Scholastic Update articles from May 1996

Scholastic Update archives from May 1996

Maria Lilian Lopez, 15. (teenager from Guatemala)(Teenagers Around the World)(Cover Story)
May 3, 1996... As the sun begins to light up the valley of San Antonio Aguas Calientes in the highlands of Guatemala, smoke rises from the crater of one of the three giant volcanoes that surround the village. Smoke too begins to seep out of the tin roofs of...

Takefumi Hasegawa, 16. (Japanese teenager)(Teenagers Around the World)(Cover Story)
May 3, 1996... Like teens all over the world, 16-year-old Takefumi Hasegawa (TOK-eh-FOO-mi HAH-suh-GOW-ah) does some things his parents just can't understand. His mother wonders, for one thing, why he would spend $200 on a pair of shoes. "He seeks to buy...

Iva Dvorakova, 14. (teenager from Czech Republic)(Teenagers Around the World)(Cover Story)
May 3, 1996... As the early morning light begins to penetrate Prague's chilly haze, Iva Dvorakova (duh-VOR-zha-KO-va) steps off a city bus and scans the crowd. It's 8:15, and the 14-year-old is looking for the pals who usually ride the tram with her to school,...

Kunda Ole Shapara, 17. (teenager from Kenya)(Teenagers Around the World)(Cover Story)
May 3, 1996... As the sun rises over the East African savannah, Kunda ole Shapara and his friend Kayakai take the family cows out to the tall grass at the head of a wide valley. Both boys wear a calico cloth around their hips called a shuka, and a plaid blanket...

Jessica Marko, 17. (teenager from US)(Teenagers Around the World)(Cover Story)
May 3, 1996... Jessica Marko's mother appears at the bedroom door, waving two white envelopes. One bears the blue emblem of Georgetown University. The other is from Tufts. "Oh no, they're thin," says Jessica, 17. Four years of A averages and leading the...

Smile! it's the '70s.(remembering the decade)(includes related articles)
May 3, 1996... A few years ago, no fashion-conscious teen would have been caught dead in bellbottoms, polyester, or platform shoes. And who remembered The Brady Bunch, Charlie's Angels, or The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Now, stand on any city street comer or flick...

It's party time!(Republican and Democratic national conventions)
May 3, 1996... At the national conventions, parties pick their Presidential nominees and put on a great show This August, in a convention hall in San Diego and a sports arena in Chicago, thousands of people will paint their faces. don wild outfits and funny...

Is free trade fair trade; here are the facts behind the angry debate over jobs and trade.(includes related article on reader's opinion)
May 3, 1996... Imagine going to the mall this weekend to buy some clothes and discovering that prices have doubled on every item of clothing not labeled "Made in the U.S.A." Then imagine going to an electronics store to buy a tape deck, only to find that every...