Project Podcast

In America, election day should be a holiday because it would allow and encourage more voting.

My call to action is to change this by petitioning for change across the states. - Knox V.

In the Napa Valley Unified School District, extracurricular activities aren't getting enough support due to a lack of funding and undervaluing their benefits.

My call to action is to get extracurriculars more funding whether it is through additional yearly school fundraisers, or money budgeted more fairly.  - Roslyn F.

Vaping is bad because it affects your lungs and overall health, especially for youth who are still vaping causing worse health problems as time goes by. 

My call to action is to talk to teens openly about the harm of nicotine and tobacco use.  - Destiny V.

Around the world, many teenagers experience mental health problems like depression because of anxiety and  stressful environments, causing them to make harmful decisions in life.

My call to action is to help teenagers who are struggling with their mental health by giving them safe spaces to talk about and work through their problems, and by making school work less stressful and more supportive of their mental health. - Asher C.

In Finland, students learn better by taking frequent breaks.

My call to action is for students to do better in class by taking 10 minutes breaks after every 45 minutes of learning; it will make them more involved and happy during class. - Dante A.

Teens are being greatly affected by social media. Many people online post false rumors or embarrassing stories of others in a way to harm or affect someone. My call to action is we must help and encourage correct behavior while using social media. - Iris S.

Vaping is very bad for people, especially adolescents. Teens think that it can be very relaxing but in reality it affects them physically and mentally. Vaping could cause anxiety and depression, which impacts the amount of sleep you need as an adolescent. My call for change is for people who work in schools to search kids whenever they don't expect it so they find out who vapes. - Juan R.

Teens' mental health is being affected all over the world right now.  The reason why people aren’t taking teens' mental health seriously is that they’re concerns aren't real since they’re still “young”.  The call for change is to encourage people throughout our communities to improve the teen mental health industry and restore teens to a better place mentally! - Ashley A.

I chose this topic because I really believe that school field trips are one of the best experiences you can have throughout school and I think they should be cherished by everyone. During the creation of my script I discovered how much field trips impact grades. And I think that it doesn't really matter who you are or where you came from, we can all agree school field trips are hands down some of the most memorable and fun times you can have throughout your education. - Teigan R.