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Alexa Leviten

Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations

Alexa Leviten is currently a Senior at Colonia High School. She was born on October 2, 2004. She is an active member of multiple clubs & activities such as Student Council, Interact Club, Film Club, Student Advisory, and cheerleading. In the future, she wants to attend a good university and pursue a career path that is rewarding and enjoyable. She hopes to travel the world to gain new experiences and truly live life to its fullest potential.

Five words to describe her are adventurous, independent, caring, easygoing, and hardworking. Four things on her bucket list are to skydive, see the Northern Lights, ride in a hot air balloon, and experience living off the grid. Three things she would bring on a deserted island are books, a hammock, and bug spray. Two of her favorite desserts are cannoli's and tiramisu. One thing she can't live without is music. 

 

All content by Alexa Leviten
Creating new and updated policies is necessary for the inclusion of everyone. In the 21st century, change is essential.

Transgender Individuals participation in sports

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 17, 2022

[Video] The Power of Your Mind Podcast

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 14, 2022

Societal pressures & expectations

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 1, 2022

The Power of Your Mind

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 17, 2022
Loving someone at first sight is a cliche concept portrayed in this movie, but is worth the watch.

Imagine Me and You, a cliche rom-com with a gay twist

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 15, 2022
Expanding your mind by reading this thought provoking book may help discover a journey beyond yourself.

This book may actually untether your soul

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 14, 2022
Looking into 2021, there had been a lot of accomplishments made in the music industry by older and newer artists.

Looking back at the popular music of 2021

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
January 20, 2022
They say history repeats its self and in many ways items from the past are making comebacks today.

Oldies but goodies: Old trends making a comeback this holiday season

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
December 14, 2021
Wearing Playboy apparel has become a norm to teens, though it is really targeted towards 18-25 year olds.

Millennial’s are normalizing Playboy Bunny apparel

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
November 18, 2021
Touching the Devils Tree is supposed to give you bad luck from the spirits there.

Looking into the legend of the Devil’s Tree

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
October 29, 2021

The Law of Creation

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
October 13, 2021

The Law of Growth

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
October 13, 2021

The Law of Humility

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
October 13, 2021
Knowing the laws of karma

Knowing the laws of karma

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
October 13, 2021
remembering all of the vocabulary used to describe gender identity and sexual orientation can get confusing. This info graphic will help with that.

Taking a look into Pride Month

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 17, 2021
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress singer, and model.

Quote of the day- Marilyn Monroe

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 11, 2021
Henry James OM was an American author that was regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and modernism.

Quote of the day- Henry James

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 11, 2021
Jenny Han is an author for young adult fiction and childrens fiction.

Quote of the day- Jenny Han

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 10, 2021
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was best known for depicting the 1920s as the Jazz Age, a term he popularized.

Quote of the day- F. Scott Fitzgerald

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 8, 2021
Maud Hart Lovelace was best known for her Betsy-Tacy series as an author.

Quote of the day- Maud Hart Lovelace

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 7, 2021
Carl Edward Sagan was a cosmologist, palentary scientist, astromomer, and so much more.

Quote of the day- Carl Sagan

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 4, 2021
Andrew Boyd is an author, humorist, and a veteran of campaigns focused on social change.

Quote of the day- Andrew Boyd

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 3, 2021
Rachel Louise Carson wrote an influential book called Silent Spring as well as being a marine biologist and conservationist.

Quote of the day-Rachel Carson

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
June 2, 2021
Edward Estlin Cummings was an American painter, poet, author, playwright, and essayist.

Quote of the day- E.E. Cummings

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 27, 2021
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was a Stoic philosopher and a Roman emperor from 161 until 180.

Quote of the day- Marcus Aurelius

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 26, 2021
Stephenie Meyer is best known as being the author of Twlight, a vampire romance series.

Quote of the day- Stephenie Meyer

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 25, 2021
While finishing planting in the field  house rain garden, Mayor McCormac awarded Frankie Vasquez and Colonia High School with renewable energy awards.

Ecology club adds rain gardens to Colonia High

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 25, 2021
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, author, screenwriter, and film director. He has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for both Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow.

Quote of the day- David Mamet

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 24, 2021
James Brian Jacques was an English writer known for his Redwall series and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. 

Quote of the day- Brian Jacques

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 18, 2021
Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. He became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. 

Quote of the day- Oscar Wilde

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 17, 2021
Sabaa Tahir is a Pakistani-American young adult novelist. She is best known for her New York Times-bestselling An Ember in the Ashes and its sequels. 

Quote of the day- Sabaa Tahir

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 16, 2021
Ernest Miller Hemingway was a lot of things, including being an American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. 

Quote of the day- Ernest Hemingway

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 15, 2021
Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, screenwriter, humorist, essayist, dramatist, and satirist.

Quote of the day- Douglas Adams

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 14, 2021
Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971.

