Special Projects

Student story by Amira Saadi

Student Stories: In the Face of Impossible Odds

Choosing what I want to do in the future is difficult, even if I have skill-based interests. So many options are thrown at me that if I pick one, I may be missing out on another.…
Aug 21, 2024
Student story by Sein Kim

Student Stories: The Meaning of Community Service

At my school in Bellevue School District, one of our graduation requirements is completing at least 40 hours of community service. Along with the diploma, my school also gives a…
Aug 09, 2024
Student story by Monica Velasquez

Student Stories: Leadership Is More Than a Title

Having moved freshly from the Philippines to Washington state, I struggled to navigate the culture and social norms of the country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The new…
Jul 30, 2024
OSPI Student Stories by Trillium Keith

Student Stories: I'm Not a Kid Anymore

Now that exams are done, caps and gowns have been divided amongst the Class of 2024 and hung up in our closets, and the final bell of my high school career has rung, I am faced…
Jul 24, 2024
The College Application Chronicles by Megan Jewell

Student Stories: Where'd All the Time Go?

As I stared at my Google Calendar, I was faced with the one dark blue box in the midst of my many pink to-dos: “Graduation.” T-10 days. For months everything has felt so…
Jul 10, 2024
OSPI Student Stories by Trillium Keith

Student Stories: What Is Senioritis?

As a senior in her final semester of high school, I have been hearing an uncountable number of students in my position self-diagnosing with the mysterious prognosis of senioritis…
May 08, 2024

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