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Activism is not just about how you speak, but also how you listen. Image by Elisa Edgar.

Dear White Feminism

July 25, 2022
Irvin Moore standing to the right of his support dog, Fred. Learn who you are as a human being, said Moore while visiting State High. Learn about your role and your responsibility as a human being. Not as a Black man, not as a white man, not as a Hispanic or an Asian person, but as a person; a member of the human family, which we all know. Every one of us here is related to each other. Photo by Russell Frank.

Conversations with a Convict

June 3, 2022
At State High, students pay for snacks or extra meals by entering their student PIN number into keypads like the one pictured. During lunch and breakfast times this year, this step to the process of getting food was eliminated due to free meals.

In Defense of Free Meals

April 22, 2022
A painting by junior Catherine Frank representing her interpritation of academic culture. It’s to show the effect of comments and criticism made from teachers, parents, and students alike, said Frank. Even if the intent is good, many people do not understand the additional stress put on students by pressuring them to work harder.

Academic Culture Thrives on Insecurity

April 14, 2022
Sophomore Phoebe Henry holds a sign reading Thoughts and Prayers, Policy and Change, with the former phrase being crossed out at the student-led walkout on Thursday, Dec. 16.

State High Walks Out for Gun Control

January 13, 2022
State High Outing Club at the 2021 Homecoming parade with their first ever float on Thursday, Sept. 30.

Staying Stoked With the State High Outing Club

January 13, 2022
Products like Ziploc bags, batteries, cutlery, lunch bags and more after being sorted into donation categories in the library at State High.

Collecting for the Community: The Youth Homelessness Resource Drive

December 3, 2021
A pie chart representing federal data from the Institute of Education Sciences finding that 79.3% of teachers in US public schools were white in 2020.

SCASD Confronts the Question of Diversity

November 30, 2021
Humans of State High

Humans of State High

September 17, 2021
The album covers for KOD (left) and The Off-Season (right), released three years apart, side by side. The artwork for KOD by Kamau Haroon, a.k.a Sixmau, includes a disclaimer at the top reading, “This album is in no way intended to glorify addiction.”

KOD to The Off-Season: What Changed?

June 3, 2021
Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon, speaks at a Capitol press conference on property tax elimination on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Representative Ryan proposed and advanced these bills to Pennsylvania legislators. (Capital-Star photo by Stephen Caruso)

Anti-Abortion Bills Advance in Pennsylvania

June 3, 2021
Andrew Merritt standing in front of a “Be kind” poster in his classroom on Wednesday, Jun. 2. He often repeats that his most important rule in the classroom is simply to be kind.

What it Means to be a Teacher

June 3, 2021
In the United States, more than one person per minute is arrested for marijuana. The truth is, it doesnt have to be this way, and it never did. Legalizing marijuana is the first step to reforming the way the country handles drug use.

Marijuana Legalization is Dangerously Overdue

April 7, 2021

Meet the Talent: The Student Photographers of State College

April 7, 2021
A post from @allegheniesaboltion Instagram page on Jan. 31, 2021, illustrating the effect of their Free Groceries program. All of the donations that were spent on these groceries came from the organization’s Solidarity Fund.

What is Mutual Aid?

April 4, 2021
Humans of State High

Humans of State High

April 4, 2021
Inside the newly moved Goodwill location on Benner Pike in State College, PA, taken on Nov. 18, 2020. Although masks are required in the store, those who don’t feel safe shopping in person now have access to Goodwill online as of last year, along with additional second-hand platforms such as ThredUp, Depop, Poshmark, and more.

The Surge of Second-Hand Shopping

January 10, 2021
This book chosen for discussion was the winner of the NAACP Image Awards (Outstanding Non-fiction, 2011), the National Council on Crime and Delinquencys Prevention for a Safer Society (PASS) Award, and of the Constitution Projects 2010 Constitutional Commentary Award.

Learning Through Literacy: The Social Justice Book Club

December 23, 2020

Fall Fashion at State High

November 2, 2020
Early voters in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 6, 2020. Risks of COVID-19 only add to challenges of voting, making long lines for extended periods of time especially frightening.

How Voter Suppression Dismantles Democracy

October 28, 2020
Outside India Pavilion on East Calder Way in downtown State College, PA, taken Sept. 28, 2020. “This is what we do,” owner Baljinder Dadra said. “This is what we’ve been doing for a while and we’re part of the community.” To Dadra, like many, his business means the world to him.

We Are…Local Businesses

October 9, 2020
State High students Demanie Redhead, Bella Witmer, and Rayna Jones sitting at the District Rally in State College, PA, taken Aug. 1, 2020. Demands by students to make schools in SCASD more equitable were mentioned at a board meeting this September.

Students at SCASD Demand Anti-Racism

October 8, 2020
Humans of State High

Humans of State High

September 22, 2020
Outside the front doors of The Peace Centre Mosque & Islamic Center in State College, PA, taken on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The Islamic Society of Central Pennsylvania (ISCP) began in 1982 and provides many services to the Muslim community in Central PA and the surrounding areas.

The Forgotten Victims of 9/11

September 12, 2020
A screenshot from the all-virtual cabaret put together by Thespians through pre-recorded videos, uploaded on Youtube on June 13, 2020. Madeleine Christopher as Eponine, Pheona Mulley as Madame Thenardier, Tynan Butler as Jean ValJean, and Ashwin Godura as Thénardier sing “One Day More,” the finale of the first act of Les Misérables.

The Show Must Go on, So Thespians Do Too

September 12, 2020
Outside the school nurses room in State College PA, taken Thursday, Aug. 31, 2020. School nurse Ms. Wagner cares for State High students in the nurse room, as she has for the past 12 years of her career.

Public School Nursing in a Pandemic

September 3, 2020
Protesters gather in downtown State College, wearing masks and holding signs. One sign reads They system is not broken. It was built this way.

State College Screams “Black Lives Matter”

June 11, 2020
On Instagram, Yang captioned his photo: Never underestimate the difference YOU can make when helping out your community. Step forward, reach out, and change the lives of others. Reach out to someone who might need a lift.

Helping the Community From Behind a Mask

May 2, 2020
Two Delta students, Lena Logan Adams and Miranda Marks strike outside the Municipal Building on a Friday walkout. Even in cold weather, these girls leave school to make their beliefs heard.

Truancy for Change

February 25, 2020
Photo courtesy of Jana Marie Foundation; A Suicide Survivor Stomper named “Strength”, created April 24th, 2016 by Centre County community members and Penn State students in collaboration with Nancy and Jana Vicere of the Jana Marie Foundation. One of seventeen “stompers” that symbolically represents stomping out the stigma of mental health issues. They are formed out of old sneakers and created by local artists, schools, and organizations that work with Jana Marie. “The Stompers Project sends a beautiful message and I am thrilled to see the creative community of Happy Valley working together to open up and remove the isolation that creates the stigma and discrimination we must eliminate,” said Emmy award-winning actor Joe Pantoliano.

Jana Marie Stomps Out the Stigma

January 10, 2020
Humans of State High

Humans of State High

November 5, 2019
Just one poster among many seen in study halls across State High, explaining the rules for structured study halls in place. These posters were distributed a week or two after school had started. Their presence caused a stir among students who were used to having their phones or earbuds on them.

Study Halls in State High: Structured or Destructive?

October 27, 2019
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