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Francine Vudoti

Young Observers: Mid-February Edition

We’re nearly half-way through Black History Month this February. This has been celebrated since 1976 when President Gerald Ford set aside the month for national observance.  As an African-American-Asian teen, this month […]

Young Observers: Early February Edition

A couple of weeks ago, a family from Anaheim shared the story of their 14-year-old son who committed suicide after feeling hopeless that he wouldn’t be able to go back to in-person […]

Young Observers: January 2021

When the Fullerton Observer founder Ralph Kennedy proposed the idea of establishing a community newspaper to his friend, co-founder Ron Kobayashi in 1978, his friend thought it would only last a year. […]

Young Observers: Mid December Edition

There are many people in this world that work hard for our country and they sacrifice so much for us. That’s why we should be so thankful for them.  My family went […]

Young Observers: Early December Edition

Sunny Hills High School ranked among the top schools in the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). “The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their […]

Young Observers: Mid November Edition

Over 6,000 (about 48%) FJUHSD high school students returned to in-person classes two weeks ago, a number that is significantly lower than the 10,236 (75%) students who originally signed up before schools […]

Young Observers: Early November Edition

As a freshman in high school, the first things I learned in World History were the reasons that gave rise to democracy.  Among them is being able to choose our leaders and […]

Young Observers: Back to School

Over 8,000 or about 60% of total enrolled students returned to in-person classes last Tuesday, Oct 13, as the Fullerton School District reopened its schools. Due to the unique circumstances surrounding the […]

Young Observers: Mid September Edition

Right now, there are over 57.4 million people who are unemployed  due to COVID-19. Despite this,  many Fullerton teens are looking to get jobs within this  school year. This surprising revelation was […]

Young Observers: Early September Edition

For high school freshmen in a new school, our first day of classes was quite unusual.  Instead of frantically searching for the right classrooms, and possibly arriving late to our classes, we […]

Young Observers Page: August

School is just around the corner. The two-month summer break was gone in a snap and next week the new school year begins. Around this time, each year we would be dashing […]