Student Stories

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge and placed in the top 3 winners. Working from home, she created one of the most critical events in Watsonville 12 years ago. The co-founder of WFF (Watsonville Film Festival), the representation that all immigrants in this country […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge and placed in the top 3 winners. Like the still surface of a pond, the door to a library appears calm and unassuming. Taking a walk around the shelves and meandering through the aisles feels like gliding through […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge. Where is the child I was, still inside me or gone? – Pablo Neruda From the maxim that to change the outside, you have to start from the inside; Watsonville is transformed from the inside of its classrooms. […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge. The opiate epidemic has been a hot topic since 1999. We can see the long-standing effects opiates have on the human body through research and data, yet we fail to comprehend the overlapping issues it causes for other […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge. “For anybody that does want to go into the medical field, it’s hard and I’m not going to say it’s an easy journey, you will go home crying at one point if not days in a row, but […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge As students getting through high school, whether first-year students or seniors, it’s difficult to manage all these things in our lives, especially the challenges school has us face, such as preparing for college, managing schoolwork, and least talked […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge Coach Jenn has had a tremendous impact in our community not only as the head coach at Pajaro Valley High School but as the director of Watsonville Starlings Volleyball Club. Coach Jenn is a beloved figure in our […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge To some, Sara Berman is their boss, their friend, their sister, but she is undoubtedly an unsung hero in Santa Cruz County. Sara is the director of the probation department at the Santa Cruz County juvenile hall. Starting […]

This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge Traveling across the country is a luxury we sometimes take for granted, but without trained pilots, our opportunities to travel the world would be severely impacted. The rate of new pilots has decreased, but the demand for new […]