Teens in Los Angeles — and everywhere — experience mental health issues, and schools are not doing much to deal with them. I believe that the lack of mental health information contributes to terrible outcomes like school shootings and teen suicides. High school...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7igMpahf1jU Over the past school year, I produced a film regarding mental health stigma at Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale. Originally created as a year-long assignment to fulfill the senior project requirement for my AP English...
Dearest Society, I have a foreign language class for third period. It was today that I had an issue with this arrangement, or, frankly, this class in general. I’m a generally devout student; I usually enjoy attending school. Alas, not today. As the yearly routine...
Fifteen-years-old is an uncomfortable age. It is the golden era of raging teenage hormones, cluelessness of your peers, and superficial knowledge for the sake of an advanced placement class. Education and life itself always seem like a lie, or so says the existential...
Two-year-old Sarah Wong stands with tears streaming down her face when she realizes that she is the only one singing at the Music Together event for children and parents. But don’t worry, now that Wong’s 17, she plays the piano, sings in concerts, and even performs as...
Guadalupe Gámez attends East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School. Guadalupe, 17, loves to discover new things and goes on to adventures that makes her forget about all her problems. She loves to eat Mexican food, which makes her stomach...
Carlos Flores is a resident of California, he came to this country five years ago. He is originally from Puebla, Mexico. Flores lived there for 11 years and attended elementary school for six years. At the age of 12, he moved to the United Sates. He is currently a...
Jennifer Gomez is currently a senior attending East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy, one of the five high schools on the Torres campus. In the fall she wants to attend either California State University, Los Angeles or California State University, Northridge. Since...
Ashley Gemao is currently a senior attending East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy. She is in her second year as a member of Leadership in the Philanthropy Committee where she helps organize events such as blood drives, food drives, fundraisers and invites students to...
Karina Ramirez is a high school senior who is currently enrolled at East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy on the Torres campus where she is the secretary for Inner Beauty Club. The club is a place where you can be yourself without being judged and come up with ideas...
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