High school is like a wild ride, filled with all sorts of feelings and crazy stuff. Between stressing over homework and dealing with teenage drama, there's one thing that always keeps me smiling: my...

Never take what you have for granted. My 16 years of life have taught me to never take certain things for granted because one day you’ll wish you hadn’t. My whole childhood I wished for this and that...

Have you ever wanted to say something that was so terribly bad that it was best to just not say anything at all? Sometimes silence is a better answer than anything and in any case that could be, stay...

To see the world through a child’s eyes. They see everything in vibrant color. Their joy is contagious. They live life free of worry. They are innocent and pure. They are the ones that I consider to...

I was 8 years old, and I still remember the night like it was yesterday — March 5, 2015. It was a cold day for March. We had a bad winter, and it had just snowed the night before, I remember that...

One of the most enchanting aspects of this time of the year, which I eagerly anticipate and thoroughly enjoy, is the vibrant transformation of nature that unfolds as autumn takes hold. The air becomes...

There are a lot of things that confuse me. From math to chemical compounds, this world that we live in is full of weird, confusing things. However, something that will forever bother me is meanness....

I turned 17 earlier this year. Since then, I’ve felt extra nostalgic. Something about birthdays always does that to me. It also doesn’t help that this is my last year of high school. There constantly...

As I walk across the stage leaving the high school life behind, I hope to remember every single moment for exactly what it was — extraordinary. I hope to remember all 1,461 days as a high school student....

There are many reasons that make me proud to be from Harlan County. While some make fun of our small community, I would rather live here than anywhere else. Everyone knows everyone here in Harlan County....