by Ian Romero, BASIS Shavano High School For some odd reason, our nation values our emotions as if they were medals of melodrama. Figments of our imagination that seemingly our blame. Yet today, I must confess I am angry. On March 19th, lawmakers in Kentucky set a ban on gender-affirming…

Throughout this year’s state conventions so far, my Lakeview Centennial Chapter has attended both Fall State & Winter Con with excitement for Spring State! One of the most notable features of our trips is the ride back home. Whenever we are carpooling home in my father’s van, we’ll typically stop…

Written by Philip Pham, Chapter President of Lakeview Centennial High School My Lakeview Centennial chapter recently held a super-engaging fundraiser last month with another club at our school called the anime club. We did this by hosting a Nintendo game tournament! We had many people come, 3 TV screens for switches, games of Mario Kart & Super Smash Bros, & profits of over $75! The event truly showed how fundraising didn’t always have to be a serious matter that is targeted to merely convention attendance but also a way to host socials, club collaborations in maximizing opportunities, and memories of bonding with friends. Thus, the anime club & my JSA chapter are planning to continue the game tournaments for months to come for all of our values of fundraising, fighting political apathy via conventions, and engagement!

Written by Philip Pham, Chapter President of Lakeview Centennial High School For Fall State 2022, my chapter in DFW was able to increase our chapter attendance from 4 to 11, but we all went only with parent volunteers. This is because our initial request for a school field trip that…

Written by Philip Pham, Chapter President of Lakeview Centennial High School Recently, in October, my Lakeview Centennial JSA Chapter held a spirit night fundraiser at a Raising Cane’s place where people could mention the chapter/fundraiser when ordering to contribute. Merely 15% of all sales with this mention would be donated…

Written by Andrew Liu, Lonestar Writer From Houston to Dallas in 90 minutes, Boston to NYC in 100 minutes, and Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than 3 hours. This is the future. Countries worldwide, from Japan to the UK, have implemented high-speed rail (HSR) projects across their lands…

Written by Amy Park, Lonestar Writer As the Convention Coordinator for the Texas Junior State, senior Kaitlyn Hou is in charge of organizing the conventions and making sure they run smoothly. Were you in any way related to organizing last year’s Fall State, and if so, how is this year…

Written by Amy Park, Lonestar Writer Get ready for another weekend of fun debates, late-night activities, activism workshops, and more at this year’s Fall State! The convention will be taking place in person on Nov. …

Written by Madeline Tsao, Deputy Director of Activism In a world where young people have become agents of urgency for social progress — finding our voices on issues from climate change to gun violence to mental health — realizing the power of uniting within our communities to enact change has…