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Pooja Singh

Online savings calculators are a helpful tool for students learning to save for their goals

By Lidya Teklebirhan How much would you need to save and for how long to get a car, pay for college or even go on the trip of your...

Pooja Singh

These Annandale students started their own businesses. Here’s what they’ve learned.

By Michelle Collins For Ripley Hotaling and Haja Janjua, it was a passion for jewelry design. For Jason Perloff, it was pure competition...

Pooja Singh

How one Annandale student has tackled financial anxiety with a budget and savings plan

By Rodshi Taiyabah Nhi Nguyen is afraid of having enough money in the future. She doesn’t remember ever not having enough to eat, but...

Hermes Falcon

Meet Rakan Alqadi: The Annandale senior and entrepreneur behind the apparel line Eternal Love

By Shane Gomez and Emily Hawkins Walking the halls of Annandale High School, if you look closely, odds are you’ll notice many students...

Hermes Falcon

Want to be your own boss? Here’s what Gen Z should know about self-employment and start-ups

By Emanuel Molla, Brielle Dunbar and Tabusom Marzi In the past, people never dreamed of having the option to work for themselves. Working...

Hermes Falcon

How I learned the highs and lows of entrepreneurship by selling Funko Pops

By Jason Perloff I bought Funko Pops — and turned it into a business. It didn’t start out that way. At first I bought the vinyl...

Hermes Falcon

Community gardens can help combat rising food insecurity in Philly, but their future is uncertain

Many exist on formerly vacant lots that have little protection from development. This story was originally published on the Billy Penn...

Pooja Singh

Social media can be a safe space for LGBTQ youth

Published in Washington Blade online publication on May 18, 2023. Whether on Instagram, YouTube or TikTok, queer youth are able to...

Hermes Falcon

‘Hope Was Still Waiting for Me’: Finding a Sanctuary in Fantasy Fiction

This story was originally published on Mindsite News online publication May 15, 2023. In July of 2007, I was at my grandparents’ house...

Hermes Falcon

No Illusion: Fantasy Fiction is My Safe Space

This story was originally published in Mindsite News online publication May 15, 2023. My love for reading began with a single book in the...