Essay contest winners describe the people they most admire—the lead singer of the politically charged band System of a Down, the founder of Microsoft and the first openly gay mayor in the United States.
In the March-April issue, LA Youth writer Christy Buena described the punk music scene as she has experienced it, including being called a poser if you’re not punk enough. These are the letters L.A. Youth got in response.
The way things go now-with politics and all-discrimination still goes on, poverty ... You have to step on people to get to the top. It's all about money and greed. Everybody says that America is the best country, but human rights are still being violated.
-Diana Ramos, 16, Woodrow Wilson HS
Instructor: Cindy Maguire
Medium: colored pencil and marker on toned paper