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National Day of Encouragement- September 12

A visionary group of teenagers in Arkansas identified the biggest problem facing youth and society today -- the lack of encouragement. The students felt the best solution for addressing the root of many negative problems today was to confront the discouragement first, and to empower one another through words and acts of inspiration and support. They launched a national day of encouragement and chose September 12 in hopes of balancing the discouraging feelings of 9/11.

12 September 140 Views

'Guerdon' Crowns 13-year-old Spelling Bee Champ

The new National Spelling Bee champion is 13-year-old Sameer Mishra who aced "guerdon," a word that appropriately means "something that one has earned or gained." Take a look at the many oddball words aced by this boy to earn his cup...(Video)

31 May 89 Views

Teen With One Arm Takes Team to State Playoffs

A Salt Lake City high school boy with one arm led his baseball team to a state title last year and now has risen, again, above all expectations becoming one of the high-scorers on his basketball team which made it to the state semifinals.

01 March 137 Views

Teen Athlete Triumphant and Proud of her Amputated Legs

To Jessica Long, not having legs isn't a disability -- even with all of the pain. It's an opportunity. The teen swimmer is a world-champ, despite being born without bones in her lower legs, as a member of the United States Paralympic Elite Swimming Team.

03 March 84 Views

Amputee, 9, Fufills His Dream to Run and Play

"A brave young boy decided to have his right leg amputated in November to avoid a lifetime in a wheelchair and so that he could run and jump like normal kids. On Friday, glowing with pride, Nick Nelson showed off his new prosthetic leg."

09 February 90 Views

U.S. Teen Brings New School to Cambodia

"Hundreds of Cambodian villagers welcomed the arrival of a new school Wednesday, a gift from an American teenager who raised $52,000 after reading about the hardships of growing up in Cambodia."

30 December 106 Views

India Youth Spurring Locals to Trade Plastic Bags for Eco-Friendly Sacks

Plastic bags end up choking cows, piling up in the soil as litter, and clogging drains causing waste water to overflow. Now, Indian youth from Orchha are campaigning for a polybag free town and giving pilgrims an eco-friendly bag to carry instead.

16 November 85 Views

Jewish-American Kids Donating Money to Build Playgrounds in Israel

Playgrounds are being built in Israel thanks to Jewish kids donating money received for barmitzvah.

23 August 84 Views

Weeding by Example: New Orleans Boy Inspired to Help Rebuild

A New Orleans boy determined to help his community rebuild, is doing it one blade of grass at a time, mowing and weeding land untouched since hurricane Katrina.

27 August 86 Views

Girls' Team Returns from Africa with Opened Eyes

Traveling abroad for a teen, especially to Africa, can "jump-start a lifetime of social and moral awareness." For a D.C. girls soccer team, a trip to South Africa opened their eyes to the poverty and HIV/AIDS epidemic burdening girls their age...

17 July 89 Views

Students Feed Homeless Despite City Warnings

"For nearly two years, students, parents and staff at the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School have handed out food and supplies to the homeless once a week on the sidewalk near JFK Plaza in Philadelphia." But last Thursday the new city manager asked them to stop and sent police to the scene.

08 July 88 Views

Ringling Bros. Parades Elephants for Final Time, Retires Them 2 Years Early

Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey's has featured circus elephants for the last time, officially retiring the animals last night, 2 years earlier than planned.

02 May 150 Views