Kelsey Nguyen, 06/29/12

17-year-old fashion blogger

Whether you are a die-hard Gilmore Girls devotee or a curious television vagrant searching for a new show, I suggest you give Bunheads a watch and take a vacation to Paradise, CA.

Jess Coleman, 06/28/12

Student, New York City Lab School

The Chief Justice made this ground-breaking moment in history what it should be -- a moral decision, instead of a strictly legal or political decision -- and for that, we are all winners.

Aaron Wang, 06/28/12

16-year-old junior at Lincoln High School in Stockton, CA

We as citizens must accept that there are aspects of our lives for which we need a government. Healthcare is one of them.

Andrew Wild, 06/28/12

High school student in Los Angeles

It's an exciting time in baseball. As we're looking at a new playing field in the MLB, let's look at the players who will emerge as its new stars.

Britt Darrow, Shelby Tzung and Jordan Darrow, 06/27/12

We are studying the Revolutionary War in class. During a class discussion, we found some similarities between the Revolutionary War and the Hunger Games.

Elaine Vilorio, 06/26/12

High school junior in New Jersey

People need to realize that the goodness that comes with speaking out against a collective injustice far outweighs collective opposition. The treatment for bystander syndrome is courage.

Jess Coleman, 06/26/12

Student, New York City Lab School

Our last six presidents have little in common, except that at some point in their political career, they lost an election. Americans want a leader who isn't afraid to be let down every once in a while.

Hung Vo, 06/26/12

High school student in Nebraska

Hard work does not always pay off. Stories of success are too often used to undermine the issues that are prevalent in our society.

Noah Fitzgerel, 06/25/12

Senior Class President, Annandale High School

Passion and music are powerful entities, and together they often have the power to change the world.

Alexis Jane Torre, 06/22/12

18-year-old high school senior

Two years ago, I finally decided to stop hiding my skin disease with jeans and cover-up. I stopped using makeup to disguise my vitiligo and just accepted my body the way that it was.

Matthew Maron, 06/22/12

16-year-old high school junior in New York

Trade professions like plumbing and electrical work may not be the most glorious of professions, but they are the ones that are always in demand and always will be.

Danielle Fox, 06/22/12

High school junior in New Jersey

This is a film that has been sitting on my shelf for years; a film that I have been meaning to watch but have never gotten around to it. Well, I finally watched it, and it was a masterpiece.

Ariana Silvan-Grau, 06/21/12

Freshman at Oberlin College

A smile can mean anything -- excitement, gratitude, forgiveness and fear, and just because this chapter of our lives is ending does not mean the new one will not bring just as many smiles.

Meghan McCullough, 06/21/12

Freshman at Amherst College

Freshman year hit me like a freight truck. It was the hardest, scariest, best thing that has ever happened to me, and I wouldn't change one part of it.