Winner of Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists’ 1999 award for opinion writing.
Author - Amanda Lehmert
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
Teen’s suicide ‘left a lot of pain behind’
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.A. — Toby, a loving little beagle, is still howling for his owner...
Tattoo looking for new talent
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — Have you ever wanted to meet exciting figures like Nancy...
‘Orange girls’ could make beautiful cones
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — Chaos rules in high schools across Bristol as students and...
Odyssey of the Mind wins a silver medal
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — Four years of hard work paid off last week, when my Odyssey of...
Scholarships slipping out of fashion with teacher dress code
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — For years teachers have dug deep into their pockets for the...
Newest freshman at Central is more than just a principal
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — There’s nothing like starting off a new school year: new...
Cruise into togetherness — separately
SOMEWHERE IN THE CARIBBEAN — As a teenager, I know the pain of the “Family Vacation...