In this monthly feature we try to collect everything published in The Times about young people so you can find it all in one handy spot.
Dazzling numbers were a recurring theme in the news stories about teenagers in November — from the incredible volume of applications some aspiring college students are sending in, to the number of followers “Alex from Target” has on social media to the thousands of high school students who descended on Manhattan to appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Below you will find these and many other articles about teenagers who made the news in November.
If you are teaching with “Teenagers in The Times,” we have related lesson ideas, as well as three PDF handouts that invite students to read and respond on their own:
- Activity Sheet | Reading and Reacting to ‘Teenagers in The Times’
- Activity Sheet | Connecting The New York Times to Your World
- Activity Sheet | The One-Pager Exercise
Let us know, below, how you use this collection or what you would like to see featured next time.
Arts, Media and Culture
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Brings Teenage Invasion to New York
More than 3,000 high school cheerleaders and marching-band musicians traveled to Manhattan from around the country to promenade in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Keeping Up With Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner, 19, a half sister to the Kardashian sisters, has all but redefined what it takes to become a high-profile model.
Alex From Target: The Other Side of Fame
Social media phenomenon Alex Lee, 16, of Frisco, Tex., went from high school student to global celebrity when someone posted a photo of him on Instagram.
What Is the Future of ‘Alex From Target’?
This Op Talk essay discusses the sometimes-overlooked clout of the “fangirl faction.”
Movie Theaters Shake, Smell and Spritz
As teenagers become infrequent moviegoers, theaters are starting to offer innovations to get them back.
For One Night, She Felt Like Cinderella at the Ball
Taylor Turntime, a freshman at Bennett College, received individual donations and $100 from The Neediest Cases Fund to buy a dress and other items for her senior prom in May.
Bittersweet Sixteen
A blog post in which a mother reflects on her son needing her less with the arrival of his driver’s license.
Jaden and Willow Smith on Prana Energy, Time and Why School is Overrated
T magazine interview catches up with the teenage siblings and their thoughts on life and learning.
Civics, Politics, Government, Economics and Business
Thai Protesters Are Detained After Using ‘Hunger Games’ Salute
Several student protesters were detained for using a gesture taken from the films, a three-finger salute of resistance to authoritarian government. The authorities warned that anyone raising it in public could be subject to arrest.
Applications by the Dozen, as Anxious Seniors Hedge College Bets
Faced with an increasingly competitive landscape, many students have begun applying to more colleges than anyone would previously have thought possible.
At Brigham Young, Students Push to Lift Ban on Beards
One Brigham Young student has begun a campaign to end the rule that dates to the 1970s when school officials sought to distinguish their strait-laced students from the hippies staging demonstrations across the nation.
University of Virginia’s Image Suffers After Campus Rape Report
The allegation of a brutal assault at one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious public universities puts Virginia squarely in the midst of a nationwide debate about campus sexual assault and the role fraternities play.
New Factor in Campus Sexual Assault Cases: Counsel for the Accused
Defense lawyers are calling attention to what they say is the injustice in the way sexual misconduct cases are investigated at colleges and universities.
For Accomplished Students, Reaching a Good College Isn’t as Hard as It Seems
For well-qualified students, getting into a good college probably isn’t that much harder than it was generations ago, but considering only institutional admission rates can create a false sense of what’s really going on.
Recalling Anne Frank, as Icon and Human Being
Six years older than Anne Frank, her second cousin, Monica Smith recalls how close Anne was with her father. Mrs. Smith left Amsterdam days before the Germans arrived and now lives in Manhattan.
Honduran Youth Finds Welcome Mat at Oakland School Designed for Immigrants
Lester Valladaras, 15, is among nearly 100 students at Oakland International High School who traveled across Central America on their own in recent years.
Bomb at School in Nigeria Kills Nearly 50 Boys
A suicide attacker disguised as a student detonated a bomb at a boarding school in northern Nigeria, killing nearly 50 boys who were between 10 and 20 years old, officials and witnesses said.
Tunisians Are Shaken as Young Women Turn to Extremism
After more than two years of mounting attacks and assassinations, Tunisians are no longer surprised by shootouts between gunmen and antiterrorist units, but a standoff in which five women were killed nonetheless shocked many.
Changed Life for Brooklyn Boy Hit by Crossfire
Gama Droiville, 13, is one of about 1,000 survivors of shootings in New York City this year and one of the more than 20 children hospitalized every day in the United States.
Another Teenager in Washington State School Shooting Dies
A fifth teenager died as a result of a Washington State high school shooting that began when a student opened fire in the cafeteria.
Mishandling Rape
An Opinion essay calls for a transformation that gets at the root of the problem of colleges and universities “simultaneously failing to punish rapists adequately and branding students sexual assailants when no sexual assault occurred.”
Teenagers Stand Up to Backpage
An Op-Ed column about the lawsuit filed by two teenage girls in Boston who allege they were sold for sex on the website.
Science, Technology, Math, Health and Sports
Toning Down the Tweets Just in Case Colleges Pry
This application season fewer college officials are finding online material that could derail a student’s chance of admission, even though an increasing number of college admissions officers consider the public social media accounts of applicants as fair game.
Meet Jaysea DeVoe, One of the Youngest Yoga Teachers in the United States
Jaysea DeVoe, 13, completed a 200-hour five-month yoga certification program and now teaches part time near her home in Southern California
Where Riding and Wrangling Beat Virtual Adventures
Youth rodeo in Utah keeps the Old West alive.
Set Back by Hardship, a Student Athlete Runs Up Against an Age Restriction
Jason Puello, 19, barred from playing on his high school basketball team because of his age, is suing the New York City’s Education Department over the issue.
Your School Lost Every Game? Hey, Better Luck in the Postseason
The inclusion of winless teams in the playoffs is an unintended consequence of a much-debated action that Louisiana’s principals took before the 2013 season to split public and private schools into separate playoff tournaments for football.