Name: Emily Ward Grade: Senior This month’s Germ Girl is our very own Emily Ward, staff-writer extraordinaire. When we discovered that our high school dynamo …
Make It a New Year’s Revolution! Take the “I Resolve to Build Peace in 2015” Challenge
It will come as no surprise to Germ readers everywhere that youth culture makes a significant, global impact on everything imaginable, from the latest style …
Center in India Determined to Help Women and Children
It was a typical winter day in December — slightly hazy with sunlight filtering in through the tall neem, gulmohar, and mango trees lining the …
Taylor Moxey: Elementary Baking
It’s an age-old phrase tossed around the dinner table. It’s the niggling idea in the back of your mind, silently but forcefully driving you on …
Food, Water, Shelter, and… Yarn?
Akello Susan of Uganda hasn’t had an easy life. Orphaned at three, she spent her childhood under the guardianship of her struggling grandmother who …
Clean Water Changes Absolutely Everything
Water. It is one of our most basic needs. Without it, we feel sick. We can get headaches and stomachaches, and, in severe occasions, we can …
31 Bits: Finding a Necklace to Complete Your Look
My alarm goes off, and I know the day is starting again. The mornings are always the same: shower, brush my teeth, fix my hair, …
Germ Girl of the Month: Cameron Dion
Name: Cameron Dion Grade: Junior in high school World traveler, adventurer, artist, and top-notch student can all be used to describe Cameron Dion, and she’s only a …
Heifer International
For most families, the holiday season means feasts. It’s a time when the whole family gets together so you can eat and give thanks. Some families, …