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Teen Face: Austin Humble

By LORI A. CARTER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Austin Humble caught the acting wave early and he’s riding it all the way to college and, he hopes, a successful career on the big screen. Since starting out as a bit player (a dancer and chorister) in “The Adventures of [...]

By | July 5th, 2011|0 Comments

Making that first year of college great

Editor's note: This is the latest in a series about college life by Hannah Croft, who graduated last year from Santa Rosa High School and is a freshman at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. By HANNAH CROFT I'm more than halfway done with my first year of [...]

By | March 20th, 2011|0 Comments

High school isn’t training, it’s real life

By WESLEY COBURN SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR, 18 You need to slow down. I know you’re worried about doing well in high school, I know you’re worried about getting into the best college and I know your life is stranger, more overwhelming and more dramatic than it [...]

By | March 14th, 2011|0 Comments

Teen Face: Cierra Hubbard

By ROBERT DIGITALE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT ‘‘Rodeo is my life,” says Santa Rosa High freshman Cierra Hubbard. The 14-year-old Hubbard last year was named the all-around junior high cowgirl for the National High School Rodeo Association’s district that includes much of Northern California. This year, she will be [...]

By | January 31st, 2011|0 Comments

College life moves at breakneck pace — in a good way

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the latest in a series about college life by Hannah Croft, who graduated last June from Santa Rosa High School and is a freshman at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. By HANNAH CROFT I’m back at school with a quarter of college under [...]

By | January 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Teen Face: Victor Romos

By MARTIN ESPINOZA THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Victor Romos may not be in the top of his class at Santa Rosa High School, but there is little doubt “I’m going to succeed in life.” Since his freshman year, Romos has been an active member of Santa Rosa High’s Future [...]

By | January 17th, 2011|0 Comments

Teen Face: Ally Berk

By KEVIN McCALLUM THE PRESS DEMOCRAT In early December, during a contentious Santa Rosa City Council meeting over the fate of a proposed pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Highway 101, one council member stood out for her thoughtful opinions on the project. She expressed both support for the [...]

By | January 2nd, 2011|0 Comments

For true equality, it’s time to ditch dress code

By KELSEY McDONALD SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, 17 Many say that the fight for women’s rights has given women many great opportunities: We can vote, hold many jobs that weren’t offered us even 30 years ago and, for the most part, choose to live our lives in [...]

By | December 20th, 2010|0 Comments

College life: Quite busy but a pleasant surprise

Editor’s note: Hannah Croft graduated from Santa Rosa High School last June and is a freshman at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. By HANNAH CROFT SPECIAL TO TEEN LIFE It’s hard to believe I’ve been here for nearly nine weeks. I was hoping to update Teen Life [...]

By | November 16th, 2010|0 Comments

Teen Face: Savannah Binney

By LORI A. CARTER THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Savannah Binney’s parents might have predicted her future the day she climbed into her first car. Granted, she was 5 or 6 and it was a battery-operated pink Barbie-mobile. But Savannah already was showing mad racing skills. “I’d tool around in [...]

By | September 26th, 2010|0 Comments