By Bianca Zhou PE teachers and exercise gurus often tell you to do countless sit ups to get those “abs of steel.” Sure, sit ups are categorized as a strength training exercise, but doing sit ups alone won’t get you the abs …

By Cicilyn Li As you open that AP textbook of yours, keep in mind that while you are feeding your brain with facts, you will also need to feed it fuel as well. You will see a significant impact on your academic …

By Bianca Zhou Many students find it hard to stay focused and productive while studying, but try these tricks next time you grab your textbooks, and with any luck, you’ll be whizzing past the chapters like nobody’s business!   Study in 15 …

By: Annie Yang Earlier this week, a chemical weapons attack occurred in the location of Khan Sheikhoun, Syrian City. On Tuesday, approximately 70 civilians were killed with many more left critically injured. The airstrikes took place on Friday and Saturday and killed …

Thank you to all our contestants for entering Rising Star Magazine’s Annual Writing Contest for 2016! We really appreciate all of your entries. The winners for this year’s contest are: 1st Place: Shannon Yan 2nd Place: Xu Qiu Yang and Korina Lu 3rd …

By Jerome Wu I’m standing with a group of hobbits, dwarves, centaurs, and a haunt in a semicircle around a hobbit prince, deep in a dungeon far from home. A few dark heros and skeletons canter into the dungeon. I ready my …

By Jocelyn Li Teenagers are constantly being pestered by their parents to find a hobby or a sport that provides adequate amounts of exercise. Ever since first grade, my parents pushed me to find a sport that I would be willing to …