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High School Produces Less Waste Than Most Households, Led By Students
A Cincinnati high school's waste has been cut dramatically thanks to the teens who have picked up the reins of a nascent recycling program...
Critically Ill Maryland Teen Gets Classmate’s Heart After Miraculous Match
Although a teen was killed in a hit-and-run crash, his heart is now giving his ailing friend a chance to live.
When Kyle Wilkerson heard...
Meet the Family With Six Kids Taking College Courses by Age 12
The Harding family in Montgomery, Ala., decided to make studying fun by cultivating their kids’ natural curiosity and passions while they studied their lessons....
500 Colleges With ‘RecycleMania’ Divert 90 Million lbs From Landfills
Recycling rivalries added another level of “madness” to March this year, as 523 schools competed in the RecycleMania Tournament, harnessing the competitive spirit to...
Fewer Youth Inmates in Canada and Australia Means Units Closing
The New South Wales Government has been forced to close a youth detention center because of a lack of inmates. The same positive trend...
High School Students Participate In Makeup-Free Day (VIDEO)
Teens at Plano Senior High School in Texas are trying to redefine beauty, rallying students to wear no makeup Friday — an initiative they’re...
How Letters From Strangers Saved a Teen’s Life
After 13-year-old Noah scheduled a suicide for his birthday, his mother asked friends on Facebook to send letters to her son telling him how...
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $464,425 Contribution from Toyota
Combatting the high school dropout crisis and preparing millions of American teens for college, Toyota donated $464,425 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America...
Homecoming King Gives Crown to Boy With Genetic Condition
Three Tennessee homecoming king nominees made a unanimous and touching decision that no matter who won, they would give the crown to a beloved...
Teen’s Scouting Project Far Exceeds the Numbers
The numbers have never worked out right for Garrett Becker.
He was born four months early. His chance of living six months: 20%. Diagnosed at...
Four Teenage Girls in Africa Have Invented a Generator Powered by Pee
People pee a lot, and four African teenage girls have actually figured out a way to make pee useful. They created a urine-powered generator...
Teacher Brings Yoga to Juveniles Behind Bars
Leslie Booker began her career in the fashion industry but exchanged the runway for a juvenile detention center in the Bronx. As a dedicated...
US Teen Drinking and Driving Rate Cut in Half Over Last Two Decades
The percentage of US high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, according to the latest...
Another Town Helps Student Overcome Homecoming Prank
A freshman at Lincolnton High School could hardly believe she landed a nomination to the homecoming court for the big fall dance. She had...
London Welcomes World’s Paralympians, Like Teen who Overcame Cerebral Palsy
If you were born prematurely at 29 weeks with congenital cerebral palsy and motor function impairment, what would you be doing when you reached...
The UK’s Top Young Entrepreneurs to Look Out For in 2012
With the sluggish British economy, it’s never been more difficult for young people to get a job. In fact for many graduates and teens,...
Tribute to Sally Ride, First US Woman in Space (1951-2012)
Even though she was well known as a physicist, Sally Ride became famous for being the first American woman astronaut to enter space. A...
Young Girl’s Cupcakes for Cancer Raises $85,000
When she was seven, Blakely Colvin had to endure three years of chemotherapy to counter the effects of a rare auto-immune disease, but her...
16-Year-old Wins $10,000 Hero Award for Providing Head-to-Toe Makeovers for Deserving Teen Girls
16-year-old Allyson Ahlstrom of Santa Rosa, Calif., wasn't satisfied with the idea of underprivileged teen girls settling for wearing used clothing from a thrift...
Four Teenagers Turn in Wallet with $700 Rescuing Man’s Rent
Four Great Falls teenagers have proved that while their age group might get a bad rap for being music-blaring, text-crazy, lazy individuals, they're still...