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Ryan Beck, 13-Year-Old, Invents Football Helment That Can Help Athletes Avoid Concussions (VIDEO)

(2) Comments | Posted June 18, 2013 | 3:55 PM

One 13-year-old from San Diego may have come up with a way to help change the future of football injuries. Inspired after watching a violent football game, Ryan Beck decided he wanted to invent a newer, safer kind of helmet.

According to ABC 10 News, the teen created...

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Portable Phone Charger Invented By Awesome Texas Teens (VIDEO)

(1) Comments | Posted June 17, 2013 | 4:26 PM

When high schoolers David Wilkins, Jose Angel Acosta and Julian Sanchez were on a class trip, they needed to charge their cell phones -- but the school bus they were on did not have any outlets. According to NBC Latino, this incident inspired the three teens to invent...

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Victoria Wheeler, 19, Hasn't Missed A Day Of School In 14 Years (VIDEO)

(124) Comments | Posted June 13, 2013 | 2:05 PM

High school senior Victoria Wheeler has achieved an incredible feat: Since her very first day of kindergarten, the Rockingham County, N.C. teen has not missed a single day of school.

Though it's an honor she shares with two other students in her district -- who graduated after...

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'Twerking' Video Suspension: Students Allowed At High School Graduation (VIDEO)

(3) Comments | Posted June 12, 2013 | 2:23 PM

Six seniors from California almost missed out on their high school graduation because of a twerking video gone viral. According to UT San Diego, more than 30 students were suspended from Scripps Ranch High School after shooting a twerking dance video on school property with school equipment.

The...

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'Oklahoma Strong': Rebekah Willoughby, 15-Year-Old, Wrote Song To Raise Money For Oklahoma Tornado Relief (VIDEO)

(3) Comments | Posted June 11, 2013 | 3:47 PM

When the largest tornado on record hit Oklahoma earlier in May, 15-year-old Rebekah Willoughby wanted to do something to help.

According to News OK, the Oklahoma teen was saddened by the damage as a result of the storm, which struck near her grandmother's home. She decided...

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Tyler Hadzicki, Teen, Raises Over $46,000 On Kickstarter For His Invention, Onda Cycle (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted June 10, 2013 | 5:43 PM

When Tyler Hadzicki was in middle school, he had an idea for a science fair project to make "a better bike." Now, according to ABC 10 News, the 17-year-old from California has developed his invention, the Onda Cycle, into an actual product.

Coronado Patch says the...

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Neha Ramu, Teen With Higher IQ Than Einstein, Says Comparison Is 'Not Right' (VIDEO)

(159) Comments | Posted June 7, 2013 | 3:39 PM

Meet Neha Ramu, the 13-year-old who reached the highest possible score on the Mensa IQ test -- even higher than Einstein's. In fact, she's in the top one percent of intelligence ratings among people in the UK, according to Asian News International.

But don't be too quick...

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Grace and Patrice DiChristina, High School Students, Protest 'Body Shaming' Dress Code (VIDEO)

(771) Comments | Posted May 31, 2013 | 3:37 PM

Grace and Patrice DiChristina -- two sisters who attend Greenwich High School in CT. -- thought that their school's dress code was unfair and encouraged body shaming, so they decided to do something about it. On Thursday, May 30, they organized a protest against the school. According to

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Benjamin O'Keefe, 18-Year-Old Activist, Talks About Petition Against Abercrombie & Fitch On HuffPost Live (VIDEO)

(1) Comments | Posted May 30, 2013 | 5:50 PM

After CEO Michael Jeffries' controversial comments about how Abercrombie & Fitch only "goes after the cool kids" resurfaced earlier this month, 18-year-old activist Benjamin O'Keefe decided to do something about it.

Benjamin wrote a blog for The Huffington Post and created a Change.org...

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Monique Avin, 18-Years-Old, Credits After-School Program 'Row New York' For Academic Success (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted May 29, 2013 | 4:21 PM

Monique Avin, an 18-year-old who hails from Brooklyn, N.Y., wasn't aware of rowing before her sophomore year of high school. Today, the senior is on the varsity team for Row New York and credits the sport for her success in school, according to HooplaHa.

