story by Ava Huelskamp | photo by Cassandra Mueller Ellie Leisten plops her books down on her desk and gets ready to begin her nightly math homework or binge on some netflix, but instead her mom beckons...

story by Ava Huelskamp | photography by Cassandra Mueller He takes a deep breath as he guides the closed-eyed students in his Honors Biology class through a mindfulness exercise, instructing them to take...

story by Emily Hormann | photography fair use The lights of the cafeteria are bright, illuminating the hungry yet eager ninth-grade students as they shuffle their way into the cafeteria of the East...