Friday, May 21st, 2010
Viva la Vegan!
Story and photos by Katie Tarter, 18, a senior at Tucson High Magnet School
After spending the holidays of 2008 stuffing my face with rich, delicious foods, I felt as bloated as a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloon. My love for good food had led me to struggle with my weight for years, and [...]
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Attempted Harmony: the trials of starting a high school choir club
Story by Kelsey Grace Marie Gates
I placed my hand gently on the cold, shiny doorknob and slowly rotated my wrist to ensure a silent entrance. But I tripped on my foot and ended up stumbling into the crowded classroom, pens falling out of my purse [...]
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Cleopatra Caperón Mendoza, 15, a freshman at Sunnyside High School, writes about the person the financial cuts to the current adult GED programs in Arizona will really affect: her mother.
Click here to go directly to the story on the Tucson Weekly’s website.
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Nina Foushee, 17, a student at University High School, writes about the complex reasons that motivate her to volunteer at the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF).
Click here to go to story on the Tucson Weekly’s website.
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Jazz Solos and Social Skills
By: Brigette Dumais, 16, Tucson High Magnet School
The coffee shop at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in the mountains of southern California had several round tables that could sit four or five people at once, wooden floors and big windows that faced the forest. It smelled like rain and freshly brewed [...]
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Click here to read the story on the Tucson Weekly’s website.
Guest Opinion: I am a proud sister of a U.S. Army veteran
by Stephanie Fleming
When I was young, my brother Patrick and I were always close. We would play Zelda together, or eat buttered tortillas and watch The Emperor’s New Groove.
In 2005, all of that changed. [...]
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
By: Dylyn Shapiro, 17, City High School
My cheeks were as hot as fresh Hamentaschen cookies. I was up on a podium, reciting from the Torah at my Bat Mitzvah, the traditional rite of passage for most 13-year-old Jewish girls. My eyes, wet with salt water, gave me a blurred view of the Hebrew texts. I [...]
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Every other Thursday always goes like this: I run down to the bank and cash my paycheck, thinking about how soon I can get to Urban Outfitters. I make it through two hours of work until I can catch the bus to the Main Gate Plaza…
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Downtown construction. An unpleasant reality for most people in Tucson…
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Skateboarding has been a part of my family for years. Before I was born, my dad Chris traveled to skate competitions all over the west coast. At home, when I was little, we had a halfpipe ramp in our backyard and my dad and his brother…
