By JEREMY HAY THE PRESS DEMOCRAT He was 15 and on a live broadcast of a fundraising show for a public radio youth program, but donors were not calling in. So Antonio Moreno surreptitiously used his cellphone to call the pledge line. The blue caller light flashed; a [...]
By SAM SCOTT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Caitlin Scheder-Bieschin would have had good reason to kick up her heels this spring break to celebrate on a job well done. Just 7 percent of applicants to Stanford University actually got in this year, and she was one of them. Instead, [...]
By GLENDA ANDERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Fabian Moreno’s gaze holds the appearance of strength, kindness and understanding, traits that fit his aspiration to become a firefighter and paramedic. It’s likely also inspired other youths to trust the 17-year-old Ukiah High School student’s mentoring abilities. “He is a real [...]
By Anna Griffin The SVHS debate team has been very successful this year in tournaments, in places such as USC and locations across California, Laynie Stephens and Kara Flageolett qualified for Nationals in June, at their latest tournament, and Luz Lopez and Lani Frazier won an alternate slot in the [...]
By Branden Mooney In recent talk show and magazine interviews, Google CEO Eric Schmidt discussed the future of Google, but lent an eerie tone to the capabilities of the internet that we will soon experience. As a resource, Google is probably the most helpful internet search engine for news, shopping, [...]
A feature piece by Pat Keenan Have you ever wanted to get an adrenaline rush by speeding down a river, jumping 3,030 feet off a bridge, or climb rocks towering over acres of forest at 90 feet? If the answer is “yes”, go to West Virginia. Many people I talk [...]
By JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Analy High School senior Max Gorden admired his parents’ firefighting careers, so he began training to become one. He thought his fellow students needed a school newspaper, so he revived his school’s dormant one. He always wanted a brother, so he convinced [...]
By NATHAN HALVERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Kyle Cameron is the youngest vineyard manager in Sonoma County. At 14 years old, Kyle might be the youngest in the nation. He can pick up the phone and order spare parts for a tractor or schedule a time to have the [...]
Paul Carroll, junior There isn’t anything better than listening to a new band or song for the first time and loving it. That first song can only lead to two, three, hundreds more, all waiting for their unique debut. It’s exciting to know that there are other songs just as [...]
Kenny Kasper, senior You are plugged in and tuned out. You are selfless and ignorant. Children are dying by the thousands, millions and billions, and you do nothing. Your education system is in shambles, and you are on a race to nowhere. China, India and Japan will become the world’s [...]