Posts Tagged ‘teens’ stories’
Teen wins Google 2012 science competition
In July, 2012, the winners of Google’s Second Science Fair were announced. Screened from over 5,000 teenagers from over 100 countries, entrants competed for top spots and scholarships. It was truly an international competition with such countries as Swaziland, Ukraine, India Malta and the United …
Australian teen sues to study law
Geelong Grammar School is a prestigious private school in Australia. In fact, England’s Prince Charles attended the school for two terms in the 1960s. Rose Ashton-Weir, who is now 18 years old, attended Geelong for her first two years of high school. Then she transferred to …
Australian teen sues to study law
Geelong Grammar School is a prestigious private school in Australia. In fact, England’s Prince Charles attended the school for two terms in the 1960s. Rose Ashton-Weir, who is now 18 years old, attended Geelong for her first two years of high school. Then she transferred to …
Become a kid reporter to score the big interviews
Topanga Sena is only ten years old but she has interviewed celebrities, athletes and politicians. As a member of the Scholastic Press Corps, she has interviewed the likes of Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees, broadcaster Dick Vitale and Dwight Howard of the Orlando …
Cyber Bullying Among the Youth
The following is an excerpt from student Denisse Lim’s thesis paper, which she wrote for her school the MGC New Life Christian Academy in the Philippines. Her paper addresses the causes, effects and prevention of cyberbullying. Introduction With the rising rate of Filipino Internet users …
College admission: We are looking for that “fire in the belly”
This is a statement from an admissions officer at a liberal arts college in the Northeast. The year 2011 was one of the toughest college admission seasons on record. A record low number of applicants were accepted by the colleges of their choice. An article by …
