USERNAME

 PASSWORD

  Remember me
   Forgot password?
Bookmark / Share

Chasity Wray

Stories by Chasity

Society gets blamed for kids joining gangs
By Robin Potasnik, , Clark Glazner, 13, Amanda Hughbanks, , Chasity Wray, , Mike Pothast, , Amanda Grubbs, 14
The increase in gang activity has been blamed on many factors, such as poverty, lack of parental guidance and the shortage of alternative activities for youths. But according to a counselor who has worked with teens for 20 years, societal attitudes may be as much to blame. "We are socialized to think that violence might well solve a problem," said Karla Taylor Temple, a consultant for the Ind
Pacers coach says athletes need a good education
By Emily Steele, 15, Chasity Wray, , Brandon Ley,
Bob Hill urges his players and his kids to set goals and be responsible. Bob Hill, coach of the Indiana Pacers, stresses that his team recognizes the importance of education, responsibility and having goals. He does the same thing at home with his own sons _ ages 8, 13 and 15. "I think it's absolutely paramount for kids to have goals. I think that when you're young you've got to have goals t
What do you think?/Do you think college is important? Why?
By Chris Lee, 5, Beth Plocharczyk, , Chasity Wray,
"Yes, because you'll get a better education and a better career." April Keller, 11 Wanamaker Elementary Indianapolis "Yes, because you'll get to accomplish more things in life." Nicole Box, 12 George Rogers Clark School Vincennes "I think college is important so you can get an education and go somewhere in life. You can get a PhD and become a doctor." Brett Addy, 11 Moores Hill
The whole world is asking: Where's Waldo
By Chasity Wray, , Sarah Hachey, , Amanda Hughbanks,
Where's Waldo? It took us six months, but we finally found the adventurous traveler and star of the Where's Waldo? books _ and his busy creator, Martin Handford _ in England. Waldo is 5-foot-8, in his late teens or early 20s, thin and wears a stocking cap _ even on the beach. "He's a happy-go-lucky, friendly adventurer. He always sees the good in people, never the bad," Handford said recently
Finding, selling fossils may or may not be legal
By Chasity Wray, , Gina Boyden, 13, Ryan Asberry, 12
Expert says laws on selling bones differ, depending on the area. With dinosaur skeletons selling for as much as $500,000 each, America has a new breed of criminal: bone bandits. This year, there have been reports of bone bandits in Colorado and Wyoming. In Wyoming, rustlers raided a fossil dig of a paleontology crew from Harvard University. Richard Stucky, curator of paleontology and department