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Xpress, the Coolest Section of the St. Petersburg Times, is the home for features, news and views of interest to young readers. Most of the work in Xpress, which appears on Mondays in Floridian, is produced by the Times' X-Team. The team of journalists ages 9-17 from around the Tampa Bay area is selected every year at the end of the school year to serve during the following school term. The current team of 12 was chosen out of 150 applicants. Watch for X-Team application forms in Xpress during the month of May.


Read the reviews by Xpress Film Critic Billy Norris


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You wanna eat? You gotta cook A cooking kid
Don't like Dad's hamburger helpless? Mom makes a tuna meltdown? Whip up some tasty favorites for yourself and your family. Story

[Times photo: Dirk Shadd]
Growing up by the book
What if a pimple pops up on a special day? Want whiter teeth? Books for teens and preteens are packed with answers to these and a thousand other questions.

I hate picture day
Every year about this time, students get forms to fill out for ordering those infamous school pictures. What an awful way to start the year, not only with my friends, but with my parents. I bring the form home, put it on the counter and hope we don't have to discuss the details about which packet we will purchase, why we need that many and which relative gets the 8x10 of me!

A long, tedious 'Mile'
Movie: Moonlight Mile


Xpressions
Xpressions, is a monthly showcase for the art, writing and photography of students through the 12th grade. Xpressions appears the last Monday of each month.

Wonders of Florida This year's St. Petersburg Times Newspaper in Education series will be a journey exploring the awe-inspiring, marvelous state we call home. In this space each week you'll learn about some of the wonders of Florida. What makes this state and its people unique? What are some of the challenges of life in the Land of Flowers? You even may be surprised to find some of these wonders right outside your back door. Introduction, previous chapters and Web Links

Money Stuff: Get it! Spend it! Keep it!
The 2000-2001 series is about something we all love and wish we had more of: money.

Anne Frank: Lessons in human rights and dignity The 1999- 2000
Newspaper in Education series
Introduction, previous chapters and Web Links

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