Quote of the day- Terry Pratchet

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 13, 2021
Visiting colleges during your Junior and Senior year is important to make sure you like your college.

Shared Experience: College tours during Covid-19

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 12, 2021
Marissa Ann Mayer is an American businesswoman and investor. She is a co-founder of Sunshine Contact and an information technology executive.

Quote of the day- Marissa Mayer

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 11, 2021
William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician. He ran 3 times as the partys nominee for President of the US in the elections of 1896, 1900, and 1908. 

Quote of the day- William Jennings Bryan

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 7, 2021
Guy Gavriel Kay is a Canadian fantasy fiction writer. Most of his novels have fictional settings but resemble real historical periods.

Quote of the day- Guy Gavriel Kay

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 6, 2021
Anthony Christopher Clark is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is currently the executive director of the MLB Players Association.

Quote of the day- Tony Clark

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 5, 2021
Paulo Coelho de Souza is best known for his novel, The Alchemist. He is also a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. 

Quote of the day- Paulo Coelho

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 4, 2021
Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, was a Roman emperor and Stoic pilosopher, born in Severus Annius Verus. 

Quote of the day- Marcus Aurelius

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
May 3, 2021
George Timothy Clooney is a well-rounded individual who is an American actor, producer, film director, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has also won three Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards. 

Quote of the day- George Clooney

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 30, 2021
Ann Brashares is an American young adult novelist who is best known for being the author of the The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. 

Quote of the day- Ann Brashares

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 28, 2021
Emanuel James Rohn was professionally known as Jim Rohn. He  was an American author, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. 

Quote of the day- Jim Rohn

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 28, 2021



Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the US from 1861 up until his assassination in 1865. 

Quote of the day- Abraham Lincoln

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 27, 2021
Carl Gustav Jung, was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and founded analytical psychology. His work has made an impact on different fields of anthropology, archaeology, philosophy, psychiatry, and more. 

Quote of the day- Carl Jung

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 26, 2021
William James was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist. He was the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.

Quote of the day- William James

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 15, 2021
Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, actor, television host, and businessman. He also created the Jimmy Dean sausage brand.

Quote of the day- Jimmy Dean

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 14, 2021
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance. He was also a  painter, theorist, sculptor, architect, scientist, draughtsman, and engineer.

Quote of the day- Leonardo da Vinci

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 13, 2021
Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell was known professionally as Anaïs Nin. She was a French-Cuban-American diarist, novelist, essayist, and wrote some short stories and erotica. 

Quote of they day- Anais Nin

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 12, 2021
Alain de Botton, FRSL is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophys relevance to everyday life.

Quote of the day- Alain De Botton

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 9, 2021
Thomas Edward Bodett is an American author, radio personality, voice actor, and  primarily as a host, correspondent, and panelist for a number of shows that air on National Public Radio.

Quote of the day- Tom Bodett

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 8, 2021
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, film director, and screenwriter, and film director who is best-known for writing the book and movie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 

Quote of the day- Stephen Chbosky

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 7, 2021
Ann Clare Boothe Luce was an American author, US Ambassador, and public conservative figure, and politician, best known for her hit play The Women in 1936. 

Quote of the day- Clare Boothe Luce

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 6, 2021
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher, still influential in the Christian religion and known as the Prince of Preachers. 

Quote of the day- Charles Spurgeon

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 5, 2021
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. is an American politician, clergyman, and was even an athlete. He was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners in college football and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. 

Quote of the day- J.C Watts

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 2, 2021
Paulo Coelho de Souza is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist who is best known for a novel he wrote, The Alchemist. 

Quote of the day- Paulo Coelho

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
April 1, 2021
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer, founder of modern nursing, and statistician. 

Quote of the day- Florence Nightingale

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 31, 2021
Emanuel James Rohn is professionally known as Jim Rohn. He was an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author. 

Quote of the day- Jim Rohn

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 30, 2021
Mary Kay Ash was an American businesswoman who founded Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

Quote of the day- Mary Kay Ash

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 29, 2021
William Bradley Pitt is an American actor and film producer who has earned many awards for his work.  

Quote of the day- Brad Pitt

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 26, 2021
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, activist, and diplomat. She was also the longest-serving First Lady of the United States.

Quote of the day- Eleanor Roosevelt

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 25, 2021
Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. who founded the Chanel brand. 

Quote of the day- Coco Chanel

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 24, 2021
Felice Leonardo Buscaglia, also known as Dr. Love, was an American author as well as a motivational speaker and professor. 

Quote of the day- Leo Buscaglia 

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 23, 2021
Understanding diversity recognizes and accepts that each individual is unique and different in many ways.

Quote of the day- Maya Angelou

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 22, 2021
After a perfect set by her teammates, junior Inaya Stanford tries to get Colonia the point. THe team is currently 4-3 with eight more games to go.

