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Elyse Hompstead

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College-bound high school juniors recently completed the SAT.
SAT test is stressful for students

SAT testing is always stressful. When it was offered less than a week after Spring Break, the stress was amped up for students.

Social media can improve our connection to people from far away, but it also can lead to unrealistic expectations.
Social media broadens our world, but also can harm our mental health

Voices of Youth writer Elyse Hompstead explains how students and teachers feel about the good and bad of social media platforms

H2O's Waterside Grill invited high school students to enter a festive window decorating contest this holiday season. (Photo Credit: Elyse Hampton)
Student Santas deliver decorated windows to a Midland Street restaurant

H2O's Waterside Grill invited high school students to enter a festive window decorating contest this holiday season. This week, the restaurant announced the winners of the contest.

Students sold paper footballs before the UM-MSU face-off earlier this month. The sales showed the University of Michigan to be the favorite while raising over $100 for MDA.
Bay-Arenac Career Center turns the rivalry between U-M and MSU into a fundraiser

The football game between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University turned into a fundraiser for students at the Bay-Arenac Career Center

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