About Paul Winston

Age: 16

Stories by Paul

	Education's value remains high By Paul Winston, 15, Pratik Cherian, 15 Every week youth around the country hear the same refrain: "You must get a good education." But why would a kid want a good education? Y-Press interviewed 10 Indianapolis-area students and three parents during the 2006-07 school year to find out. The pupils represent private schools, home schools, public schools and charter schools.
	Students make peace with dress codes By Colleen Drew, 14, Jessica Peck, 12, Morgan McMillan, 18, Paul Winston, 14 For some middle-schoolers, ripped Hollister jeans, American Eagle graphic tees and big earrings are part of a look that defines personalities and are worn to impress their peers. Some might be able to wear such clothes to school, but not these private-school kids. And they don't really mind. Two Northside private schools enforce student dress codes, but with different criteria. At St. Richard's Sc
	Young political activist: New York, N.Y. By Paul Winston, 16 Shoshana Akabas is editor in chief of Political Fire, a political newspaper at Stuyvesant High School, a renowned public school in New York. She hasn’t always been interested in politics — a few years ago, she was pretty apathetic even though both of her older brothers — Tal and Shai Akabas — were editors on the newspaper.