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Editorials and essays written by students with unique perspectives on issues and news events.
Latina Student Embraces New and Old Traditions U.S.
Katy Hernandez, 16
Katy
Katy is a student in Concord, N.C.
I have the best of both worlds. That's one of the good things of being of a different ethnic group than where you live.
Why This Student Spoke Out
Katy's family, like many in Mexico, immigrated to the United States for better jobs.
Immigration rally
Cyclone Hits Close to Home for Refugees Arts
Bebe San , Age 15
Myanmar people after the cyclone
Bebe was born and raised in a refugee camp on the border of Thailand and Myanmar.
I saw the pictures and I feel very bad. Then in the evening, one of my aunts called my dad and said, "Your cousins in Burma, their families are hurt and their houses are broken and they have to build new ones."
Why This Student Spoke Out
A cyclone hit Myanmar, detroying villages and leaving 78,000 dead.
A monk climbs through wreckage
Recruitment in Schools Crosses the Line
Maria
Maria
Maria is a student at Krop Senior High School in Florida.
We can become doctors, nurses, computer technicians, anything we want. But did they really tell us the dangerous side of the army over all the loud music?
Why This Student Spoke Out
Military recruiters used music and free stuff to attract students at her school.
Tank in Iraq
Clean Future with Ethanol an Illusion
Will Rundle, Age 17
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Will is a senior at Ames High School in Iowa.
Ethanol production is not enough to provide jobs for Iowans. It is not enough to prevent climate change. It is not truly helping our environment.
Why This Student Spoke Out
Ethanol produced from corn is hailed by some as a fix-all fuel.
Corn being harvested

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