To the outsider’s eye, Houston is a fairly generic city. New York is known for Broadway, Los Angeles for Hollywood, Chicago for pizza, Nashville for …
Save the Swifts
Hannah Kimmel is not your average 11-year-old girl. Hannah found out in November of 2013 that the White Elm Nursery in Hartland, Wisconsin, was going …
Mighty Girl and the 21st Century T-Shirt
I’m not going to lie. I thoroughly enjoy Seventeen Magazine. While flipping through one the other day, I came across an article discussing feminism versus …
Funnies for Under Five
Comics are a seriously underrated form of entertainment. Even if you are genius and read the dictionary in your spare time, it is difficult to deny …
Community Service Spotlight: Best Buddies
I am so pleased to turn our Community Service focus to the Best Buddies program. The basis of this program is to create “one-to-one friendships, …
School Library Journal’s SummerTeen 2014
Hey, Germs! I don’t know about you, but come summertime, all I want to do is read. Being on break from school means finally having …
Dear High School Me
Hey, me. I know you’re going through some weird, rough times. And that weirdness and roughness is going to last awhile. I know it seems …
Shop Local: MADE IN USA
How often do you look at the tag or stamp on a product when you make a purchase? Each time you buy something in a …
GERM Girl of the Month: Mariah Moore
Name: Mariah Moore Grade: Junior in College. Double Major in Criminal Justice and Psychology. There are no dreams out of reach for martial artist, …