September – October 2000 Issue

Overcoming shyness, surviving to 16 and doing well in school are what our essay contest winners are most proud of.

As artists sue to keep their music from being given away for free on the Internet, teens must decide whether to continue downloading their stolen songs.

Richard describes why he is against downloading.

How Suzanna, 18, snuck the truth about her school into her valedictorian speech

Inspired by a love of inline skating, Jabez, 15, found eight of the craziest skate parks in Southern California. w/ skating photo gallery.

Common terms used by skaters.

Serious or silly, everyone had a cause at the protests outside the Democratic National Convention, observed Matt, 17. w/ photo gallery of the protests.

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