By Madeleine Delbridge

The moment before
Huge, shimmery, fluorescent stage
Heart pounding rapidly
Sweat trickling down my cheeks

By Aryaman Sheth

By Carolyn Wolujewicz, age 13, Ohio

My whole body froze as I jumped into the water. My blood went cold, and my skin turned pale from the ice cold pool.

By Stella Prince, Nonfiction Editor

There are fourteen hundred and sixty two community colleges in the United States. Thirteen million people attend a community college.

By Katherine Wong, age 15, California

My skin
Gleaming silver and marked with fingerprints
I am strong