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The Teen Reporter September 10, 2010

  • Back to school safety for CPS students September 10, 2010 4:01 pm About two weeks ago I did a series of posts about surviving high school, but I didn’t really say anything about safety. So I just want to you know tell you a couple of rules that I think every teen should try and practice, even if my suggestions sound stupid.... > More
  • Are double standards fair when teens are put behind bars? No way. September 3, 2010 1:44 pm Double standards in general are unfair, but particularly to minors that have been convicted as an adult and they can’t even have adult rights. I mean I know I’m only 15, but it just doesn’t seem right that a 17-year-old has the same rights as me but can’t get the... > More
  • The only thing more frightening than a bad manicure or a horror movie is … report cards! August 27, 2010 9:01 pm Okay, sure, if you don’t do well on your report card, your mom is going to go off like a bomb during The Blitz (that's a reference to Nazi Germany's bombing of downtown London and other parts of Great Britain during World War II for the few that are failing... > More
  • Sometimes high school makes you want to scream August 26, 2010 1:56 pm Okay students, it’s time for auditions in the role of “shrill girl screamer.” High school can sometimes make you want to scream like Esther in this video from the movie “Orphan.” (It’s probably one of the scariest movies EVER!) Even though screaming feels like the best idea when you get... > More
  • High school is like one big social heirarchy August 25, 2010 4:35 pm Just like many TV shows, you'll notice that the brainless head cheerleader and the half-Neanderthal quarterback are treated like heroes in high school. They're more like undercover dictators of the student body. I mean they really control the entire social aspect of high school. Usually, they think that since they... > More
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The brain's impact on youth justice
Understanding how the brain develops could help determine whether Illinois raises the age at which teenagers are tried in adult court. State Rep. Monique Davis is among a group of Illinois legislators fighting to increase that age from 17 to 18, citing studies that show full brain development doesn’t occur until individuals are in their early 20s, years after some youth have been sentenced to long and harsh adult prison stints. > Read Article
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