By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor

Natalie Hampton is the creator of the app Sit with Us, which has been featured on the iOS app store.

By Jack Borgerding

I’m sitting on a long, bumpy bus ride as it winds down the valley toward the raging river. I’m already in a foul mood because it’s seven in the morning and I’m not a morning person.

By Morgan Parr, age 9, Wisconsin

By Ally Scheeser

I looked around the bus. A musty smell lingered, causing me to wrinkle my nose in disgust. I could see footprints in the dust that had fallen to the floor.

By Peter Choi, age 17, Delaware

Experienced youth
Waters a dandelion in passing fall.