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Student Voices Project

A Tool or a Weapon

The Quaker approach to competition has influenced my life greatly. From my experiences, I’ve learned that competition can be utilized… Hazel Mariani
Student Voices Project

Competing as a Quaker

Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it… James Bradley
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

Truly Winning at Life

Competition is a big part of the everyday world. It overlaps with the desire for power and the desire for… Sophia Stylianos
Student Voices Project

The Value of Intense Competition

As my dirty, sweaty palm makes contact with my opponent’s, I look him in the eye. He was their striker… Jack Davis
Features

How I Found God in Competitive Sports

How can we explore the edge of our abilities? Jon Watts
Features

We Are Not John Woolman

The prophetic agitator is remembered and spoken of years later; the people that wanted them gone are forgotten today. Gabbreell James
Student Voice Project 2018

All Teammates Deserve Respect

Five years ago, I tried out for a new hockey team. When I walked through the glass doors of the… William Reardon
Online Features

Remembering a Workcamp in Tennessee

A Friend recounts an AFSC workcamp in 1949. George H. Kurz
Features

Violent Video Games and Quaker Teens

How values are tested. Greyson Acquaviva

Pursuing Justice Requires Boldness

What do you really want when you invite a person of color to the table? Nekima Levy-Pounds
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