Feb 13, 2025 · After Christmas, there was an eruption of stories covering how children and teens have changed their wish lists from toys to beauty products, showing their rapid maturation compared to previous generations and asking the question: when did kids stop kidding around?

Isabella Balandrán is a journalism major at California State University, Long Beach, having transferred from Orange Coast College. After interning with HS Insider the summer before her senior year at Mater Dei High School, Isabella discovered and fostered her passion for journalism.

Each summer, the L.A. Times High School Insider hosts a paid internship full of immersive professional learning opportunities. Young journalists from across Southern California experience the day-to-day life of a professional journalist. The program aims to teach students core journalism fundamentals and multimedia skills while exposing them to a professional work environment and mentorship at…

Dec 20, 2024 · In 2023, high school students told important stories about their schools, communities and the issues that matter most to them. Team HS Insider has gathered a collection of these stories to reflect on and celebrate the end of the year.

Jan 14, 2025 · Posts about News written by Jenny Marquez, Morgan Ebright, Fernando Leiva, Divya Srinivasan, Annie Tongyu Jiang, and Team HS Insider

Jan 14, 2025 · With the wildfires rapidly spreading across Southern California, sophomore Mateo Zazueta has increasingly grown concerned and anxious. “I wasn’t too surprised but I thought it would be something like a decently large fire that was stopped before really affecting the population,” Zazueta said.

Dec 22, 2023 · Looking ahead: Upcoming events and opportunities. Registration open: Youth Journalism Conference at LMU on Feb. 10, 2024. High school students across Southern California are invited to attend a Youth Journalism Conference hosted by Loyola Marymount University and L.A. Times High School Insider.

Dec 23, 2020 · During the 2020 presidential election, High School Insider invited students to share their thoughts on issues affecting young people. Dozens of students submitted letters to the next president, urging action on everything from immigration to education to climate change. Here are some of their messages to the next president. The youth are our future…

Aug 4, 2022 · Students who participate in debate excel academically as well. Recent studies from the University of Michigan, in studying nearly 36,000 student debaters across the country, find that debaters post higher grades, SAT scores and college readiness than non-debaters.In an endemic era where the Los Angeles Unified School District has seen scores across the board decreasing, and the achievement gap ...

Feb 12, 2025 · High School Insiders get free two-year digital subscriptions to the Los Angeles Times. Get world news from a West Coast perspective. For years, High School Insider has hosted quarterly “IRLs”: events that convene student and professional journalists around a topic chosen by Insiders. It’s a ...