Best wishes to all of you for a Happy New Year 2025!
Welcome to the Teen Scene Editor’s Corner where you will find a preview of several creative and thought-provoking stories in our January edition.
We begin with “New Year’s Resolutions: Prepare for New Experiences” by Kaleigh A., Teen Scene Intern. If you are a high school student, you will want to read this story.
Do you know what a heart on a North Carolina driver’s license means? Read “The Heart on Your License” by Taylor H., Staff Writer at West Brunswick High School to discover its meaning. Perhaps the explanation will convince you to add a heart to your driver’s license.
“Mental Health Rights of Minors” contrasts the mental health privacy rights of minors versus adults. This interesting article may prompt you to want current mental health laws affecting minors to be changed. “Lowering the Legal Drinking Age” presents an argument for equating the legal drinking age of alcoholic beverages with other adult privileges and responsibilities thrust upon 18-year-old teens. Both insightful stories are by our Teen Scene Intern Sophie H., Wilmington Christian Academy. What is your opinion on each of these articles?
Interested in art? You will enjoy “The History Behind the Mona Lisa” by Katie T., Writer, Brunswick County Early High School. She discusses one of the most famous oil paintings ever produced. Will she answer the question: Who is Mona Lisa?
In “A Hot Topic: Banned Books” Josie B., Writer, Brunswick County Early College High School, discusses the negative impact on students being denied access to historical events and informative literature when books are banned in schools, libraries, and stores. Do you agree?
On a lighter yet socially serious side, you must read the satirical story “Old Lady vs. Student – Part One” penned by our Australian chief contributor, Sophie J. But be warned – it’s a cliffhanger. You will not want to miss Part Two in our February edition. Funny folks’ foibles are on display from down under!
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Nancy Bryans, Editor, Teen Scene
