The Python Post
Volume 3, Issue #2
My story has two sides: the side that people see and the side that I live with. The smiling boy on the outside, and the boy on the inside trying to make sure he doesn’t fall apart.
Tyler Mercado
Sometimes it takes adults who simply care, who notice when a child is struggling and are willing to take responsibility, to make a lasting difference
True Peterson
When adults can get a cab or Uber with the money they earned, students and teens aren’t always able to do the same thing. And because teens rely on a system that fails them often, what exactly are they supposed to do?
Michael Laboy Jr. & Brian Mainato Rodriguez
Cover Stories
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Tyler Mercado describes what it feels like to live with two faces: the one people see, and the one hidden deep inside.
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Izel Nunez & Alexis Reyes use Alexis’ personal story as a way to show the struggles students undergo, and the resilience they display in trying to get by.
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True Peterson unpacks the lengths a school must go to care, to really care, for its students.
Opinion
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Lauren David relates the ongoing tension of being stereotyped in a certain way because of her race and gender.
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In part two of his Lost Morality series, Michael Robinson unpacks the trauma and violence that racism causes, and not necessarily in the way you might think.
Community
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Manuel Reyes & Quan Dowe profile Danny, the owner of Young Deli Gourmet, to see what makes Comp Sci High’s favorite deli so special.
photos by Kyle Brown
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Brian Mainato Rodriguez & Michael Laboy Jr break down the various struggles students must face as they navigate to school via a precarious MTA commute.
Arts & Culture
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Elijah Ortiz offers a personal history of his relationship with one of music’s great genres: Midwest Emo.
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Kaylee Sutton & PJ Statom tell the story of Comp Sci High’s music club, PULSE.
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Lia Perez on the beauty and connection-building power of poetry.
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Kimmy & Nani make a case for the importance of art programs in a world where self-expression is both necessary and urgent.