By Olivia Fendrich and Radiah Jamil On a fall day outside Francis Scott Key High School in Carroll County, Md., a circle of chairs was arranged in the grass, where about 50 members of Sources of Strength took turns trading truths and seats. From the center of the circle, junior Sarah Myers introduced herself to...
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Two years later, LGBTQ+ Kokomo teen barely recognizes the depressed girl in documentary
By Jayne O’Donnell, Samantha Rosengard and Amora Campbell Four years ago, Lexi Shepard of Kokomo was struggling with depression, her identity as a lesbian and certainty that coming out would mean she’d “lose everything.” She tried to take her life on April 24, 2017. The news spread quickly on social media throughout her community. “Having...
Chronic absenteeism in school linked to poor mental health
Chronic absenteeism in school linked to poor mental health By Camal Shorter, Coolidge High School June 15, 2020 Many promising students are becoming disinterested and disengaged from school, underperforming academically and becoming part of the public health problem of chronic absenteeism. This is yet another issue made worse by the novel coronavirus. There is...