Gabriella Germann, sophomore, Central Valley High School

People choking really scares me. But besides that, I really don’t like monkeys.

Carolyn Stevens, senior, Whitmore Charter High School

Radiation. The more I learn about it, the more scared yet fascinated I am.

Shelby Sutter, junior, Enochs High School

Sticky, germy, children. They’re a neat freak’s worst nightmare!

Toshali Katyal, junior, Modesto High School

My deepest fear is the thought of losing a loved one. I am afraid of imagining life without someone I am attached to. On a lighter note, I am easily scared by any type of insect, but mostly spiders.

Mark Borges, sophomore, Hughson High School

My parents around my friends. That and losing my homework.

Taylor Menezes, senior, Central Catholic High School

I’m terrified of spiders. I know that’s super cliché since I’m a teenage girl afraid of spiders, but I’m serious. I’ve cried a few times because a big spider got too close to me.

Dominique Germann, freshman, Modesto Junior College

Birds, mascot costumes, my teeth falling out, math tests and missing opportunities.

This question is answered by members of Teens in the Newsroom, a journalism program for local high school students.