Our Reach
As of June 2023, 88 articles have been published with Raise Your Hand. The column proudly accounts for a diversity of student voices, representing 37 high schools from five islands: Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Lanaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island.
During lockdown, student stories acted as the Star-Advertiser's driving interest. Articles "COVID-19 Effect in Teens: Increase in Depression Rates" and "Pro/Con: Students grade the school year - Online learning: pass or fail?" made the front page.
"When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful." - Malala Yousafzai
Commitments
Our values of critical-thinking, free speech and diversity of thought means that we're committed to:
- Publishing pro/con articles when topics are controversial
- State-wide representation
- Rotating schools
- Student choice of topic arguments
Editorial Criteria
Each editorial should: be bold, original, insightful, well-researched and articulate, but, most importantly, let your student voice shine through!
- One-three authors acceptable
- Must be 500-600 words
- Address local, national, or global issues
- Feature student's own arguments
- No op-ed piece shall endorse a specific product or event, contain profane language nor personal attacks
- Opinions represent the author(s) alone and do not reflect the views of the organization or school
