Note: This memoir was a gold key winner and American Voices Award nominee in the 2008 Scholastic Writing Awards in Lancaster County. An excerpt appears in Teen Weekend tomorrow. The story can be read in its entirety here.
 
“Room 323A” by Kelly Smith, Lancaster Catholic High School 
“Beep, Beep, Beep.” It is cold and the machine is a murky, hideous […]

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By Diana 
My 15th birthday is one I will never forget. There wasn’t an amazing birthday party and there wasn’t a present that I had always wanted and would cherish forever. It was Monday, May 10, the beginning of my second period English class. I was sitting in my assigned seat at the front of the classroom […]

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By Brandon
On Monday in The Daily Collegian there was an article about a student who overdosed on heroin. This story is a shocker to the community, and made the front page.
As much as I wasn’t surprised, I was equally upset by the article. I didn’t know the kid who died. I didn’t know his […]

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By Brandon,
All of my life I thought homecoming was only great for high school kids. Wrong! I am more excited for this year’s homecoming than any I have previously been a part of.
It makes me think back to my freshman year in high school. Ahhh, what a time. My first homecoming, I couldn’t tell […]

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By Brandon
Penn State is known to some as a land of opportunity. They would be correct. Penn State is also known to some as a place to party hard. They would also be correct. Penn State is known to others for its football, or its volleyball, or its field hockey…O.K. they’re pretty much all good. […]

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By Brandon 
Here at University Park we are known for a few things. The first is the quality of education students receive. The second is (unfortunately) our students’ drinking habits. Thirdly, and (sometimes) most importantly, we are known for our football team. Tonight (Friday, Aug. 31) is football eve.
Across the nation college football teams and schools from division three […]

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Back to school means back-to-school fashion.
Teen Weekend checked in with students from a fashion design class at Lancaster Mennonite High School and from a contemporary crafts class (that includes fashion) at Penn Manor High School.
Their photos and fashion statements appeared in today’s Teen Weekend (Aug. 30). Here are a few more.
-Diane Bitting, Teen Weekend
Rebecca Irwin
Penn […]

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By Diana 
Hello there.
So where do I begin?
I’m at Penn State Harrisburg. Move-in day was Saturday. Good news: I was early and one of the first to move in. The on-campus apartment’s really nice and spacious. I’m not sure what to do with all the storage space at the moment, but I’m sure it’ll fill up […]

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By Brandon 
Last Thursday, at approximately 11:10 a.m., I lost some wisdom. Wisdom teeth, that is. What a cramp in my style.
As sad but true as it is, I had not been posting because I honestly have not been up to anything out of the ordinary. I haven’t been seeing movies left and right to review, I […]

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By Diana
Hello Teen Weekend blog readers!

It’s been a while since I last wrote. There hasn’t been much going on since the Biloxi trip: I went home, unpacked and situated myself to the comparably civilized life in Pennsylvania I had forgotten about during the two weeks. My tan has faded and the bug bites are gone. […]

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