high school students

Students at dozens of Virginia high schools walked out of class to demonstrate for abortion rights. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with students at McLean High School.

Students at dozens of schools in Virginia walked out of their classes on Monday as part of an abortion rights demonstration. At McLean High School, they held up signs and chanted. “I wanted to organize this to remind people to continue to show up,” McLean High School Senior Leah Siegel said. “I’ve always been passionate about women’s rights and...

After recent fights at high school football games in Montgomery County, officials announced that they are considering increasing safety measures. News4’s Darcy Spencer breaks down the changes, which may include increasing the presence of police officers.

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approached, we asked Millennials and members of Gen Z for their questions about the events of that day and their aftermath. In this installment of the series, we asked someone who survived 9/11 as a high school student to discuss the trauma of that day and its lasting effects — and how it compares...

Youth organizer Ivy Pete helped Washington state pass a bill that would limit schools’ usage of Native American mascots. Schools will have to change their mascot unless they can get a local tribe involved. The bill is “not saying ‘no more representing Native American culture, no more talking about Native Americans,’ but how can we do it in an authentic...

An international mental health program is helping students at a D.C. charter school feel seen and empowered.

A new mental health program connects students in Southwest D.C. to peers around the world. News4’s Cory Smith reports on the initiative that is helping students feel seen and empowered.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains why two Virginia health districts have started vaccinating high school students and their parents at local schools.

News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with teens participating in University Startups.

Two Wisconsin high school seniors petitioned for mandatory use of face masks after learning coverings had not been enforced at their school. Ava Rheeve and Julia Going joined NBCLX to talk about their successful campaign to change their school’s policy.

LX News host Ashley Holt talked to a college student from Illinois, a high school student from Georgia and an eighth grader from Indiana about returning to school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Four California high school students worked together to create the Be the Change Coloring Co., a small business that makes coronavirus coloring books to help children understand the virus. The students have already raised over $12,000 for Black Lives Matter, the CDC and other organizations.