Lessons learned: Tips on how to have an effective protest at school
Our community pegged us with our stereotype yet again: a subpar school full of delinquents. But that picture changed just two weeks later.
#enough: High school students step out to call attention to school safety, gun control
Students across the nation put down their pencils, pushed in their chairs and walked out of their classrooms to advocate against violence and to honor the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland, Florida one month ago.
VIDEO: California students’ “every 15 minutes” video imagines aftermath of bad choice
Student journalists typically cover the re-enactments of the "Every 15 Minutes" program with photo, video and stories. But recently at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Stockton, a video team led by student Jefferson Leiva created an unusual video to drive the point home.
American millennials: Too young to vote, but old enough to care
The series of stories produced by Stagg includes an explanation of how teenagers form political ideologies, an article about Bernie Sanders' impact on youth and a first-person account of how a Hispanic migrant has become politically active.
VIDEO: “Living on the minimum” shows reality of living on food stamps
STOCKTON, Calif. — Student journalists at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School walked the talk of food stamps by creating two teams of student reporters to see how far the weekly average of $56.60 could stretch. The amount "seems like a…
From the archives: Terrorism doesn’t always have a brown face
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Nov. 25, 2015 following the terror attacks in Paris. Today's address by President Obama to the Islamic Society in Baltimore echoes many of the same points Lopez makes below. STOCKTON, California —…
Iran seizes U.S. ships as Obama prepares for final #SOTU
Ten U.S. sailors were in Iranian custody Tuesday afternoon after their two small Navy craft apparently entered Iranian waters for a brief period, CNN reported. News of the seizures broke as the White House started streaming the lead-up to the president's…
My Take: Keep cops in schools — but respect students’ rights
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent As more and more videos circulate on social media exposing cases of police brutality, many citizens have questioned how they are treated at the hands of those on the thin blue line. Typically, we'd associate the presence…
My Take: ‘Last first day’ of school a turning point for California student
By Celine Lopez, GSS correspondent STOCKTON, California— It's 5 a.m. I wake by a buzzing sound that only reminds me of the occasion. I turn off the alarms I set on my iPhone the night before and switch to my Twitter app. But…