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.
May 1st, 2024
One Man’s Mission to Make Video Games a Little Less White
April 30th, 2024
A Day in Court How to Observe an NYC Trial
April 22nd, 2024
‘Tales of Kenzera: ZAU’: A deep story about grief leavened by satisfying gameplay
April 1st, 2024
Esmerelda the Puppet: From Pandemic Showgirl to Public Health Social Media Star
March 29th, 2024
A daughter of a Jewish father and a German mother in search of her own identity
March 19th, 2024
PA. election 2024: A complete guide to the primary candidates for attorney general
March 18th, 2024
Actor and Drag Star Shangela Accused of Multiple Sexual Assaults
March 12th, 2024
PA. Election 2024: A complete guide to the primary candidates for auditor general
February 9th, 2024
Americans bond over similarities while Europeans connect on differences
February 2nd, 2024
The Cultural Clash of Bushwick’s Latest Fashion Trend
January 25th, 2024
My Mosque Preached Damnation, but Grand Theft Auto Offered Thrills
December 29th, 2023
How machine learning might unlock earthquake prediction
December 6th, 2023
ICE Detains Illinois Immigrants in Out-of-State Jails
October 17th, 2023
‘When I Tried to Play, My Hand Spasmed and Shook’: Why Musicians Get the Yips
October 17th, 2023
How a Chicago Brewery’s Staff Builds Authentic Connections with Latinx Communities
October 2nd, 2023
Inside former Trump cabinet officials’ ties to pink slime journalism
September 26th, 2023
To the Tune of Dystonia
September 11th, 2023
Behind the Corporation Buying Up Portland’s Most Famous ‘Independent’ Restaurants
September 11th, 2023
I’m a Doctor and It Was Hard to Talk to My Mother About Drinking
August 23rd, 2023
Local Dungeons And Dragons Player Turns To TikTok To Grow Community
August 9th, 2023
Zollypod
June 11th, 2023
Change Is the Only Constant
May 27th, 2023
Meet Russ Vought: Mild-mannered mastermind of the GOP’s debt-ceiling power play
May 25th, 2023
Sewage and Water Boy: The Unlikely Vigilante of New Orleans