Art contest: My view
The L.A. Youth teen staff chose these images as the winners of our annual art contest. These images express the artists’ real or imagined views from a room, car or viewpoints on important issues.
May – June 2006 Issue
May 23, 2006
A different kind of school
Even though 16-year-old Genesis’s school doesn’t have regular classes, books or finals, she feels like she’s getting a good education.
Immigrants are treated as second class
Students from Amelia Earhart HS in the Valley offer their opinions on immigration and how immigrants are treated and Franklin HS students discuss the walkouts on March 27.
World Cup fever
Victorino, 17, cannot wait for the world’s biggest soccer tournament to start!
Franklin HS students react to the walkouts
How do you feel about how immigrants are treated in the United States? “I feel that Latinos or immigrants are
Were the walkouts effective?
Mar, 17, felt that student walkouts made a powerful statement.
Movie review: Superman Returns … with a triumph
Hayden, 14, says that the new Superman movie pays homage to the originals while updating the idealistic superhero for our times.
My Japanese adventure
Billy, 18, liked seeing ninjas, meeting students and being on his own as an exchange student.
Movie review: Pirates of the Caribbean is a near disaster on the high seas
Chris, 16, says that while the sequel to Curse of the Black Pearl is action-packed, the plot was overly complicated and spoiled the movie.
Answers to our First amendment quiz
In the January-February issue of L.A. Youth, we published a quiz about the First Amendment and free speech. Here are the answers and explanations.