Luxi and Miola: The New Girl
The latest episode in Hana Greenberg's graphic series about two sisters, Luxi and Miola. In this episode, there's a new girl next door...
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The latest episode in Hana Greenberg's graphic series about two sisters, Luxi and Miola.
In this episode, there's a new girl next door...
The sun streams down through the rows of berry bushes, revealing glistening berries and intermingling with giggles as bigger and bigger patches of blackberries are found. Hands dart in, avoiding the prickly branches and beetles munching on the leaves. “How many containers have you filled? I have already gotten two!” my sister Zoe calls from further down the row, always wanting a competition.
A graphic novel approach to a current issue, a collaboration between two friends.
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Hidden in Plain Sight
Written by: Maia Hodgin & Illustrated by: Juna Hume-Clark
What is Racism?
"First of all, when you ask someone what racism is, they are probably going to say something like 'racism is one person being mean or cruel to a PO...
My fingers crept along, slowly following the pattern--wrapping the yarn, twisting, poking, prodding. My sister's fingers flew. "You are still there?" she would say, teasingly, every few minutes. By the time I had finished the first row, she was at the fifth, by the time I was at the fifth, she was at the fifteenth. How embarrassing.
By Sabrina Guo, 12
Until reading the recent news headlines, you may have had the impression that the refugee crisis that occurred from 2015 to 2016 was over. However, as we are quickly learning, the refugee crisis is ongoing, and not just in the United States.
School is out and the sun is blazing hot each day. You are looking forward to some fun days since summer has finally arrived! However, there may be some days that you are feeling bored at home with nothing to do. Here are 10 fun things you can do this summer to help you get rid of this problem:
Hike: This is a great way to get exercise while observing the beauty of nature!
Summer has just begun, and with hours and days of free time, why not try something new? After all, summer is about having fun while accomplishing what you can’t during the school year. An exciting art form you can learn this summer is sculpting with polymer clay.
Three years ago, I began using this type of clay to make many charms, from cupcakes to pigs to ice cream. Now you can do so, too!
In most sports, including the NBA, there is a playoff bracket that the the champion has to complete to win the title. In the NFL, you cannot lose a single game in order to win the Super Bowl. For the NBA, it is a 7 game series format. Team A (the one with the best record) plays at home for the first two games. Then Team B gets two games at home. Then after that, the games alternate.
Trees bring so many amazing benefits to our lives. Unfortunately, people often ignore the presence of these tall plants that help us live, learn and so much more.
Here are only some of those amazing benefits of trees:
1. Trees Benefit our Health
You probably already know that trees produce oxygen for us to breathe in the process of photosynthesis (which converts light energy to chemical energy...
Gun control is one of the most hotly debated topics today. There are several reasons why it is needed today. According to the Department of Justice, between 1994 and 2014 background checks have blocked 3 million gun sales to prohibited people. Imagine how much death rates would plummet if we locked down on gun control, and think of all the lives that could be saved by this simple institution.