StudentSuccess
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Audio Slide Shows

Education Means the World to Us

Posted August 17, 2011 by Yee Leng Vang

Sheng Xiong, a recent graduate of Edison High School, spoke to me about her life and how she feels about education.  She graduated as a 4.18 student and will be attending the University of California, Berkeley this fall.  She plans on becoming a family doctor and she has big dreams for herself.

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Chocolate Milk
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Editorials

Flavored Milk Only Part of Student Health Picture

Posted July 28, 2011 by The kNOw

On July 1, the Los Angeles Unified School District stopped serving flavored milk. It’s the largest school district in the nation to do this, and now, Fresno Unified School District is deciding whether or not to do the same.

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Editorials

School Uniforms

Posted May 27, 2011 by The kNOw

This editorial represents the views of the young people in The kNOw and was written by one of the youth participants. Some schools in Fresno require students to wear uniforms. Sometimes this helps kids focus on learning, and it can make school a place that feels more equal and professional. Because of this, some of [...]

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High School

School Suspension And Student Conflict

Posted April 4, 2011 by Amelia Garrido

When I began middle school, I thought school would be a breeze. But somehow, it wasn’t enough to just have friends and good grades. It was challenging for me to get along with students at school, because I would easily lose my temper and fight, which led me to get suspended many times and now I am behind in credits and struggling to graduate.

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Food & Health

Getting More Sleep In The New Year

Posted January 3, 2011 by Denise Yang

to get dark outside my windows as I laid flat on my bed on my stomach. With my papers sprawled around me, I searched for my little green agenda to see what other homework I still had left. I went down the list. First period, AP Calculus, there were thirty-five problems. I sighed. Second period, [...]

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