Opinion

By Ty Heimerl

My junior year, I faced a dilemma: stay at New Prague High School for my senior year, or go on to college.

By Laura Shannon

While waiting in line for the bathroom during the intermission of Les Misérables at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, I overheard a little girl complaining that the musical wasn’t as good as “High School Musical” or “Grease,” and she was right. It was better, much better.

By Grace Pastoor

When I write news, I want to be invisible. I don’t want people to see me; I want them to see the facts.

By Anonymous

Last spring, a corny old sign hung on the front door of my house: “Home is where you hang your heart.” Well, I’d thought when my parents divorced, home sure isn’t here. And now, home is nowhere.

By Anonymous

Her parents never put her needs ahead of their own. One Twin Cities teen vows never to make the same mistake with her future children.

By Sinthia Mireya Turcios

Restaurant review: Anchor Fish & Chips

Drop all thoughts of eating French fries with ketchup and battered fish with tartar sauce if you want to have the true experience of tasting Irish-style food at Anchor Fish & Chips in Northeast Minneapolis.

By Sabrina Kennelly

I love Central High School’s diversity, and that’s why I’m concerned about the Saint Paul Public School district’s new plan, “Strong Schools, Strong Communities.” Because of new busing restrictions, I’m worried this plan might allow schools to become racially segregated again.

By Jeffrey Cartwright, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Here are some hard lessons that no one told me when I went off to college. These are the biggest challenges I’ve faced since leaving home that pushed me to grow up and truly embrace independence.

By Edwin Flowers and David Gustafson

Check out the new video of the Q & A by IFP Minnesota teens.

Weak role models, more distractions and less pressure to excel are among the reasons guys say they fall behind girls in school.

By David Gustafson

On a recent work night, there weren’t enough people to close down the Dairy Queen store where I work, so I had to stay late and help out. But when you have two tests the next day and an hour of math homework on top of that, every minute counts.

By Jessica Langevin

Instead of standing outside at 7 a.m. in the freezing cold for a school bus, I’m still in bed. While other high school students are in their second hour of class, I’m just getting up, making my brother and sister breakfast and sometimes watching an episode of Scooby Doo. That’s because I go to an online high school, Minnesota Connections Academy.