While...

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Sydney Corcoran, High School Student, Named Prom Queen After Surviving Boston Marathon Explosion (VIDEO)

(19) Comments | Posted May 29, 2013 | 2:23 PM

After suffering from severe injures in the Boston Marathon explosion, Sydney Corcoran was worried she would not to make it to her prom this year. But on Tuesday night, not only did the 18-year-old attend her high school rite of passage -- she was also crowned prom queen.

...
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Students Fly Balloons In Honor Of Their Hero, Zach Sobiech, 'Clouds' Singer (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted May 28, 2013 | 5:58 PM

A group of students in South Dakota flew balloons "up, up, up" as a tribute to their role model, singer-songwriter Zach Sobiech, who passed away last week after a long battle with cancer.

Although his inspiring viral song, "Clouds," was originally written and performed by the teen...

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Rahsaan King, High School Senior, Headed To Harvard Despite Being Kicked Out Of School (VIDEO)

(72) Comments | Posted May 28, 2013 | 1:47 PM

High school senior Rahsaan King has come a long way since he was first admitted to Chinquapin Preparatory School outside of Houston, TX as a seventh grader. According to The Houston Chronicle, he was kicked out of the non-profit school for low-income students because he cheated twice in...

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High School Students Build Car Fueled By Twitter, Facebook And Other Social Media (VIDEO)

(12) Comments | Posted May 24, 2013 | 6:24 PM

A group of high schoolers from Kansas City, Mo. are about to embark on a very special road trip, using a car fueled entirely by social media. (Yes, you heard that right.)

According to WKMG Local 6, teens involved in an after-school program called Minddrive --...

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Chelesa Fearce, Homeless Teen, Named Valedictorian At High School Graduation (VIDEO)

(22) Comments | Posted May 22, 2013 | 11:29 AM

When high schooler Chelesa Fearce had to study for exams at night, she would read her books using the light from her cell phone because it was dark in her homeless shelter.

According to WBSTV.com, Chelesa was homeless for most of her high school career -- and sometimes...

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「携帯を30秒で充電できる技術」を米国の女子高生が発明

(16) Comments | Posted May 22, 2013 | 12:20 AM

カリフォルニア州サラトガにあるリンブルック高校に通う18歳のイーシャ・クハレさんは、未来の携帯電話の利用方法を変えてしまう可能性がある技術的発見を成し遂げた。

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James Schuler, 19-Year-Old, Wins $100,000 Thiel Foundation Fellowship To Skip College (VIDEO)

(4) Comments | Posted May 21, 2013 | 6:22 PM

Would you skip college if getting rich was guaranteed? For one high school graduate, he'll be swapping classes in favor of pursuing his own projects -- with the help of $100,000.

In May, 19-year-old James Schuler from New York was given a large check to put towards his online startup,...

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Zach Sobiech, 18-Year-Old 'Clouds' Singer, Leaves The World An Incredible Legacy

(158) Comments | Posted May 21, 2013 | 10:16 AM

Zach Sobiech, the singer and songwriter behind viral YouTube hit "Clouds," passed away on Monday this week.

The 18-year-old battled a rare kind of cancer for most of his teen years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma when he was 14-years-old. As a way to say good-bye...

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Eesha Khare, 18-Year-Old, Invents Device That Charges Cell Phone Battery In Under 30 Seconds (VIDEO)

(83) Comments | Posted May 20, 2013 | 5:36 PM

Eesha Khare, an 18-year-old student at Lynbrook High School in California, made a technological discovery that has the potential to change the future of how you use your cell phone.

According to CBS San Francisco, the student triumphed over 1,600 other finalists from more than 70 countries on...

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Pregnancy Text Program: DoSomething.org Lets Teens Adopt 'Text Babies' To Learn The Harsh Realities Of Parenting (VIDEO)

(3) Comments | Posted May 17, 2013 | 5:45 PM

DoSomething.org wants to make it easier for high school students to understand just how hard it is to be a teen parent -- and they're doing it through asking teens to adopt a "text baby."

How it works: Using their phones, teens can text the word “BABY”...

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