After a delayed season, girls volleyball is finally here

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 18, 2021
Mike Dooley is a New York Times Bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur in the philosophical New Thought movement.

Quote of the day- Mike Dooley 

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 12, 2021
Robert Orben is a professional comedy writer who has also worked as a magician. He has written many books on comedy and magicians.

Quote of the day- Robert Orben

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 11, 2021
Regina Brett is an American author, podcaster, inspirational speaker, and newspaper columnist who currently writes for The Cleveland Jewish News. 

Quote of the day- Regina Brett 

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 11, 2021
John Michael Green is an American author who won many awards for his novels and is also a YouTube content Creator. 

Quote of the day- John Green

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 9, 2021
Geena Dunne is an Australian feminist writer and is the founder of The Cova Project which is an Australian charity. 

Quote of the day- G.D. Anderson

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 8, 2021
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, director, and narrator who has been in a variety of film genres. 

Quote of the day- Morgan Freeman 

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 5, 2021
because of the unfair wages social workers get, there is hesitation for some to go into this field of work.

Bringing attention to the importance of social workers

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 5, 2021
Roy T. Bennett is best known for being an author of many inspirational books that shed light on positivity and perspective.

Quote of the day- Roy T. Bennett

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 4, 2021
Zanele Muholi is a South African activist and artist who works mostly with photography and videography. She uses her art to highlight the beauty and individuality of black LGBTQ women.

Quote of the day- Zanele Muholi

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 3, 2021
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and short-story writer. His novels took place during the Jazz Age, a term he popularized. 

Quote of the day- F. Scott Fitzgerald

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 2, 2021
Putting together an outfit gives joy to some people, but not everyone.

Dressing up is good for the soul

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 2, 2021
Germany Kent is an American print, broadcast journalist, and social media etiquette expert. 

Quote of the day- Germany Kent

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
March 2, 2021
Ambrose Hollingworth Redmoon was an author and rock band manager of  Quicksilver Messenger Service.

Quote of the day- Ambrose Redmoon

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 26, 2021
Steve Jobs went to Reed College in 1972 and dropped out that same year to travel through India. He later studied Zen Buddhism. 

Quote of the day- Steve Jobs

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 25, 2021
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress from Houston Texas. 

Quote of the day- Beyonce

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 24, 2021

Quote of the day- Drew Barrymore

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 23, 2021
Thomas John Watson Sr. was the CEO and chairmen of International Business Machines. He was in charge of the company from 1914 until 1956. 

Quote of the day- Thomas J. Watson

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 22, 2021
George Sand was a French novelist who was a romantic writer known mostly for her so-called rustic novels.

Quote of the day- George Sand

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 19, 2021
Brene Brown is a researcher, author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers, and lives in Texas.

Quote of the day- Brene Brown

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 18, 2021
Henry C. Link was a famous psychologist who was alienated from Christian belief for many years but gradually went back again during his practice as a psychologist.

Quote of the day- Dr. Henry Link

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 17, 2021
Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. He died on January 24, 1965, in London.

Quote of the day- Winston Churchill

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 17, 2021
To make a relationship last, communication and effort have to be there.

Stages of relationships and falling in love in 2021

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 13, 2021
Thich Nhat Hanh has published titles about meditation, mindfulness, and engaged Buddhism. In the United States alone, he has sold over five million books. 

Quote of the day- Thich Nhat Hanh

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 13, 2021



Paul Bede Johnson CBE is an English journalist, author, popular historian, and speechwriter. 

Quote of the day- Paul Johnson

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 11, 2021



Dr. Travis Bradberyy is the award-winning co-author of The Seagull Manager and Emotional Intelligence 2.0. He is also the co-founder of TalentSmart. 

Quote of the day-Travis Bradberry

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 11, 2021
Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, global spiritual leader, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition. 

Quote of the day- Thich Nhat Hanh

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 10, 2021
Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman and novelist who was a prime minister twice. 

Quote of the day- Benjamin Disraeli

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 9, 2021
Bruce Lee is known for his huge role in making the martial arts film genre popular to North American and European audiences. 

Quote of the day- Bruce Lee

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 4, 2021
Grenville Kleiser was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1968. He was a North American author as well as a couple other things. 

Quote of the day- Grenville Kleiser

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 3, 2021
Stephen William Hawking was a famously known English theoretical physicist. He sadly passed away at age 76. 

Quote of the day- Stephen Hawking

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
February 3, 2021
Peter Abelard was many things back in medieval times. He was a French scholastic philosopher, musician, poet, composer, theologian, teacher, and preeminent logician. 

Quote of the day- Peter Abelard

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
January 29, 2021
Brian Koslow is the founder and CEO/president of Breakthrough Coaching, Inc. It is a company that gives business training to professionals that aspire to become top earners in their fields.

Quote of the day- Brian Koslow

By: Alexa Leviten, Managing Editor & Public Relations
January 28, 2021
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