This article was authored by a local high school student as part of Lookout’s Journalism Scholarship Challenge. Superhero, role model, icon. Through constant social media use, our society has transformed the concept of a hero – taking it from cape-wearing, web-slinging, save-the-world superheroes, into musicians playing to sold-out stadiums, activists marching on our nation’s capital, […]
Student Stories
The Queer and Trans Youth Council creates a zine with hopes to support LGBTQIA+ high school students
The Queer and Trans Youth Council of Santa Cruz County, a program of the Queer Youth Task Force, is a youth-led council that focuses on building community and leadership skills. Each year the council members create and complete a project that will help build a safer county for our LGBTQIA+ youth. This year they are […]

