My senior year meltdown

Bianca’s senior year at Marshall HS went terribly, terribly wrong as she tried to balance AP classes, activities and applying to college.

Sex, Sexy, Sexist?

Brynn, 17, explores what feminism means to her. w/ an analysis of several sexist magazine ads

A second chance

When Francisco spent a year in Central Juvenile Hall awaiting trial, he stayed positive, joining a theater group, getting his GED and keeping his hopes for the future.

College essays that worked

Nicole, 17, says some students feel like they have to write a sob story for their college essays, but Alexandra and Richard found a different way to tell something about themselves.

Readers’ letters: ‘My dad hit my mom’

When L.A. Youth published essays about students who had suffered through domestic violence, many readers wrote in about their own experiences.

Teen views on Iraq are mixed

Elina interviewed 50 teens and found that while some teens don’t care, others have strong feelings about U.S. military intervention in the Middle Eastern country.