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Four Inspiring Teens Ambushed by Celebrities for 2010 Halo Awards

Instead of Hollywood celebrities accepting trophies at the Nickelodeon HALO Awards, the stars are giving the awards -- to some amazing, accomplished teens working to make the world a better place. And, in an awards show twist, they surprise the unsuspecting teens on videotape, then, present the awards -- all hosted by actor Nick Cannon. he second annual TeenNick HALO Awards will present big prize money to four teens and let them hang out with stars like Mariah Carey, Ashton Kutcher, Rosario Dawson, and Wyclef Jean.

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Katy Perry Honors Inspiring Youth at BBC Teen Awards

Katy Perry and Taylor Swift joined inspirational young people on stage for the first BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards celebrating the achievements of British teenagers. Awards were handed to three 16-17-year-olds in front of an audience of thousands at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

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Self-Taught Boy Genius From Sierra Leone Impresses MIT

15-year-old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz kid in Sierra Leone who has invented or manufactured his own batteries, generators and transmitters for radio broadcasting using spare parts he gathered from trash bins. Completely self-taught, the boy was invited by MIT to visit America recently to expand his horizons.

Oscar Night: 9-Year-Old and 86-Year-old Make Oscar History

Quvenzhane Wallis could make Oscar history tonight by taking home the Best Actress statue for her role in the critically acclaimed drama Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which she became the youngest actor ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was 6 years old when she played the part of Hushpuppy, the indomitable child prodigy and survivalist who lives with her dying father in the backwoods squalor of a Louisiana bayou.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 February 159 Views
From Slum Life in Uganda to Teen Chess Champion

She grew up in Kampala, one of the poorest places on earth. She couldn't read or write. As a child, she scrounged for food each day, and without money for school fees, she lived on the streets. But a chance encounter with a Ugandan chess coach turned her into a rising international chess star, the subject of a book -- and the protagonist in a future Disney movie.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 December 181 Views
Violin Prodigy Plays for Haiti (Video)

Florida violinist Kahane is a brilliant musician at only eight-years-old. She has performed at charity events in the past, but when she heard the devastating earthquake in Haiti had destroyed a music school and crushed the violinist who'd founded it, she wanted to help. She started writing letters to famous violinists asking for money to rebuild the school and instruments to fill it.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 April 150 Views
Squash Prodigy Flees Taliban, Finds Refuge in Toronto

At 20, Maria Toorpakai is the best female squash player in Pakistan. But she can't play there. Her family began receiving death threats from the Taliban, a group that equates a woman wearing shorts as an obscenity. In March, she fled Pakistan to live and train in Toronto. Soon, she will be the best in the world.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 August 148 Views
Prodigy Becomes a Doctor‎ at 21 (Video)

This week, 21-year-old Sho Yano will complete the journey he began as a 9-year-old college freshman, becoming one of the youngest students in history to receive an M.D. He earned his PhD at age 19 and will now launch a medical career as a pediatric neurologist so he can work with children. (Video)

By Jeanne Goddard

04 June 101 Views
5-Year-old Donates Birthday Money to Charity

In a year when gifts are down for the biggest US charities, three generous donations were featured on the Today show, including a 5-year-old boy who decided to give old toys and forego new ones on his birthday to help the Ronald McDonald House charity.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 October 85 Views
9-Year-old Philanthropist Seems Like an Old Soul

Nine-year-old Joshua Williams proves that big ideas come in small packages. As president of the Joshua's Heart Foundation, the young man is on a mission to alleviate hunger and befriend the elderly. So far, he has fed 7,000 people.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 October 88 Views