As promising news of a COVID-19 vaccine for five to eleven year old children is announced to the public, what will all of its anticipation boil down to?  Millions of minors under twelve remain unvaccinated against the virus, and new data proposes that increased safety and effectiveness is vital.

   Having almost completed a full school year of virtual learning, people 12 years and older have fortunately been approved to get vaccinated.  This brings about new opportunities to return to pre-pandemic life. However, there is a great reckoning among this time of slowly descending mishap; a communal questioning about the present and future. With this in mind, I collected and analyzed the opinions of Nyack High School students about the new and unfamiliar vaccine. 

   Given a sympathetic and loving environment, people on the autism spectrum can thrive.  As a community in Nyack High School, we can raise awareness of this developmental disorder.  With more openness in classrooms and overall advocacy, autistic people in our community can face fewer complications in the public setting. 

 Chances are you know someone who is suffering from depression, or maybe you’ve felt isolated, hopeless, and at a loss of feeling understood by others. Depression is far more common in teens than you may think, with about twenty percent of teens having symptoms of depression, according to PsychCentral. The increased academic pressures, social challenges, hormonal changes, and needless to say the pandemic, make adolescents prone to depression.