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Summer Reading Contest, Week 5: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by July 10 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 22.
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SpaceX and the World Cup: The Winners of Week 2 of Our Summer Reading Contest
Heeva Alavi, an Iranian-American, writes about her family’s mixed emotions about the World Cup, while Aariv Shah reflects on the SpaceX I.P.O.
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The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Podcast Contest
We invited teenagers to create an original five-minute podcast about almost anything. Listen to the winning entries selected from 1,400 submissions.
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The Winners of Our Third Annual Open Letter Contest
This year’s winning letters — chosen from more than 11,000 entries — on civic education, data centers, social media bans and more.
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Why Students Are Forced to Fight Hunger Themselves
We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Mindy Lux, age 16.
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Here are all of our Student Opinion questions from the 2025-26 school year. Each question is based on a different New York Times article, interactive feature or video.
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CreditMaría Jesús Contreras Student OpinionOur 17th Annual Summer Reading Contest
Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 5 to Aug. 14, 2026.
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To participate, submit your response here by July 3 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 15.
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