Student Work
At AJO, we encourage our students to pitch the stories they write in class to publications around the world. From the Guardian to Eater to New York Magazine to National Geographic to Teen Vogue, our students are routinely getting their work published and building their portfolios while in school. Check it out below.

February 24th, 2025
‘Drag Race’ Star Shangela Sued for Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit

February 24th, 2025
I’m a Jew from Germany and I fear the AfD’s triumph is only the beginning

February 21st, 2025
What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names

February 13th, 2025
Finding Home at Tio Pepe

February 6th, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: A constitutional sheriff led a campaign to take over a whole county—and won

February 5th, 2025
Shelter Dogs are the Hiking Buddies We All Need Right Now

December 12th, 2024
CNN Uncovers “Kobe: The Making of a Legend” in New CNN Original Series, Premiering Saturday, January 25 at 9PM ET/PT

November 19th, 2024
Mountain Gazette print edition

November 11th, 2024
Hidden in plain sight, a Holocaust memorial takes on new significance

November 7th, 2024
Writing Funny: Maeve Dunigan on Satire, Skiing & Spaceballs

November 4th, 2024
Why I became a local reporter at the age of 60

November 1st, 2024
Mountain Gazette Contributor Emily Leibert on Journalism as Self-Encounter

October 23rd, 2024
Map Shows All the Countries That Have Women Leaders

October 18th, 2024
Gaming’s Uneven Progress Toward Diverse Female Figures

September 27th, 2024
Bill Meincke: Men face infertility too and must speak up about IVF

September 20th, 2024
New Film About Jamie Logan Explores the Legendary Alpinist’s Transition

September 11th, 2024
What’s driving Asian American voters in Pennsylvania to the polls?

August 30th, 2024
BookTok Speaks Out On Colleen Hoover’s Fall From Grace

August 23rd, 2024
Black Women Are Finding Peace—And Healing—Through Nature

August 16th, 2024
I’ve Lived in Santa Barbara My Whole Life. Here Are My 4 Favorite Hikes.

August 14th, 2024
What It’s Like to Be an Abortion Clinic Escort In the Post-Roe Era

August 6th, 2024
Kamala’s Brat Brigade

July 31st, 2024
Donald Trump’s Dangerous Views on Disability and the Power to Think Differently

July 29th, 2024
Divisive political banner is back up in Port Jeff, challenging the village’s sign code enforcement