A Constitution for Teenage Happiness | The Free Press

Ruby LaRocca—the winner of our high school essay contest—urges her generation to read old books, memorize poems, and invite senior citizens to parties.

A Constitution for Teenage Happiness Photo illustration by Laura Weiler for The Free Press Ruby LaRocca—the winner of our high school essay contest—urges her generation to read old books, memorize poems, and invite senior citizens to parties. This article is part of The Zeitgeist. Follow to get everything we publish on ideas, arts, entertainment, dating, faith and more. Back in June, when we announced our first-ever high school essay contest, we invited teenagers to describe a problem troubling American society—and how they would fix it. We told young writers that we were especially…

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