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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


St. Petersburg Times Online
 Sedna. What a name.
Monkeys, martians, and memory

Celestial seasonings
We sought your ideas to help everyone remember the newly discovered Sedna, and boy did you come through. Your mnemonic sentences - filled with monkeys, martians, mango jelly and more - were out of this world!

Calling all aspiring journalists
It's been a busy year for the St. Petersburg Times X-Team.


IT!
Parented, but not by my parents
When I was about 3 years old, I remember going to the doctor with my parents and for the first time understanding something was really different about my living arrangements.

Movie review
Mean, yet spirited
Mean Girls

X-files
Haul it around town
So you still may be too young to have a car or can't afford one.


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