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Madeleine Salem created The Purple Hydrangea Project, a nonprofit to support mental health in high schools.
Grace Lee
Grace Lee is the Editor-in-Chief of her high school paper and a Student Advisory Board member at High School Insider. Her latest column, Teens Now, tells the stories of teens who have created change in their communities through various approaches. Through this column, she hopes to uplift the voices of teens and encourage more teen changemakers to make a difference in their community. Reach out at gracelee1502@gmail.com!
Virtual learning didn’t stop L.A. Braille Institute
What used to be a classroom full of enthusiastic students has now turned into a screen featuring boxes of students’ faces. But, the energy in the room is the same nonetheless. Since its founding in 1919, the Braille Institute has established seven centers around...
17-year-old Bryce Wettstein skates her way to the Tokyo Olympics
Bryce Wettstein isn’t a stranger to the world of professional skateboarding. The 17-year-old has grown up competing at various competitions while juggling the additional pressures of being in high school. However, this summer, Wettstein is entering uncharted waters....
L.A. Times journalist shares advice from his 50 year career
L.A. Times journalist Doug Smith discussed his family’s legacy at the newspaper and talked writing tips with High School Insider summer interns Thursday. From his dimly lit office room, beside his robustly decorated bookcase and video-game invested grandson, Smith...
Purpose in the newsroom: Karly Ortiz finds her passion and confidence through journalism
From a young age, Karly Ortiz looked to writing as a creative medium to express her thoughts. When she discovered journalism at the start of her freshman year of high school, she found another form of conveying her thoughts to the world: writing editorials. When Ortiz...
Teens Now: Q&A with a USC freshman who spent her first year of college online
Teens Now is a series by Grace Lee that features teens around the world who have inspired others in creative ways. This week’s article highlights Katlyn Hwang, a freshman at the University of Southern California, who has spent her first year of college completely...
Teens Now: Meet Jaeah and Jae Kim, the hands behind Oh Worm’s animal dissections
Teens Now is a series by Grace Lee that features teenagers around the world who have inspired others in creative ways. Last year, Jaeah Kim and Jae Kim, 17-year-old seniors at Hunter College High School in New York realized their science curriculum lacked in-person...
Tips on how to avoid burnout in high school
Burnout is a state of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. As students go into the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year, avoiding burnout can be a real challenge — especially for those continuing to learn from a...
Inspire 2 Aspire Podcast: California’s youngest female mayor Tara Campbell
Tune in to the first episode of Inspire 2 Aspire with Tara Campbell, California's youngest female mayor. With her perseverance and dedication towards making her city a better place, she was elected mayor when she 25 years old. Her powerful...
Gen Z and politics
Sociologist Roger Hart developed the idea of the Ladder of Young People's Participation in his book, Children's Participation: The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens In Community Development and Environmental Care. This ladder describes the eight degrees...