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Loretta S.
Sep 30, 2020
Dandelion
A "poem" of the moves I have experienced through metaphor. A dandelion has risen, and she is born in a world full of sunshine and...
Anna V.
Sep 28, 2020
The Journey Overseas
I've officially moved. Overseas. For the first time in my life! So the weirdest thing about moving wasn't the actual moving part, the...
Isaac B.
Sep 23, 2020
Dear Admissions Office, from the COVID Teens
Dear College Admissions Office, We are the Classes of 2021, 22, 23, and 24 . We are the COVID students. As the virus rages on, our school...
Catherine M.
Sep 23, 2020
Your Complete and Total Guide to 48 Hours in Budapest
Budapest is the city you’ve been looking for. It has everything: the art, the history, the complex geographic culture, and of course, the...
Ian S.
Sep 21, 2020
Your Guide to In-Person School During a Pandemic
As we all know by now, 2020 has been a really stressful, unpredictable year. With all of the uncertainty surrounding this pandemic, even...
Skylar D.
Sep 16, 2020
My Biggest Leadership Mistakes
Leadership is always taught as something that is learned over time. Leaders aren't born overnight. The best way to learn true leadership...
Justin Kim
Sep 14, 2020
Into the Deep End: Lessons From My First Move
On the first day of school at Humphreys High, I was a jumble of emotions. I was fretful, ecstatic, and wary of what awaited me. To me,...
Ciara S.
Sep 11, 2020
In Only One Year, You Can Make a Difference
Well, here we are. About to start up school, I am finally a junior. AN UPPERCLASSMAN. WOOHOO. To be honest, I didn’t think I would make...
Anna V.
Sep 9, 2020
Heart of Home: An Extension of "The Road-Map Called My Home"
Read the first part of "The Road Map Called My Home" HERE Deep in each and every one of our hearts is that sense of home. Now more than...
Loretta S.
Sep 7, 2020
The 5 Stages of Moving
The phrase “we are moving” will haunt me until my last day on this dreadful earth. Because of PCS season, many military kids have heard...
Griffin S.
Sep 4, 2020
Back to School: Tips to Cope with a New Environment
Sadly enough, it’s back to school season. While this can seem like yet another exhausting chore, it can be dreadful for new students,...
Emma M.
Sep 2, 2020
Friends Come and Go
I'm sure you've seen and heard SO many things about this upcoming school year and the anxiety people are feeling. No one really knows...
Isaac B.
Aug 31, 2020
Moving in the Time of COVID: A Journal
June 24, 2020 Today, we left for the Washington Dulles International Airport, my family’s first stop on our PCS to Camp Humphreys, South...
Malayna S.
Aug 28, 2020
Dogs In the Military!
Dogs play a big part in the functionality of the military! Read to learn how and how you can give back to these courageous canines.
Genevieve O.
Aug 26, 2020
America Isn't Perfect, But...
It was a sunny, seemingly perfect late summer afternoon in 2012 when I lost some of the childhood innocence unique to oblivious children...
Meghan F.
Aug 24, 2020
My Perfectly Problematic Pandemic PCS
Hello dear readers! I am very excited to share my recent moving story. It had its ups and downs but was overall pretty decent. This move...
Loretta S.
Aug 21, 2020
My Greatest Challenge as a Military Child
Picture credit: My mom made this for a KinderJam blog. Alright, here's a disclaimer: This article is kind of depressing because I got...
James O.
Aug 19, 2020
Making Friends After Moving
One of the worst things about being a military teen is the necessity of moving often - and one of the worst things about moving is...
Bennett Solomon
Aug 17, 2020
Still Strong: A Reminder that the World Hasn’t Fallen Apart (And How to Remember It)
It wouldn’t be very controversial to say that 2020 has thus far been kind of a bummer. Our good ole US of A has been the subject of...
Emma M.
Aug 12, 2020
Advice from a Previously Shy and Anxious Military Kid: Learning to Adapt to these New Changes
As the weeks draw nearer and nearer to what I hope is our upcoming school year, it becomes planting season for lots of military kids....
Catherine M.
Aug 10, 2020
The Basic Civic Duty of a Military Child
It always bothered me when someone thanked me for my service. It happened in every setting: at passport control upon entering the United...
Genevieve O.
Aug 7, 2020
Six Reasons to ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY Appreciate Being a Military Teen
Notice the title of this article. When preparing to write this at 12:16 at night with a cup of tea and Flavor Blasted Goldfish, I was...
Bloom Team
Aug 6, 2020
Bloom ZOOM Backgrounds
In honor of back to school season, we here at Bloom have cooked up a little surprise for all of you. Many of us are going back to school...
Lillianna R.
Aug 6, 2020
Oh, High School Kiddos
As a rising college freshman, I am about to close this chapter of my life. The beautiful, heart-wrenching, yet life-changing experiences...
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