Valeria Albarran

Valeria Albarran

Valeria Albarran is a 16 year old 11th grader attending Los Angeles River High School. Her 2 older sisters, younger brother, and two loving parents are all she needs to be happy.Valeria is excited to write for HS Insider and hopes to write about immigration, the long standing struggle for women's equality, and the fight for LGBTQ rights.
Opinion: No more Toys ‘R’ Us

Opinion: No more Toys ‘R’ Us

You’ve been living your whole life with Toys "R" Us right? Well there might be a chance many kids in the United States won’t be able to get the same experience as you did. Toys R Us has been around for six decades, and now 800 stores in the U.S. are going to close. On...

Opinion: No more Toys ‘R’ Us

Students take action by marching

Many think students are too caught up with their phones and that they don’t focus on the important events happening around them. That’s not true though. After the shooting in Parkland, Fla. students nationwide took action into their own hands; starting with the...

Immigration & a new life

Immigration & a new life

She came to this country illegally, but is now influencing the minds of teenagers. She spends her days from 8 a.m until 3:25 p.m. with high school students at Los Angeles River School and then goes home to her two kids, Matthew, 17, and Marylu, 13. My Spanish teacher,...

Opinion: No more Toys ‘R’ Us

Opinion: The MSDHS Shooting Should Be An Eye Opener

February 14 is usually a day where you show your love towards those you love. That wasn't the case for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The students there spent their day in fear. They faced a school shooting and 17 people lost their lives after a former student...

Opinion: No more Toys ‘R’ Us

Opinion: SOTU—Trumps Bashes Immigrants Again

United States Capitol—On Jan. 30, the State Of The Union address was made by our President Donald Trump in a joint session of Congress. As usual, he talked about undocumented citizens being criminals and just coming to the United States to cause harm. Trump also...