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Hidden Truths
I wore my hijab to school and kept it on everywhere I went
Hijab: Why I don't wear It
I practice Islam every day
Hijab: Why I wear it
I believe in my religion so I believe in my head scarf, my hijab
City Life
Roslindale: “Come on over”
We have basketball games and play football
West Roxbury: “You can live together without any troubles”
Sometimes you can listen to people singing Muslim songs, Spanish songs
Hyde Park: “Sometimes, boring can be good”
During the summer, the housing development is full of kids running around
Dorchester: "We still know how to keep smiles on our faces as we struggle from day to day"
I judge my neighborhood by the way everyday people act
Roslindale: "People are really friendly and helpful"
There are different kinds of restaurants
Dorchester: “Over the years, many people have worked hard to build a community”
Losing loved ones
Roslindale: “Everyone looks out for each other”
There are many different kinds of people: Spanish people, African-American people, Asian people
Hyde Park: “I am proud to live there”
My family is big, and we have fun be- cause we do things together
Roxbury: “Filled with people who care”
The street can’t have any cars parked that day
Roxbury: “It’s not just some houses with people in them”
My neighborhood near Warren Street is not only filled with wannabe thugs; we actually have church people, and maintenance men trying to keep our housing development nice and assist residents with anything
Roxbury: “I’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff happen here”
But it feels -- and will always feel -- like home
Mattapan: “One wrong look...”
There are kids always sitting on my friend’s stoop, doing nothing but making noise, never listening, and riding up and down on their bikes
Roxbury: “We are all family inside”
There is laughter and music outside, people having a good time
Dorchester: “In my neighborhood, there are people from all over the world”
Many old, almost run-down family homes line the place
Hyde Park: “Everywhere you go leads to something new”
A lot of people walk around
Fashion Five-O
Jeans schemes
They have jeans that are skinny and jeans that are wider and jeans that can show off a woman’s curves
Battle of the acrylics
Not all of them wear fake nails, but recently there has been a re-occurrence of long acrylics
Fashion statements: from vintage to vogue
New designers drive teenagers to dramatic transformations
Culture Club
The Harlem Shake redux
Then, all of a sudden, the song reaches its peak with the prompt of “Do the Harlem Shake,” and all the bystanders disregard what they were doing and begin to dance insanely, often in random masks and costumes
Soda jerks
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
From chaos to calm
“So a way I can stay calm is if I talk to my best friend – my girlfriend
Under the influence
The influence you exert is through your own being and through what you’ve become yourself
Bad day: go away!
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
Day tripper
O’Bryant School of Math & Science, Wendy Zheng, visits a lot of spots in Boston during the summer
New school tools
So, kids are being bombarded with content at a very early age
Living large
The sound of the ocean, she says, helps her relax
Generation flap
Age is one of them and it is controversial
Some rules are meant to be broken
The more serious ones should be obeyed or people could get hurt, says Thomas, who goes to the John D
Friends & Family
Rated PG
The family makes critical contributions to student achievement, from preschool through high school
A moral imperative: support your local teens!
These are the people who make up your social support system
Things my mama taught me
“Sometimes a child’s behavior reflects how their parents raised them, but on the other hand children make their own decisions