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9th Grade Editorial Contest 2024

How Body Dysmorphia Can Cause Eating Disorders or Worse

How Body Dysmorphia Can Cause Eating Disorders or Worse

Celeste Gutierrez '28 December 16, 2024

Body dysmorphia can seriously mess with your mental health. And when someone dislikes their body.  It can lead to eating disorders. I know this because I struggled with my body from a young age and had...

Professional Sports are Unequal, It is Time for that to Change

Professional Sports are Unequal, It is Time for that to Change

Lilly La Fata '28 December 16, 2024

Fans of the Indiana Fever basketball team and sports fans all over were thrilled when Caitlyn Clark was picked first for the W.N.B.A. draft, until news of her salary came out. Her four-year contract of...

If You Want A Two-State Solution In the Middle East, Don't Vote Trump.

If You Want A Two-State Solution In the Middle East, Don’t Vote Trump.

Emma Tomasson '28 December 16, 2024

It’s been about a year since the most recent Israel-Palestine conflict started. Many Arab Americans are asking themselves who they are going to vote for. The Biden Administration, on one hand, has spoken...

Political Polarization is Holding us Back

Political Polarization is Holding us Back

Anais Kumar '28 December 16, 2024

Political polarization is a growing issue that occurs when political beliefs, attitudes, and values become increasingly opposed, creating larger gaps between political groups with less middle ground. Walking...

We Must Act Now to Control Climate Change

We Must Act Now to Control Climate Change

Blaire Baker '28 December 16, 2024

Worldwide, the past two Septembers have been the hottest on record. According to Europe’s top climate agency, they have been over half a degree warmer. Half a degree of global warming is enough to kill...

Teenagers Need More Sleep. Teachers Can Help.

Teenagers Need More Sleep. Teachers Can Help.

Alexis Ortiz '28 December 16, 2024

Dr. Abhinav Singh says, “Sleep deprivation is a high-interest loan with steep payments in the form of health consequences.” This means that every time you get less than the recommended amount of sleep,...

America Needs More Than Just “Thoughts and Prayers.” We Need Change.

America Needs More Than Just “Thoughts and Prayers.” We Need Change.

Alex Rollstin '28 December 16, 2024

In the first 10 months of 2024, there were 58 school shootings in America. 44 of those at grade schools, the rest on college campuses. In 2022, gun violence became the leading cause of death in young people....

Americans Deserve Accessible Healthcare

Americans Deserve Accessible Healthcare

Cole Carothers '28 December 16, 2024

In the first three months of 2023, 25.3 million people who needed healthcare didn’t have access to it. All U.S. citizens should have the ability to use healthcare. Medicaid and Medicare help approximately...

AI Art Stifles Human Creativity

AI Art Stifles Human Creativity

Aaron Alexander '28 December 16, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become a major part of our lives in the years to come and can be beneficial for many different industries such as healthcare and education, but there is one industry that...

The Teen Mental Health Crisis Needs More Attention

The Teen Mental Health Crisis Needs More Attention

Brie Varley '28 December 16, 2024

Mental health problems in children and teens have become an increasing issue that the current generation has had to face head-on. The National Ambulatory Care Survey showed that from 2006 to 2019, patients...

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