With each new day, fresh experiences enable us to acquire the strength and courage to move outside our comfort zones and to push the limits of our potential. This month, we explore those moments that awaken our sense of ever-evolving identity within the scope of our June theme, New Horizons.

By Jordan Brunk, Amazing Kid from History Editor and Contributing Writer

Laura Ingalls Wilder is an amazing kid from history. She was born on February 7, 1867, in Wisconsin. As a child, Laura and her sisters and parents moved around a lot because of farming and crops.

By Rachna Shah, age 16, Illinois

I may never have been skydiving or crowd surfing, but I have seen both horrific and beautiful things in my day. Vivid images that will haunt me and scar my retinas for eternity...

By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor

Christopher Lindsay is one of the only four 2016 Davidson Fellows Laureates and recipient of a $50,000 scholarship. He was awarded this honorable award for his work in oceanic research.

By Allison Stein, Editor-in-Chief and Poetry Editor