Texas Homecoming Queen Gives Crown to Bullied Friend

"When Texas teens Anahi Alvarez and Naomi Martinez were nominated for homecoming queen at Grand Prairie High School, they made a secret, selfless pact. The two seniors decided that if either one of them won, she would give up the crown to a classmate who had been the victim of a cruel prank."

By Jeanne Goddard

20 September 35 Views

15-Year-old Wins National Prize for Creating Pancreatic Cancer Test

There has been a breakthrough in the fight against pancreatic cancer, and it's all thanks to a 15-year-old Maryland County teen and his mom, who drove him to Johns Hopkins University every night after school to test his theory in a lab. Jack Andraka won a $75,000 grand prize in this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his new way to test for early-stage pancreatic cancer. The test also detects ovarian and lung cancer.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 May 38 Views

10-year-old Stumbles Upon New Molecule, Gets Published

A 10-year-old girl was experimenting with a molecule-building set in her Montessori school when she created an unusual-looking specimen. Clara Lazen randomly arranged a unique combination of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon atoms, with the result being a molecule her teacher had never seen before. Intrigued, he photographed it and sent it to a chemistry professor at Humboldt State University in California, who discovered that not only was Lazen's molecule unique, it had the potential to store energy.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 February 34 Views

Math Prodigy Proud of His Autism

Jake Barnett, an Indianapolis 13-year-old, has been acing college math and science courses since he was eight years old. At 13, he is a college sophomore taking honors classes in math and physics, while also doing scientific research and tutoring fellow students.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 January 43 Views

Student, 17, Wins $100,000 Scholarship for Cancer Treatment Invention

Angela Zhang won a $100,000 scholarship as winner of the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology last week for her microscopic nanoparticle cancer treatment.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 December 36 Views

Homecoming Queen Kicks Winning Field Goal (w/ Video)

Brianna Amat, the first girl to make the varsity football team at her high school in Michigan, was called onto the field during halftime -- while she was still in her uniform -- and crowned Homecoming Queen. Less than an hour later, she made a 31-yard field goal, helping her team win the game 9-7.

By David Trawick (DT)

08 October 48 Views

High School Students Build Farmer's Market In Rural Food Desert

Bertie County, North Carolina is the poorest county in the state, with residents who are largely obese and have no access to fresh food. It's also home to some design students came up with the idea of building a pavilion in which farmers could sell produce

By Jeanne Goddard

13 October 38 Views

School Wins $100,000 for Recycling

A small Catholic school was presented with a check for one hundred thousand dollars during an an unforgettable assembly celebrating recycling. The 150 students at St. Pascal School performed beyond expectations collecting more than 300,000 containers of recyclables during a 3 month period. They beat out every other school in the country to win the title and generous check.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 June 42 Views

In Reversal, School Says Teen Can Go to Prom (w/ Video)

A Connecticut high school headmaster has reversed her decision to ban a student from the prom after he broke school rules by hanging his prospective date's invitation at the school entrance in big cardboard letters.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 May 38 Views

Girl Tackles Bullying Problem With What Teens Know Best - Texting

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".

By Jeanne Goddard

03 February 32 Views

'Problem Kids' Show Quilting Talents at Alternative School

A tough 17 year old got kicked out of schoolbut now he knows how to make a quilt. In fact, he and other teens from an alternative school that serves students expelled from their regular campus or who ran into trouble with the law swept a youth competition at the San Mateo County Fair with their quilt-making abilities.

By Mariea Powell

20 June 40 Views

Twins Accepted Into 56 Colleges With $1.6M in Scholarship Money-Just for Mom

These siblings went to extreme lengths to make sure their mother would never have to sacrifice for their education ever again.

By Tiffani Spengler

04 May 34 Views

Jerry "the Nose Picker" Finds Acceptance in School Thanks to Classmate

Before, he would timidly walk down the hall trying not to be noticed. Now, since the girl started eating lunch with him at his table, he walks with his head held high and enters a classroom with so much confidence.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 August 32 Views

Principal Raises $17,000 to Buy Shoes for Her Needy Students (w/ Video)

The principal of a school outside of Louisville, KY, where 75 percent of students live below the poverty line, realized her students were so poor that most didn't have decent shoes. So she decided to hold a fundraiser, and it succeeded beyond her wildest imagination.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 January 35 Views

New Mexico to Pass First Law Prohibiting "Lunch Shaming"

This new piece of legislation would become the first bill to prevent children from being shamed for not having enough lunch money.

By Tiffani Spengler

11 April 30 Views