The telltale ads, stores boasting the newest “in” styles and tailored sales can only point to one thing: school is approaching and it’s coming fast on Sept. 3.
When it comes to cultivating an extremely culturally enriched, diverse, lively and youth-friendly environment for any child to grow up in, the City of Redmond puts forth its best.
Deep within the quiet hills of Redmond (or rather, forests) lies a school that, to put it mildly, is doing anything but quiet business.
If there’s any one thing that has stuck with me through my years of playing chess, it is that you fight hard until the very end.
As the holiday season approaches, it only further reflects the ideals that our society has brought upon us this festive time of the year.
Take a stroll around the mall and you will see shop windows adorned with colorful garlands and bells, but incomplete without the advertisement of “mind-blowing” sales and “the perfect gifts for your loved ones.” Although admittedly, there would be a significant amount of tradition lost with the removal of this materialism, as an adolescent, sometimes I find myself questioning the need behind this commercialism.
Redmond High students Hannah Yang, 15, and Kelly Jiang, 14, were inspired to go visit Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village in Langfang, China, this summer and work with the children there after fund-raising in Redmond. After coming home, both were amazed at the profound impact that the trip had on their lives and returned with a completely different perspective on their lives.
I am pleased to introduce a new column that will be featured on the Redmond Reporter on a monthly basis as of now.
The Youthful Words column is a place for sharing organic ideas, thoughts, and inspirational words by and for young people. As an avid writer and involved teen in our community, my personal belief is that young people have an incredible amount to say and opening windows of opportunity for them to share these words with the rest of the world is immensely important.
