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Drinking and driving

Edith, November 10, 2022, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Alcohol abuse, Orange Cove High School, 17

Alcohol is a substance that reduces the function of the brain, thinking, and making reasonable decisions. All these abilities...

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Addicted to Our Phones

Antonia, October 24, 2022, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Technology, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, addiction, Orange Cove High School, 13

In the article, “Are You Addicted to Your phone?” (Upfront, Bubar, 2018) many people, especially teens, are becoming more...

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Teenagers nowadays drive while using the phone.

Patricia, September 18, 2022, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Cars, Orange Cove High School, teenagers, 12

In the article, “Driven to Distraction” (from upfront published on March 13, 2017) it explains that texting and driving...

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The Payback Challenge taught me that I need to sustain balance

Gaia, November 16, 2022, Career & Job Readiness, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2022, Gaming, Managing Impulsivity, Persisting, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Payback, The U School, 10

College is a resource that opens the gateway to many opportunities. At the end of high school one is...

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Ghana empire vs Songhai empire

Hector, January 17, 2023, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Infographic, The U School, 9

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Cash or Card?

Christian, October 22, 2022, Argument, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, debate, Economics, Money, Orange Cove High School, 7

In the article, “Should Cashless Businesses Be Banned?” (Upfront, Martz, 2020, Subscription required), I learned that there has been...

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Reduce the use of plastic straws

Patricia, November 11, 2022, Fall 2022, Life Below Water, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Orange Cove High School, Plastic straws, 7

In the article, “Should plastic straws be banned?” (Upfront, May 13, 2019 subscription required), I learned that many people...

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This Is My Body

Aaliyah, October 9, 2022, Fall 2022, Poetry, Writing & Communication, body, poetry, The U School, 6

This is my body. Black girl. Tall girl. Skinny girl. In this world. North Philly. Tall Black Skinny girl. ...

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Hurricane Ian Recovery

Emmanuel, October 24, 2022, Fall 2022, Media, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Hurricanes, Orange Cove High School, 6

In the article, “Florida Begins Hurricane Ian Recovery” (BTW, btwadmin, 2022) I learned that the aftermath of hurricane Ian...

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Daylight Savings, Should It Be Permanent?

Juan, October 22, 2022, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2022, Guest Post, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, economy, Orange Cove High School, 5

In the article “Should Daylight Savings Time Become Permanent” (BTW 2021) I learned that daylight savings started back in...

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Day of the dead

Diana, November 2, 2022, Fall 2022, Orange Cove High School, 5

In the article “Day of the Dead (Día de Los Muertos” OCT 11, 2022 ORIGINAL: OCT 30, 2018 has...

A protester holding a sign that says DREAMERS ARE AMERICAN.

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A Teenage Dreamer

Isiah G, January 3, 2023, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Documentary, Fall 2022, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, daca, dreamers, immigrant, lawyer, Park Slope Collegiate, The Mayor, 5

Celeste, a Mexican immigrant, came to Georgia with her family when she was four years old. Now in high school,...

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American Ideal vs Reality

Hammam, December 23, 2022, American Dream, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2022, Gathering data through all senses, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, alcatraz, american ideals, carlisles, Native American, Park Slope Collegiate, Reservation, school, 5

The United States supposedly has an equal education system. In fact, people from all around the world come to...

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AI and Taylor Swift

Nico, January 11, 2023, AI, Fall 2022, Good Health and Well-Being, Music, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Taylor Swift, 4

Citation Caramanica, Jon. “Taylor Swift, Caught between Yesterday and Tomorrow On ‘Midnights’.” The New York Times, The New York...

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Do we need the SAT/ACT?

Blanca, November 13, 2022, Fall 2022, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Student-Centered, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Voting, ACT/SAT, Orange Cove High School, Youth Voices, 4

In the article “Should Colleges Still Require the SAT/ACT?”(Upfront, Schaeffer, 2017 subscription required) I learned that standardized test scores...

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The Handling of Misinformation on Spotify

Pilar, January 10, 2023, AI, Fall 2022, Media, Responding with wonderment and awe, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking interdependently, joerogan, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, spotify, 4

Articles Bowden, George. “Harry and Meghan Reveal Spotify Covid Row Concerns.” BBC News, BBC, 30 Jan. 2022, https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60191264. Barlow,...

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First thoughts on being a vegetable photographer (and playing with AI)

Christina C, January 12, 2023, AI, Fall 2022, Listening with understanding and empathy, Persisting, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Thinking flexibly, ai, AImojo, play, TTT, 4

Here is what I wrote: I just posted a photo on Facebook that I took before we connected online...

blue plastic bottle on brown dried leaves

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How Plastic Is Trashing the Planet

Blanca, October 22, 2022, Climate Action, Environment, Fall 2022, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, enviroment, Orange Cove High School, 4

In the article “How Plastic Is Trashing the Planet”(Upfront, Anastasia, 2019) I learned that plastic is valid, it can...

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