November/December 2014

No wonder teens are pondering the potential of the perfect paradise

Sometimes there are people who don’t believe what you are capable of

As time passed, I saw that the people around me didn’t care about my effort, about my grades, or how hard I had tried to succeed in a country with a new language and a totally unfamiliar culture from the one in DR

I’ve been wanting to become a pilot for as long as I can remember

When I came to the United States from Puerto Rico, in 2011, I didn’t know English and I was going to start school in a month

It is having the courage to get what you want

When I was in Guinea, I lived with my grandmother

Taking advantage of life

I am able to be effective by taking care of a man with a disability

I decided to have a relationship with someone my parents considered not to be even close to the right partner

Our beliefs make our culture

He was the only mayor we Boston teens have known. He was there to watch over us as we have grown. H

You have my back

This bone-chilling mask of carelessness

They can last for weeks – or a lifetime

Teens say they can feel their hearts speed up while waiting for a response

O’Bryant School of Math & Science

“I honestly feel our society is now a place where showing off is like having to eat breakfast every day

In the ’50s, for example, she used her influence to help singer Ella Fitzgerald play a California nightclub that she believed had barred her because she was black

“I don’t mess with those type of animals,” says Ortega, from Community  Academy of Science and Health

“Fashion itself is a form of capitalism that companies use to say what’s in demand  and what’s not

“Why not support your parents? They always support you

“A girl may feel comfortable being a boy and a boy may feel comfortable being a girl

O’Bryant School of Math & Science, likes to read her horoscope

“I felt like I was by myself

“Today we will write ‘I am’ poems

One might leave you socially isolated while the latter can bring on restraining orders

Fast forward to 2014 and thousands of young women are now self- proclaimed feminists, with a large part of the movement originating from the social media site, Tumblr

Like death will never come knocking on their doors

Blame it on their friends

“The perfect  parent will always choose their child over anything because they were brought  into the world by them

Here is an excerpt from her journal chronicling her journey

It was just another routine day — until the earthquake hit the ground

He’s not like other artists who go on about love, sex, and money

O’Bryant School of Math & Science, believes that horror movies have gotten rather repetitive in recent years, and that he doesn’t get the same thrill he used to from them

I researched ’60s music and art and finally came across The Beatles

I heard the voices of the teachers welcoming students to Boston Community Leadership Academy

O’Bryant School of Math & Science

In America, 7,000 students drop out of high school every day, according to dosomething.org. To chal

The Boston Student Advisory Council has been advocating for an affordable and yearlong T pass for high school and college students for years

O’Bryant School of Math & Science who wants to go to Northeastern University or UMass/Amherst

“The way these kids articulated their thoughts and self-expressions into artwork was amazing