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How test anxiety affects U.S students

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A student demonstrates one manifestation of test anxiety. Photo illustration by Jeremiah McBurrows

By Jeremiah McBurrows, Heritage High School, Frisco, Texas The room begins to fade. All that’s in view is the test in the near horizon. The very thought of being near that dreaded piece of paper turns his hands clammy. This is what Evan Whitaker, a rising junior at the University of Oklahoma, has going through his mind whenever he simply hears the mention of a test coming his way.  Test anxiety is real, and for students like Whitaker, it’s a bigger issue than others may think. Test anxiety is not uncommon among U.S. students. In fact, around 33 percent of…

Losing a limb, deepening determination: Athletes with prosthetics fight through added challenge to compete in sports they love

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Chris Smith, who lost his right leg at 16 in an accident, hikes with his family at the Grand Canyon. Courtesy of Chris Smith

By Claire AshEdmond Santa Fe High School  Chris Smith remembers skating down the ice, throwing the perfect pass or scoring the game-winning goal.  Then it all took a drastic turn.  He, like athletes all over the world, competes in the sports he loves, just differently: with a prosthetic limb. The 37-year-old lost his right leg at age 16. A few weeks before his sophomore year at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah. Smith was going street luging with some friends when he attempted to put his feet down to decelerate. The board’s wheels hit an unknown object on the road and sent him…

Q&A with Ukrainian student, Stephanie Avtonomova

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Stephanie Avtonomova, Ukrainian Catholic University For the second consecutive year, OIDJ virtually hosted international students as participants. Despite a time difference that kept them working late into the night, these students learned from the OIDJ instructors, connected with the Oklahoma students and produced media work for the website. In this Q&A, Stephanie Avtonomova answers a series of questions.  Q: Where were you born? Where were you living before you moved to London? A: I am Ukrainian. І was born in Dnipro, at 15 moved to Kyiv, at 17 to Lviv. After a full-scale invasion, before moving to London, I lived in…

A Q&A with Ukrainian journalism student, Sofiia Korol

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Sofiia Korol

By Sofiia Korol, Chernivtsi National University For the second consecutive year, OIDJ virtually hosted international students as participants. Despite a time difference that kept them working late into the night, these students learned from the OIDJ instructors, connected with the Oklahoma students and produced media work for the website. In this Q&A, Sofiia Korol answers a series of questions.  Q: Where were you born? A: I was born and raised in the small village of Zelenyy Hai, located in the west of Ukraine. And later I moved to Chernivtsi. Q: Do you have brothers or sisters? If so, are they…

Diving into the life of Andi Anthony

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Andi Anthony

By Nora Neville, Vandegrift High School Andi Anthony doesn’t just love to swim. She dives into the sport. You might say she lives in the water. “Swim has given me a home away from home,” said, Andi, a 17-year-old who attends Putnam City High School. A member of the school’s swim team at Putnam City, she spends a lot of time with her swim family.  “I have met new friends and have built a strong connection with them.” She said. My teammates and I all have similar interests making it easier to communicate and be friends with one another. Personally,…

For Thalia Henry, high school debate charts a path toward career as defense attorney

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Thalia Henry

By Bohdan James, Norman High School Picture this, a man on trial for a crime he didn’t commit. The defense attorney he has been assigned is mediocre and does a poor job. He loses the case and is forced to endure time in prison that wasn’t meant for him.  That is what Thalia Henry hopes to prevent in her pursuit of a career as a defense attorney. Thalia is a 16-year-old junior at Lawton’s MacArthur High School who has wanted to be a defense attorney since she was a little girl. Her motivation comes from how she wants to provide…

Nora Neville, gymnast turned dancer, will test agility next by managing social media

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Nora Neville

By Andi Anthony, Putnam City High School Starting in competitive gymnastics at a very young age, Nora Neville quickly fell in love with the sport. Unfortunately, the physical stress of the sport started to cause pain so in sixth grade, she switched to dance, where she has spent the several years of her life training.  Now a senior at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas, Nora dances with her school team, the Legacies, which made it all the way to the state championships. Her team won and went on to perform in Honolulu at Pearl Harbor. “Dancing gives me the…

Not yet done with high school, Madisson Cameron nearly done with a year of college

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Madisson Cameron

By Cate Slabotsky, Bethany High School Juggling is an act of focus, one that requires balance and attention to detail. Madisson Cameron, a 17-year-old from Mustang, is no stranger to a balancing act.  Rather than pins, Madisson juggles her impressive academics and extracurriculars. Using her disciplined work ethic, she’s putting herself ahead of the game when it comes to her education. Taking multiple AP classes, editing her school’s yearbook and dancing with her varsity pom squad, she knows hard work.  Education has always come first to Madisson, planning to pay for her own college tuition she’s worked hard to set…

In poetry, Kylee Crisswell finds voice and freedom to create

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Kylee Crisswell

By Becca Benson, Frederick (Oklahoma) High School Passion and creativity are just two words to describe the vastness of 17-year-old artist and journalist Kylee Crisswell. Kylee is an innovative and artistic person. She has a specific passion for poetry.  She both reads and writes poetry and is currently trying to be published.  “I’ve written over 300 poems. And I want to do a collection series with that,” Kylee said.  She said that poetry isn’t just reading and writing, it’s also performing. Performance is something she really loves.  “I like the expression of it,” she said. “And I feel like even…

With two jobs and goals to start a business, Jose Sanchez’s work ethic sets him apart from peers

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Jose Sanchez

By Claire Ash, Edmond Santa Fe High School  While Jose Sanchez is only 17, he knows where he wants his life to go. He is driven to achieve his goal of becoming his own boss. He wants to own his own electrical business, having people work for him while he’s the head honcho. “I never wanna work for someone else,” Jose said. Jose was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He is currently running his dad’s business: Bros Professional Audio, which installs sound and lighting systems for concerts at local night clubs and churches.  Jose has been doing this type…

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