Walking into the school bathroom, sophomore Mason Kretzschmar was met with a cloud of smoke. Two boys moved back from the sinks as he went to wash his hands, the mirrors foggy from their breath. After...

Exhaustion. Collapse. Fatigue. Weariness. Consumption. Stress.  According to author Lexi Wright, burnout is a state of mental, physical, or emotional exhaustion. Burnout in children happens when kids...

Sitting down at her first job interview, Amanda* nervously pulled her purse onto her lap. As the interviewer asked her questions about her qualifications, she reached for the one thing that gave her a...

Walking into a closet full of her mother’s shoes, senior Amaya Estevez searches for the best pair to try on. But, instead of stumbling around in oversized wedges or heels, Estevez is tripping over the...

When senior Zack Dayeh opened his letter of acceptance to the University of Florida, he was ecstatic. What he had been working toward his entire high school career was worth something that would last him...