Kelsi Thai – The Mirror

Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer

Kelsi Thai, a sophomore, is on the staff of The Mirror, the award-winning student newspaper and website at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles. For fun, Thai likes to create short comics and play Roblox. Her favorite game on Roblox is Adopt Me because she loves collecting cute digital pets in addition to collecting Sylvanian Family figurines. In the future, she’d love to visit Japan to go on a huge Sylvanian Family shopping spree. Her favorite movie is “Coraline” because it has the perfect level of spook for every season. Everything related to Halloween is in her element. If you ever wonder what she’s doing, just check her status on Roblox, because she’s always going to be online.

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We need to control the amount of screentime the pandemic had on our schools

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
May 29, 2026

A century of commercialized boys and girls: Traditional gender norms rot what children can be

By Ingrid Koch and Kelsi Thai
May 18, 2026

Short and not-so-sweet: Fans can’t stop defending white ignorance

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Apr 27, 2026

Social media: The thief of childhood

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Apr 13, 2026

SATs are unfair towards determining the future of students

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Apr 9, 2026

Overconsumption is fueled by TikTok microtrends and fast fashion

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Mar 25, 2026

The roads of K-pop hate all lead back to racism

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Feb 23, 2026

Critics question Roblox’s age verification after workaround reports

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Feb 3, 2026

Australia’s hypocritical ban: Keeping teenagers off of social media

By Kelsi Thai and Gregorio Hernandez
Dec 16, 2025

Trump’s faith office raises church-state concerns

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Dec 16, 2025

Bumpin’ that: Glamorizing drugs via pop culture

The media’s increasing role in glamorizing hard drugs to a young audience is the overlooked factor in a high society

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Nov 14, 2025

Roe v. Wade: Teen girls forced to choose education or motherhood

The Roe v. Wade 2022 decision revokes women of their rightful bodily autonomy and wreaks havoc on their lives

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Nov 13, 2025

Dance Moms: Reality TV’s unseen effects on child stars

Child stars are overlooked and exploited exponentially more in reality TV than any other entertainment

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Nov 7, 2025

Grooming rules ignite military discrimination debates

Policies restrict appearance and limit who can serve in the armed forces

By Gregorio Hernandez, Ingrid Koch, and Kelsi Thai
Oct 21, 2025

Persistent absences will wreck your future

Skipping school isn’t harmless: The long-term consequences of chronic absences on education, mental health and families

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Oct 15, 2025

2020s style: The decade of microtrends on social media

From Shein to Zara to Temu, microtrends leave the fashion-less generation hungry for more.

By Kelsi Thai, Staff Writer
Oct 14, 2025

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