one of the most precious gifts in our life. A real friend supports us, encourages us, and grows up with us. Unlike temporary excitement, sincere friendship brings long-term warmth and strength. When we feel stressed or upset, friends …

Somewhere along the way, weekends became a second job. The calendar fills up by Wednesday: brunch, errands, the thing your friend asked about, the project you’ve been putting off. Sunday night arrives and you haven’t actually rested — you’ve just performed leisure on a schedule. The unscheduled weekend pushes back …

By: Elle Shi, Grade 8 Winning a championship is the dream of almost every athlete. After years of training, competition, and sacrifice, finally reaching the top can feel like the ultimate reward. However, for some athletes, becoming a champion can actually make it harder to succeed afterward. The pressure that …

By: Angeli Fetizanan Memory, a seemingly innocuous process of storing information within the human brain, is arguably one of the most important functions that allows us to exist as conscious beings. Encoding information allows us to recognize our family, remember our childhood, learn from our mistakes, and, most importantly, develop …

By Sofia Pan, Grade 9 In the 1950s, humanity nearly eradicated bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) with heavy-duty chemicals like DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane). For decades, they felt like an archaic myth from the nursery rhyme, “Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” But by the 2000s, they launched an …

Wildfires, volcanic eruptions, floods, and human activities can destroy ecosystems. The land may appear to be permanently destroyed. But nature has a way of re-building itself. Plants, animals and microorganisms slowly come back and change the environment over time. This natural process is known as ecological succession. Succession starts with …