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Student Voices Project

Wrestling with Defeat

I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with… Clay Lewis
Student Voices Project

Transitioning from Public to Private School

I remember the day my teachers from Wister Elementary School announced to me and two other students that we were… Namiyah Nole
Student Voices Project

High School Hierarchy

I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school… Felicity Medina
Student Voices Project

Loosening Our Blindfolds

The main point of a competition is to see who is better in a certain arena. Equality is emphasizing and… Tara Prakash
Student Voices Project

Ego or Integrity

Dum, da, da, da, rang the bell—class had started. I tensed up; did I have to go to the bathroom?… Kosette Koons-Perdikis
Student Voices Project

Community of Numeric Competitors

I came home, excited after a day full of learning, to find my mother waiting for me at the door… Ilaria Luna
Student Voices Project

What Page Are You On?

Competition surrounds my life. In almost everything I do there is some sort of a competition involved even when there… Nicole Sosnik
Student Voices Project

My Revelation with Quaker Competition

I used to despise competition. Growing up with siblings, our lives were devoted to one-upping each other and proving who… Carluccio Horton
Online Features

The Mystic Soul of a More Whole Religious Society

How to move beyond denial and defensiveness when talking about race. Viv Hawkins
Online Features

Quaker Christian Ways and Roots

Returning to a comprehensive Christianity of behavior and belief. Donne Hayden
Features

Life in a Box

The homelessness crisis requires us to think outside storage bins. Andrew Huff
Features

What People Really Want from Church and Quaker Meeting

Looking at successful church growth models for ideas to grow our fellowship. Donald W. McCormick
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