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    Time For a Change

    Mirjana Hutnik By Mirjana Hutnik – 9th Grade, Peters Township High School In today’s world, at the click of a button everyone can be in instant contact with each other. Most people only focus on the negatives of social media but there are benefits also. Read more [...]
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    Scars Aren’t Always On The Inside

    Mirjana Hutnik By Mirjana Hutnik – 9th Grade, Peters Township High School Last Thursday, a very special screening premiered at Soldiers and Sailors Hall in Oakland.  An organization called Seeds of Hope created the documentary, Our Way Home, to show veterans who are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder they are not alone and that the community is here to help them heal. Read more [...]
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    Anti-Social Media

    Stephanie Wang 2 By Stephanie Wang – 11th Grade, Peters Township High School Chances are, if you're a teenager, you have at least one social media account.  I know that I myself have a fair share of social media accounts.  Social media has become a dominating force in our social structure-- we need likes for self-validation and retweets to feel relatable. Read more [...]
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    Where’s the Me in Social Media?

    Maura Sheedy 1 By Maura Sheedy – 12th Grade, Oakland Catholic High School On twitter, I try to be the funny person I’m not, but it usually backfires I tried vsco for a while, but I think I went overboard with filters and fake candids. I catch up with my extended family on Facebook more than real life I reblog things on tumblr with sole hopes of being reblogged Read more [...]
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    How Appropriate

    Serena Zets By Serena Zets – 10th Grade, Pittsburgh CAPA My mother was teased for her bindi. Her lunches of curry and rice were scoffed at. She was shamed for accepting outdated hand-me-downs from the neighbor girl. Read more [...]
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    The Melting Pot

    Mirjana Hutnik By Mirjana Hutnik – 9th Grade, Peters Township High School I think that cultural and ethnic values and understandings are very important. My family very strongly believes in preserving our culture and heritage. We do things differently than most people due to our ethnic roots and traditions. Most people think it’s strange and unusual but to us it is normal because of what we were taught and believe. Others do not need to believe in it or understand it, they just need to respect it. Read more [...]
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