How are Oakland students fairing, returning to school after a year of isolation? What guidance is OSA offering to students at this time? --Cb omand, 6 grade 

Words like “depression,” “bipolar,” and “triggered” are heavy words that are thrown around like light phrases. But what is the actual definition of these words?  --hazel phillips, 8th grade

Ever get board on summer break? well, never fear here are 5 ideas you could try out.  - Zoe deetz 6th grade

"There has been a new trend recently taking over social media platforms such as TikTok. It is called reality shifting." --Reeghan Walsh, 6th Grade

Have you ever wondered how your generation got its name, and who is part of which generation? --Polly van de water, 6th grade

"Since Demi Lavato’s Instagram post questioning diet options and comparing them to diet culture I decided to research what’s actually considered diet culture. This article dives into how diet culture can represent  unhealthy displays of dieting, and how to recognize why offering diet options is different from pushing diet options on others." --Lola Christ, 7th Grade

 "the current Beauty standard right now sets an impossible image into young children's minds about the way they're supposed to look. It stems from white supremacy and is fueled by today's toxic society. In other words,  it needs to be abolished" --Triece Kushner

'Don't be sour; its been a lemon of a year' -- Isabella Schainker 7th grade

"Pose is so impactful because it is the first show to have a mostly trans cast, it represents the trans women of color who have always been in the frontlines of movements that deal with LGBTQ+ rights, and does not minimize the characters to only their struggles."  - Judith Hernandez, 11th grade