The New
Digital Times Social media impacts students’ lives beyond online spaces
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FEATURE BACK IN MY DAY MSD students and teachers partake in past trends
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FEATURE HEART TO HEART Social media facilitates decrease in empathy and increase in polarization
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FEATURE AI ATTACHMENT Teens use AI as replacement for learning and social interaction
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School January 2026 • Volume 11 • Number 1