, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Poetry, Room with a View, Showcase, Women in Action, 0
This poetry book makes me feel confident and inspired from the way it can grab your “insecurities” or lack...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stories, Writing, 0
Recently, I read The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. I really enjoyed reading this book. This is because...
, , , Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Media, Poetry, Showcase, Social Media, Writing & Communication, 2
People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...
I never really understood why I got treated so badly by my classmates. People would say nasty things like “Why...
, , , Fall 2020, Poetry, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 0
Maxwell Kane, the protagonist in Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick has a few traits that influence his relationships...
“Go with your heart and you will make it through hard battles.”- Raniyah Lawrence My family and I have...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stories, Writing, 0
Recently, I read The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. I really enjoyed reading this book. This is because there...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Protest, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, 3
Recently, I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I appreciated this book. I say this because it...
, , , Books or Plays, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2020, Point of View, Showcase, Wonder, 0
Recently, I read The Outsider by Stephen King. I found myself captivated by this book. The way Stephen King...
Harry Potter is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of...
, , , Books or Plays, Decision Making, Fall 2020, Family, History, Showcase, Wonder, 0
Milly, the protagonist in Finding Miracles has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
In the book The End of Her by Shari Lapena many emotions occurred during the time I was reading...
As discussed in a previous blog post, “Empathy in Action,” a single story can impact how empathy plays a...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 0
The middle sections of If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin might leave a reader feeling in disbelief...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
Jack Torrance, the protagonist in The Shining, has a few traits that influence his relationships with others. One, he...
Recently, I read Ready Player 1 by Ernest Cline. I really enjoyed this book. I liked how it talked...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stories, Writing, 1
Recently, I read The Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan. I enjoyed reading this book. I liked reading this book...
Recently, I read The Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan. I enjoyed reading this book. I enjoyed reading this...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
Recently, I read Harry Potter And The Chambers of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling. I loved this book. After having...
Now that I’ve read over half of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neal Hurston. I appreciate this...
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 3
The issue I have chosen is substance abuse among the American Indian community. I was inspired to research this...
, , , Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 0
Red Dresses, hanging eerily amongst the trees, revealing the number of missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0
I have been recently researching Native American reservations/ land access and also the recent standing rock protests. I chose...
Hazel Grace Lancaster, the protagonist in The Fault in Our Stars, has a few traits that influence her relationships...
, , , Books or Plays, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 0
If Beale Street Could Talk is about systemic racism and how Black men and women are constantly being profiled...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 3
Recently, I read Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I enjoyed this book. This story was touching and sad to read...
In life, artwork, and especially literature, the narrative is often formed to the understanding of good vs. evil. There...
Ralph, one of the main characters in Lord of The Flies, has a few traits that influence his relationships...
Harry Potter is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, 5
Substance abuse has proven to be a large problem in America and especially within the Native American Indian Population....
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0
The issue I have chosen to study is the issue of the standing rock pipeline. There is a pipeline...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2020, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, 12
Gun laws are laws that should be taken into serious consideration when any person can walk into a store...
Recently, I read Every Day, by David Levithan. I loved this book. This book was like no other book;...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
The fourth and fifth chapters of x by R. L. Stine might leave a reader feeling nervous and scared...
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, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0
After reading Tommy Orange’s novel There There, these students researched issues that affect Native Americans. Tap on the right...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1
An undying issue in the United States is the lack of support Native Americans recieve. From the birth of...
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, This is America, 4
The issue I have chosen to study is Indigenous Women. The articles that I looked at talked about how...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, 0
Click on each of the links below to see a series of Adobe Spark Pages I made about substance...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Drugs, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 0
Substance and alcohol abuse has been a major issue within Native American communities across the nation. The reason I...
Native Americans have been known stereotyped nowadays to have mental health issues such as PTSD or bipolar disorder. The...
I have decided to study substance abuse in Native Americans. Native Americans have a common background on drinking and...
, , , Environment & World, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 1
The issue that I am going to talk about is related to Native Americans and the mental health problems...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Psychology, Showcase, 0
Native American communities face many obstacles, one being a huge mental health crisis. Native Americans have endured a brutal...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2
I chose to use this fact because of how surprising it was to hear for the first time. I...
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 2
Video about the alcohol and substance abuse in Native American communities and what is being done about it. Indian...
I am choosing to address the topic of Indian related things on sports teams mascots and flags. The NFL...
Indians, Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Blackhawks. A history of racially insensitive team names and mascots in professional sports has persisted...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Sports, 2
In this artifact I put an image of a football field with the Washington Redskins mascot symbol (before they...
, , , Black Lives Matter, December 2020, Fall 2020, Media, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 3
The action of kneeling during the national anthem began back in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during...
The talk on private schools being able to wear what they want isn’t talked about enough. The same arguments...
