Podcast: Students walk out in nationwide gun violence protest
Joining thousands of schools nationwide, Ballard students walked out of their second periods on Wednesday in a protest for gun control legislation that included speeches from students as well as two...
View Article“Students’ lives matter”
Students around the country participated in demonstrations March 14 to support gun reform and honor the Florida students killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Feb. 14....
View ArticleWalk the walk and talk the talk
Harsh wind, below-freezing temperatures, and snow did not stop Carlisle High School students from walking out of school in support of gun control on March 14. The walkout, held exactly one month after...
View ArticleStudents Walkout To Protest Gun Violence
On March 14, students across the country walked out of their classrooms and demanded stronger gun-control for a safer school environment. The walkout lasted 17 minutes that served as a tribute to the...
View ArticleCommentary: Why I walked out of our “walkout”
To me, sitting in rows of strategically placed white folding chairs in the middle of our courtyard listening to a speaker is not a protest, nor a walk out. The assembly was planned by a group of Archer...
View ArticleSenior Sophie Herrmann advocates for Students Demand Action program
In wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, high school students around the country have spoken out over epidemic of mass shootings in American high schools....
View ArticleWhen students speak up
Activism, a result of students’ unwillingness to sit at the sidelines, is a way for them to become active agents of their own future. Now there has been a new wave of student protests in regard to gun...
View ArticleStudent journalists from Parkland high school tell CSPA how they covered...
In the wake of the shooting that killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month, the school’s student journalists found themselves breaching the norms of...
View ArticleAdministration cites school policy in punishing protesters
Students who participated in Wednesday’s walkout are set to attend Saturday school in the coming weeks, as per school policy regarding unexcused absences. SHS policy states that students will receive...
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