Yearly Archives: 2026

Blades, Spin, and Physics: The Hidden Science of Ice Skating 

By Sofia Pan, Grade 8 (Caption: Every winter, skaters glide across ice rinks with a grace that seems almost effortless. But beneath the elegance lies a surprising amount of science. Let’s look at two key questions: why is ice so slippery, and how do skaters spin so fast?) Why Ice …

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Breathing Inequality

Take a deep breath. Now imagine that the air around you smells like diesel trucks, factory smoke, or chemicals every single day. For millions of people across the United States, that’s part of their normal life. Clean air isn’t something everyone gets equally. Where you live and how much money …

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Hate Without Borders: How the Gaza War Supercharged Antisemitism Online

When Hamas launched its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the violence did not stay contained to the Middle East. Within days, a parallel wave of hatred surged across the internet — and it has not fully receded since. Researchers at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue documented an over …

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Stop Pulling, Start Pushing: Breaking the Crab Mentality

By Elizabeth Tang  Grade 6 In our lives, sometimes we forget how important a team is and only pay attention to ourselves. We are trapped in the “crab mentality,” and we need to find a way to break free from it. What is the crab mentality? If you’ve ever been …

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When is enough… enough?

By: Elle Shi Grade 7 Especially in sports, there is a common belief that the more you work, the more improvement there is. There is this simple idea of: if you want to get better, you just have to outwork everyone else. However, this is one of the main reasons …

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How to Stay Mentally Healthy

Heran Zhang grade 9 I think health is not only about our bodies, but also about our minds. Recently, many students feel stressed because of schoolwork and exams. So I want to talk about how we can keep our minds healthy and happy. First of all, we need to learn …

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Common Climate Change Myths

By: Elle Shi Grade 7 Climate change, one of the most common and controversial topics, can also be one of the most misunderstood. Misinformation and myths can spread quickly across social media, but people often don’t understand the reality behind them. First, many people think climate change only means increasingly …

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Gunman Stopped at White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Assassination Attempt on Trump

President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026, after shots were fired outside the event at the Washington Hilton hotel. Al Jazeera Trump was rushed offstage after gunfire broke out outside the ballroom where the annual media gala was taking …

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