When Lucas Perez ’16 finally starts to fall asleep, he hears a siren blare. Its chaotic, high pitch mingles with a shrieking wail. The sounds grows louder, and the chaos builds until it’s all he hears....

 A junior at a Los Angeles area high school, Zaria* remembers how her mother used to measure her waist and compare it to her own. "If we were close, she would be really excited," Zaria said. "I thought...

Spencer* ’16 stands outside her classroom waiting to take one of her many tests of the day, knowing she will not do well. The stress of multiple tests always results in the same thing: doing badly on...