Loren Perry – 9th Grade, West Allegheny High School As you may have been already able to tell, fall is my favorite season for countless reasons. One great thing about fall is that a fair amount of my family’s birthdays occur in the fall. I just love coming together with my family to celebrate and the little things in life. Read more [...]

By Maura Sheedy – 12th Grade, Oakland Catholic High School Snow twinkles like stars as it falls to the ground. Everywhere you go, someone’s offering cookies, candy, and sweets. I claim I’m too old for snowball fights and snowmen, but am the first one outside when I babysit. Read more [...]

By Stephanie Wang – 11th Grade, Peters Township High School While I certainly do love summer break, my favorite season would definitely have to be fall. Leaves falling, sweater weather, pumpkin-spice everything-- what isn't there to love about fall? Read more [...]

By Tyler Baum – 12th Grade, K12 International Academy When it comes to selecting my favorite season, I am faced with a complex, personal impasse.  Personally, I revel in the months of October through January, making it utterly confounding to choose my most cherished season.  Despite this difficult decision, I customarily proclaim winter as my favorite season, as a result of my fondness for snow, passion for skiing, and penchant for cold weather. Read more [...]

By Maura Sheedy – 12th Grade, Oakland Catholic High School The American Dream brings about images of white picket fences and 2.5 kids. The iconic imagery, fortunately, has gone away, but the true essence of the American Dream is one aspect that also has unfortunately disappeared. Read more [...]

By Matthew Miramontes – 11th Grade, Cornell High School The American Dream to me has always been to never settle and to always struggle to better yourself. America is a giant country, but the American Dream can be achieved outside of American soil. Read more [...]

By Stephanie Wang - 11th Grade, Peters Township High School When my parents came to America from China over twenty years ago, there’s no doubt that they were thinking of the American Dream. Perhaps they weren’t dreaming of streets lined with gold, but they did believe that America was the land of opportunities—a place of new beginnings and a land of freedom. Today, the American Dream is still the same.   Read more [...]

By Serena Zets – 10th Grade, Pittsburgh CAPA In 1931, American writer and historian James Adams coined the term, "The American Dream." He wrote, "Life should be richer & fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement," regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. Today, The American Dream is as relevant as it was in 1931. Read more [...]

By Tyler Baum – 12th Grade, K12 International Academy The American Dream is a complex and ambiguous ethos often referenced by folks in the United States and abroad. Examples of those who have achieved The American Dream are very subjective and intimate; however, I have long envisioned an explicit set of guidelines for my definition of this storied principle known to many as The American Dream, and Richard Sherman has undeniably achieved nearly all of it. Read more [...]

By Suzen Richardson - 10th Grade, Propel Braddock Hills High School What are my thoughts on The American Dream? I have been asked this question before and I believe that it has changed for me since the last time I thought about it. Read more [...]