This article was written by Launch Education Asia Chidekel. Asia is a senior at New Community Jewish High School and will attend the University of Puget Sound in the fall. Click through to the Launch Education site for the whole article. Performing the ‘Reality Party’: A Tool for Parents of Party-ers The “reality party” is [...]
This post was written by a Ventura County high school student. While his views are not necessarily the viewpoint of Straight Up, we are grateful for his honesty and openness about difficult subjects. If you are struggling with alcohol or drugs, or have hopeless thoughts, please get help. In Ventura County, call the Suicide Prevention [...]
This post was written by a Ventura County high school student. The temptation for youth to experiment has always existed, and the destruction it has caused is likely to be ignored. Teens often hide the bad with the wonders of a drug. I have seen both sides of it, seen someone having the time of [...]
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Written by a Ventura County high school student. Recently I wrote an essay about a book I recently read, and my essay was about redemption — making a comeback to make up for the mistakes of your past. As I finished up the essay I realized how much I could apply this to my life.
Written by a Ventura County high school student. Frustration and pain, common emotions of the average teenage youth along with many adults as well. Even on my bus ride home from school anger sometimes nears the breaking point, as people use strength as intimidation. Many teens don’t cope with anger very well, it simply builds [...]
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This post was written by Ventura County high school student. Depression, utter sadness, many find difficult to deal with. Many adults suffer from this, but it seems most teens go through a depressed phase and don’t have any proper way to cope. Some find healthy ways to escape, while many others starve, cut, fight, or [...]
I don’t get it I just don’t I don’t want to I just won’t Nothing seems right Nothing makes sense Everyone’s pressure I’m sitting on a fence
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This blog post was written by a high school student in Ventura County. Names and identifying details have been changed. I have completely ruined my life. A month ago, me and some friends decided to relax at my house and just hang out — but about an hour into watching TV, one of my friends [...]
Lillian Sanders is a recent graduate from Northern Arizona University. She enjoys writing about community issues and strives to put an end to distracted driving. It’s long been a goal to raise awareness with teenagers of dangerous habits such as underage drinking, drug use, and impaired driving, amongst other issues, but an unexpected risk is [...]
One, One road, One way, One life, One choice… Dark, Dark mind, Dark thoughts, Dark instincts… Alone Feeling alone, Alone in the beginning, Alone in this battle, Giving up… “What’s Going On? Where am I? What happened last night? It’s Me. Not You. Stop worrying so much! You’re stressing me out. I’m fine. I can [...]
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