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Student-Centered, 8
Social media is a place that allows for media anywhere to be seen around the world. A connection between...
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, 4
During the pandemic and school year it is hard for most students to stay physically active consistently. Once lockdown...
, , , Fall 2020, Race Relations, Showcase, Sports, 3
The Champions League is one of the most-watched tournaments in the world big teams, like real: Madrid, Barcelona, and...
, , , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, 3
Some people know domestic abuse as something daily or regular in their lives and others who have never experienced...
, , , Creative Writing, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
What importance do literary arts publications have for schools? Many students enjoy literary arts in their free time, and...
Further into “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Janie and Joe moved to a town made for people of color....
, , , Community, Fall 2020, Life on Land, Privacy, Showcase, Violence, Zero Hunger, 6
Imagine if you lived in a city that was heavily populated with dogs? Cats? Lizards? Well some people are...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, NowComment, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 1
Recently, I read Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan. I feel pleased with this book. I say this...
, , , December 2020, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, Voting, 3
According to NBC News the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact” is an agreement that 15 states and the District...
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Social Media, 7
In my last blog post, I expressed the idea that social media hinders people’s ability to communicate and truly...
, , , American Dream, Community, Fall 2020, History, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 2
When asked what the American cuisine is, many will respond by saying “french fries,” “hamburgers,” or “high cholesterol.” Others...
Today we created our first posts. I am so excited to see our students come to Youth Voices and...
As a high school student, I am positive that I am not the only student that has experienced major...
, , , Fall 2020, Media, Politics, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, This is America, 1
If you have been keeping up with political news and campaigns, especially in this election year, then you are...
, , , Fall 2020, Religion, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 5
As soon as the clock strikes midnight on Halloween, stores rush to put away the Halloween decorations, and only...
, , , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Science, Showcase, 2
In the last decade, Neanderthals, the now extinct homo sapiens who inhabited Eurasia around 40,000 years ago, have proven...
, , , Fall 2020, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2
Many people enjoy decorating a Christmas tree every year. This tradition is extremely valuable to so many people, but...
, , , December 2020, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 10
Mental health is an integral part of everyone’s life and character, and its awareness has become more prevalent in...
, , , December 2020, Fall 2020, Quality Education, Showcase, Social Media, 4
“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” – Herbert Spencer (“Herbert Spencer Quotes”) It is a...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
Bo, the protagonist in the book “Run” has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she...
Grace is a dynamic character. Her archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
, , , December 2020, Fall 2020, Quality Education, Showcase, 17
More often than not, today’s students have fallen into a continuous cycle of late nights, artificial deadlines, and grade...
Sam is a dynamic character. Her archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
In today’s world, which is captivated by social media, people have a tendency to conform to those around them....
, , , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, I Could Be Worse, Showcase, Stress, 4
With current situations being how they are, and being a senior in high school having my own personal experiences,...
, , , Argument, Fall 2020, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, 2
At the end of each high school semester, the students are tasked with overwhelmingly difficult tests that encompass all...
, , , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, This is America, 0
Everyone in the world wants COVID and the pandemic to be over and it might be coming our way...
, , , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 0
Was the alleviation of Utah’s protocols for COVID 19 for social gatherings during the holiday season an ethical decision?...
, , , Creating Community, Fall 2020, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Privacy, Showcase, 2
Do you worry about your personal information being leaked on the internet? We enter in our information to create...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Drugs, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 2
19.6% of high school students and 4.7% of middle school students reported using E cigarettes on a consistent basis....
, , , Fall 2020, Media, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, This I Believe, This is America, VoiceThread, 0
In the article, “Speaking Out About Race,” five teenagers wrote essays voicing the need to build an antiracist society. ...
, , , Climate Action, Environment, Fall 2020, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Transportation, 4
In the article “Are Driverless Cars A Good Idea” Amitai Bin-Nun supports the idea of driverless cars being a...
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Rights, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2
We know that the United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. However, does the quality...
, , , Fall 2020, Media, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, Technology & Computer Science, 2
Virtual classes have gotten to their peak this past year. Many of these reasons are not only because of...
The second season of the Mandalorian has begun to air on Disney Plus and has drawn many links to...
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, Stress, 6
In the article, “The coming break” I learned that high school student should not stress over their finals. This is...
In the article, “America’s Breaking Point” I learned that the people in the Untied States are getting hit harder...
Although the outcomes of competitions can be rewarding, they are ultimately detrimental to competitors due to the amount of...
When the year 2020 began, no one expected a pandemic to hit so suddenly and so quickly. It has...
, , , Fall 2020, Music, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 0
Like many citizens of America who value and think highly of their country, Mexican Americans are the same. They...
A lot of times we let ourselves stay up late or fall behind, getting way less than the recommended...
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