When Regina Mayer's parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old didn't sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow, offering hours of training, tons of treats, cajoling and caresses.
A train-crazy youngster has landed his dream job after applying for the position of Director with the National Railway Museum in York, England. Bosses were so taken with his enthusiasm they created a role for him on the museum board: Director of Fun.
Kaylee is a Tennessee teenager who provides CDs and DVDs to U.S. troops overseas. Her Tunes 4 the Troops organization, begun as a high school project at age 14, just hit a major milestone packing its one millionth disc.
Zachary Ahlheim, 13, has become the youngest Eagle Scout in his Boy Scout troop's 65-year history.
A high school junior's life was turned upside down. But she was determined to not fall into depression. I had a choice to make: Delve into depression or grasp the opportunities I still had to make the most of them. I decided to go for it.
A Louisiana charity for sick kids granted a dying wish for ten-year-old Brennan Daigle who always wanted to become a soldier in the US Army.
An inspiring short based on a true story, tells the tale of an aspiring youth football team that lived on a tiny island in the south of Thailand -- a floating village in the middle of the sea without an inch of soil for practice or play. The kids challenged themselves to think differently and have become a great inspiration, winning youth tournaments year after year.
Thousands of layoff notices have been delivered to teachers nationwide, but one fifth grader has inspired an entire school district to show their appreciation for educators with her unselfish act to try to save the teachers.
6-year old Emily Bear was born to play piano, She has wowed audiences, even recently performing at the White House.
The pint-sized Darth Vader who appeared in a Volkswagen commercial is now a big star after his Super Bowl debut. But, just when you thought the little guy couldn't endear himself anymore, he takes his mask off and reveals he is overcoming a congenital heart condition.
At 14, a victim of relentless taunting and cruelty herself, Ashley Craig dedicated eight months to research, and preparation for an anti-bullying program for her New Jersey school district. After her presentation to the High Point Board of Education, the members unanimously approved her initiative, "Students Against Being Bullied".
It's not every day that a 13-year-old boy gets a chance to address the United Nations General Assembly. But Felix Finkbeiner is no ordinary teenager. Finkbeiner had one item on his agenda: taking adults to task for their lack of action on planting trees.
When a classmate started choking on a Cheeto during lunch Wednesday, Tyler Hudson took action. He called his Heimlich move the hammer, and it quickly unblocked the girl's throat so she could breathe.
Doctors told parents of autistic child that she may never learn to speak. But music unlocked the door, when, at age five, she heard the National Anthem. Now she opens major sporting events performing her pitch-perfect rendition of the song.
While rest of the world was thinking about the gifts they would get from Santa, a 15 year-old boy in San Jose was dreaming of giving his time to suffering or hungry families. While all his friends were busy preparing for Finals, Raghav Sehtia was busy baking cookies and pastries to sell in his fundraising effort for Second Harvest Food Bank.
For amateur astronomers, discovering a supernova is a significant and rare feat. For a 10-year-old amateur to do it — well, that's astronomical. Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, N.B. is basking in the spotlight after noticing what was later determined to be a magnitude 17 supernova on New Year's Eve.
At age ten, Jai Mehra took a tour of the local homeless shelter with his parents and was told that because of budget cuts, their homework program was being cut. This preyed on his mind until he decided to become a fundraiser.
Three years ago, a stroke left Angie paralyzed on her right side and without the ability to speak. She has undergone speech therapy over the years, but it is her daily reading lessons from her 7-year-old daughter that is really making the difference.
Two young men of color, Mustafa Said and Chris Patino, bravely intervened in a savage stabbing in a grocery store to save a teen girl's life, as others stood stunned and unable to help.
Jackie Evancho, the child wonder soprano who took second place on the fifth season of America's Got Talent, performed for the Obama family and the public outdoors during the lighting of the National Christmas Tree just outside the White House grounds.