4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas Leads to Release of Prisoners and Hostages Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire starting on October 13, 2025. Israel will release its Palestinian prisoners and Hamas will release Israeli hostages. This has been called a "first phase" of the ceasefire (according to BBC's CBBC newsround).
4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Northern White Rhinoceros on The Brink of Extinction Fatu and Najin are the last two living Northern White Rhinos after Sudan, the last living male, died by being euthanized at the age of 45 on March, 19, 2018 in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The species was driven to being functionally extinct by poaching, habitat loss, and war.
25 August 2025 Austin Tsao Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just “One of The Guys” Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just "One of The Guys" As a relatively new member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback...
4 December 2025 Eileen Chen Otter Surfboard Hijackers Make Waves again in Santa Cruz, California On October 15, 2025, amidst the rolling waves of Steamer Lane, a renowned surf break in Santa Cruz, California, 21-year-old college student Isabella Orduna was wrapping up a surf session when she felt something pinch her foot. She ditched her board and jumped into the chilly Pacific, only to find “a big, fuzzy, chunky bear of an otter” lounging on her surfboard. Orduna recounted, “I was like, wow, what do I do now?”, as her board had been seized by an uninvited otter.
4 December 2025 Nina He Government Shutdown: Are We Serious? Government Shutdown: Are We Serious? I must admit something: despite calling myself a journalist, I've never bothered to concern myself...
27 November 2025 Nina He Too Little, Too Late Too Little, Too Late ~inspired by “Too Little, Too Late” by Laufey~ The moon caught the rays of her auburn...
Finding My Voice Through Guitar 14 August 2025 Kevin di Finding My Voice Through Guitar Continue previous revisions (Assignment #4) It all started with a question from my mom. Growing up, I was passionate about...
The Dive That Changed Me 25 July 2025 Kevin di Creative Writing The Dive That Changed Me Last year, when I was still a seventh grader, I participated in the ACMIS (Association of China and Mongolia International...
Lexington Eighth Grader Wins National Art Award 25 July 2025 Kevin di Arts & Culture Lexington Eighth Grader Wins National Art Award Lexington Eighth Grader Wins National Art Award Among nearly 110,000 teens and 310,000 original works of art and writing from...
“No Kings” Protest in Lexington 24 July 2025 Kevin di Current Events, U.S. “No Kings” Protest in Lexington On Saturday, June 14, 2025, more than 2,000 people came to Lexington Battle Green to protest against President Donald Trump's...
