Click here to watch student journalist Olivia Hernandez talk about her experiences on the Yakima Herald-Republic's Unleashed team. A senior at Yakima's Davis High School, Hernandez has been on the team for four years.
Scholarship available for low-income students -
Middle-schoolers are invited to apply for the Washington State College Bound Scholarship. The four-year scholarship pays for tuition, books and fees not covered by other state and federal aid for students from low-income families. As part of the applicati...
Soroptimists honor local students -
Soroptimist International of Yakima recently awarded several scholarships. Amber Baumgarden, a senior at Naches Valley High School, received the Violet Richardson Award and $500 in recognition of her volunteer work in the community. Mireya N. Galvez, re...
Caffeine a necessary evil for teens -
Starbucks, Rockstar, Monster, Red Bull. These are teens' fuels of choice. With the WASL, SATs, college courses, homework, sports, deadlines, college applications and other extracurricular activities, today's high school students are staying up late just...
Guest speaker sheds light on squirmy subject -
Even for abstinent teenagers like me, the topic of sex is a big one. So there was a feeling of excitement when the student body of La Salle High School gathered on a recent morning to listen to a presentation by Brad Henning on exactly that topic. Hennin...
Senior project is the Ultimate rush -
One of the new graduation requirements for 2008 graduates in the Yakima School District is completing and presenting a senior project. These projects can be anything the student chooses as long as they're geared toward community-mindedness. To that end,...