A popular video-sharing website that has blown up all over social media for years is called YouTube. Even kids attending Woodbridge Middle School have YouTube channels, or watch YouTube.

Veronica Wysocki, a 6th grader at WMS, only watches Yo uTube “twenty minutes per day”. Wysocki comments, “My favorite YouTuber is iHasCupquake, because she’s funny, makes interesting videos, and I like her pets.” If Wysocki had a YouTube channel, her content would be “vlogs”, or “cooking videos”. Wysocki also suggests, that YouTube is a “good place” to “turn to” whenever you can get “bored”. Her favorite videos to watch on YouTube are “vlogs”.

Limiting himself, Anthony Reyes-Piscaro, a 6th grader at WMS, only watches YouTube for “ten minutes a day”, which is almost equivalent to just one video per day. Reyes-Piscaro’s favorite YouTuber is Alex Wassabi, because his “ability to vlog is good”. Reyes-Piscaro would put “anything” on his channel if he had one. Reyes-Piscaro says, “YouTube can take up your time, especially when you have nothing to do.” His favorite videos to watch are “humorous” and “gaming” videos.

Jada Hidalgo, a 7th grader at WMS, watches YouTube “everyday”. Her favorite YouTubers are “Jordan Byers and James Charles, because they’re funny and they do makeup.” If Hidalgo had a YouTube channel, her content would be “speed-drawing”, or “satisfying compilations”. Hidalgo states, “I think YouTube is good because I get bored, and it’s occupying.” Hidalgo also comments, “I like makeup or art videos because it’s artistic and makeup is like art. It’s as if your face is a blank canvas, waiting to be designed.”

Similar to Hidalgo, Joseph Lepisto, a 7th grader at WMS, watches YouTube “a lot”. His favorite YouTube star is Jacksepticeye, because he’s “funny” and films a “variety of games”. Like many others, Lepisto would put  “gaming or vlogs” as his content if he had a YouTube channel. Lepisto suggests, “YouTube is a big opportunity for people to show off their talents.” Lepisto’s favorite videos to watch are “gaming” and “vlogs”.

Rachael Maltell, an 8th grader at WMS, watches YouTube “all the time”. Her favorite YouTuber is Shane Dawson, because his videos are “creepy in a good way”. If Maltell had a channel, her content would be “everything, from life hacks to food”. Maltell says, “YouTube takes up a lot of time, whether you’re making or watching videos.” Maltell likes to watch “scary videos”.

JD Singh, an 8th grader at WMS, only watches YouTube videos once a day. His favorite YouTuber is Ninja, because he’s “really good” at Fortnite. Singh would put Fortnite videos on his channel if he had one. Singh states, “I think YouTube got weird because people like Jake and Logan Paul took over.” Singh’s favorite content to watch on YouTube are “gaming and Fortnite videos”.

Mr. Cianfano, a 6th grade math teacher at WMS, suggests, “I think YouTube is great because you get to see many things, but kids can get obsessed with it.” If Cianfano had a YouTube channel, his content would be “sports videos, specifically football and baseball”, “football coaching”, and “religious videos”. He “loves” to watch New York Giants videos. Cianfano’s favorite YouTuber is Catholic Answers, because people “have questions about religion”, and that channel answers it.

YouTube took over children’s lives ever since it was established in February 14, 2005 by Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, and Steve Chen. YouTube was created before many of the students at WMS were born. Popular YouTubers such as Bratayley, Alisha Marie, TheOdd1sOut, and Brooklyn and Bailey are famous kid-favorite channels.