High School Insider is a user-generated content website that enables high school students to post their stories and report on issues that matter to them and their communities.

High School Insider is a user-generated content website that enables high school students to post their stories and report on ...

Hi, my name is Nathan Nightingale and I'm finishing my freshman year at TVT in Irvine, California. I like reading about politics and American history. I'm also passionate about guitar and enjoy ...

Ever heard of barnacle geese? Macaque monkeys? They are not your typical nature documentary stars. Take a break from the lions and the tigers: these are nature’s underdogs.

Annie Jiang’s Chinese name is Tongyu, which means “authentic language without embellishment.” It’s little wonder, then, that Jiang would grow up to pursue journalism. But her parents didn’t anticipate ...

Right now, nearly 7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and that number could double by 2060. But here’s what most people don’t realize: up to 40% of dementia cases could ...

Teased for looking “different,” Hayle Perez didn’t hide; she wrote. Now she leads a student journalism initiative, telling the stories that often go untold.

The Aeneid by Vergil is a Roman epic that follows the journey of Aeneas, a Trojan warrior who escapes the destruction of Troy and sets out to find a new homeland in Italy. Guided by fate and the gods, ...

Every year, L.A. Times High School Insider welcomes a group of young journalists to spend six weeks learning the ins and outs of professional journalism as paid summer interns. This year, eight ...

The cheerleading stereotypes we see in media today have their roots in American culture and counterculture of the 1950s and 1960s, but things are starting to change.

Seniority is a big part of the high school rite of passage and is a fun tradition that can help students pass the torch to the next generation.

Twilight, the first book of a fantasy saga written by Stephanie Meyer, is one of the most influential vampire and werewolf books to be written. It is a story of a young, average teenage girl, Bella… ...