Category: high school
The Tragic Irony of Redefining Title IX: Fewer Protections for Women
Caroline Wharton | May 24, 2022
In 1972, former Congresswoman Patsy Mink (D-HI) and Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN) led the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. For 50 years this bill has afforded equal opportunities in education and sports to women. It states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied
VIDEO: Pro-Abortion Student Threatens Pro-Lifer; Says She Will “Meet Her God” at High School Walkout
Caroline Wharton | May 23, 2022
GUEST POST: When I heard that there was going to be a “Walkout for Abortion Rights” at Round Rock High School (RRHS) which is just outside of Austin, I was surprised—but I also was prepared to respond rapidly. I gathered my Pro-Life Generation and Standing With You signs quickly and met with other local pro-lifers in the area to make
Anti-Catholic Bias on Catholic Campuses? Say It Isn’t so!
Caroline Wharton | October 29, 2021
There is a real problem today with Catholic and other faith-based schools failing to pass the torch of faith (or even respect for faith) to the next generation. Instead, students are allowed run rampant on doctrinal issues, bring anti-faith values to religious institutions, and bully people who hold religious beliefs. Lately, this tragedy has been highlighted when pro-life speakers
High Schooler Organizes 500 PEOPLE for a Pro-Life Walk
Mary Briganti | June 10, 2021
This past January, many were still unsure about COVID-19 and the safety of travel. As a result, the National Pro-Life March was made digital and the standard hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers who typically make the pilgrimage were left to carry out their own activism in their home cities. This was the case for Valeria Guerrero, an SFLA Stevens
Pennsylvania High School Students Viciously Cyberbullied For Promoting Their Students for Life Group
Kristi Hamrick | March 12, 2021
You’re just asking to be bullied at this point. Stop what ur doing bc this sh*t isn’t gonna end well for you in the long run. The social rejects are finally coming out of hiding. People like you are the reason why abortion exists. Have a good time trying to get into college! Worthless. Get f**ked. So when all the girls who made this account get raped and end
Meet the 2020-2021 Stevens Fellows
Mary Briganti | October 15, 2020
Ten high school students are taking on projects in each of the Five Pillars throughout this school year that will impact campuses and communities across the country, both in person and digitally. Meet these fellows: Aliyah Duran Liberty University Online Centreville, VA 2021 Aliyah is a senior homeschool student, taking courses online and will graduate next May. She is
New High School Students for Life Group is Receiving DEATH THREATS for Existing
Brenna Lewis | September 18, 2020
In New York, a brand-new Students for Life group has just started at Wallkill High School. They are led by a great group of girls, the groups is fully official with the school, and they have an advisor. Seems like beginning and end of story, no? Nope, not at a public high school in New York. Since someone (*ahem* Planned
Margaret Sanger is Being Whitewashed in High School History Books
Jessica Nardi | September 8, 2020
You’d think the foundations of the birth control movement would be explored in history classes when studying its impact on the sexual revolution. At a surface level, teachers may chalk it up to sexual decadence–they might even celebrate it as “sexual liberation”–but the history of the organized eugenics movement driving the nation’s largest abortion machine remains buried. A recent
Pro-Life High School Student Gives Out Fully Stocked Diaper Bags to Pregnant Peers in Need
Mary Briganti | June 11, 2020
Going into the SFLA Fellowship program, I was looking for a group of like-minded pro-life student activists, a support system within the pro-life movement, and individual leadership growth. What I didn’t realize at the time is that I would get all that and more! I live in an upper middle class area with a well to do school and
Pro-Life High School Leader Raises $1,300 for Local Pregnancy Center
Mary Briganti | June 10, 2020
In January of 2019, I heard about SFLA’s Fellowships and was instantly interested in learning more. I wanted to be a fellow because I am so passionately pro-life and truly admire the work that SFLA does which made me want to be part of that. During a Respect Life Week I organized for this fellowship, I witnessed my school stepping up when