Letters written by students in the Grade 8 Challenge Seminar at BCMS
The minimum wage has been rising. What it is doing to our country isn't as great as it seems.
Did you know that 68% of the LGBTQ+ youth have experienced their elected (or to be elected) leaders saying negative things about the LGBTQ+ communi...
Title sums it up.
Solar panels can be much more effective than fossil fuels. We need to make a greater effort to convert our energy to something that does not harm t...
Guns are bad. Get rid of guns.
I'm pro-choice. This is my opinion. I know you might not agree. But please, listen.
The killing of Harambe and other zoo animals is a problem and change is needed
A Republican student asks readers: Don’t judge someone before you know them
An overview of problems caused by climate change.
This is an essay about my view on abortion. It states how other people and myself feel about this topic.
We, the American people, need a president to unite our country.
Global warming affects America more than you think it does, and we need to take action.
Illegal Immigration cannot be ignored. What will be done to stop it?
Stop animal cruelty and dog fights in the USA.
A letter discussing transgender bathrooms and gender neutral bathrooms.
Ending homelessness in America needs to become a priority.
If harsh rules for illegal immigrants did not work, why do people assume that deporting all illegal immigrants will work?
COLLEGE TUITION
The protection of our Second Amendment is a vital issue we face today.
We need new strategies to help spread awareness about child abuse.
I propose the creation of government funded colleges to raise America's education of youth and to help low income students impact the world
Our government has taken minimal efforts to fix one of the modern world's biggest issues
We need to take the focus off of grading and focus on information learned not test scores.
Technology is very useful in society today, but is it helping us more that it is hurting us?
Our country is dividing ourselves into groups rather than working together to fix our problems. I do not want to you tolerate me, I want you to acc...
We need to get rid of killer clowns (I'm Serious)
Immigration has been brought up many times in this year's election. What will you, as the next president, do to fix this issue?
Fossil fuels aren't as bad as we think, nor is global warming.
Protect Animals instead Company profits
Our world today is majorly affected by pollination, yet in the future we could see a decline in bees and the many things that bees pollinate and pr...
A short letter on the LGBTQ community's rights.
We need to spread acceptance and education of the LGBT+ community because years of discrimination have pushed these vital deeds down on our priorit...
The next president needs to help move legislature forward regarding gun control in the US
Global warming is a huge issue in today's world. It's every American citizen's job to go out and help us fight against this common enemy!
Our country currently does not have enough gun control, we need to pass much more legislation prohibiting people from having guns.
There aren't enough gun prevention laws and regulating gun control needs to be bigger in our country
Climate change is a big global problem that needs to end now.
The president of the United Sates should be respectful and nondiscriminatory.
The minor change of start high schools later can positively impact sleep, stress, and standardized testing scores of all students.
Smoking causes the deaths of nearly half a million Americans per year, which is a big problem
The greatest problem facing our country is poverty.
Nuclear weapons are no longer useful, and quite frankly very stupid. Do we really want Mad Max to become a documentary?
Using race in college admissions should be stopped.
On both sides, unnecessary deaths are hurting communities.
Dear Trump, please read this, I think that animal cruelty is extremely important and I hope you do your best to stop it.
A letter about American Sign Language, it should be taught in public schools.
Nowadays, college tuition is way too expensive. Students are paying off loans for decades after they graduate. This is a huge problem in our societ...
