When Mr. Ridge first pitched the idea of hosting Coach Jill Ellis during a Community Life, I was skeptical. Although the Mike Levin event ran smoothly, our Student Council Community Life was not as successful....
It was a cold, rainy day and the Journalism class had been preparing for Jill Ellis to come to Pacific Ridge and do an interview with our team of student journalists in front of the whole high school student...
Ever since I was a kid, soccer has always been one of my favorite sports. I would have dreams of playing for professional teams and winning the World Cup. So when I first heard that two-time FIFA Women's...
On March 30, 2023 former US Women’s National Soccer team coach Jill Ellis joined PRS Student Journalism for a panel at Pacific Ridge. The two-time world cup winner shared with us her ideas on effective...
La idea para este artículo comenzó cuando Kieran Ridge, nuestro profesor de periodismo, me compartió el clip que traduje justamente antes de que iniciara el descanso de invierno. Durante el descanso,...
The idea for this story began right before winter break, after our Journalism teacher, Kieran Ridge, shared with me the video interview that I translated. Then, during the break, Argentina won the World...
The first thing that stuck out to me about the No Place for Hate program was the stickers. One minute students were listening to Ms. Woods, the PRS director of Community & Inclusion, speak about the...
The first step of my process for creating my story on the PRS girls varsity basketball season was to get to know the team that I was writing about. Knowing the players was key, so I made a copy of the...
I initially decided to write a story about teen surf culture in Southern California because of the local connection I have by living in San Diego County. I wanted to explore the perspective of my peers...
I was initially drawn to investigate the connection between social media and mental health when Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, was testifying in front of a US Senate committee about a series...
I brainstormed several ideas for a story, such as school sports and global travel. As I enjoy surfing and going to the beach, I finally decided that surfing would be my focus. At many schools, including...
I am Nahua, the descendant of the Aztec empire that ruled present day Mexico. I am a part of the biggest indigenous ethnicity in Mexico, yet I am invisible in the United States. I am not a part of a federally recognized tribe, as my family does not originate from any of the 50 states. The most I am allowed to say is that I’m “Hispanic,” an extremely broad term, or other broad terms like "Latino" or "Latinx." Issues like these are of great importance to people like me, but are nearly always overlooked.
