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Maryland Teens Trading Cigarettes For Candy-Flavored Cigars

The Baltimore Sun | Andrea K. Walker | Posted 11.18.2011 | Home

The number of Maryland teenagers who smoke cigarettes dropped significantly in the past decade, but state health officials say new statistics show tha...

QUICK POLL: Should Students Be Fined For Cutting Class?

Posted 11.17.2011 | Home

At Nashua High School in New Hampshire, students aged 16 and older are now facing the possibility of being fined up to $100 per day for cutting class....

'Skyward Sword' Review: Link Heads To Wii

AP | By DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 11.16.2011 | Home

LOS ANGELES -- Link is getting a workout. Unlike the button-mashing pursuits in previous installments of the popular Nintendo Co. franchise, "Legend ...

WATCH: Jamie Lynn Spears -- Country Singer?

Posted 11.16.2011 | Home

Britney Spears' little sister and former Nickelodeon star (RIP Zoey 101), Jamie Lynn Spears, recently stopped by a Nashville hot spot to showcase her ...

How This Tech-Savvy Teen Tracked Down His Lost iPhone

Orlando Sentinel | Arelis R. HernƔndez | Posted 11.16.2011 | Home

When Aaron Wood came home from a church carnival late last month, he could tell something was amiss. He checked his pockets, rummaged through his whee...

Beautiful 'Losers': Moving Anti-Bullying Film Highlights Power Of Words

Posted 11.16.2011 | Home

Intertwining music and powerful images, this short film by Everyone reminds us of the humanity and individuality of teen 'losers' who are bullied and ...

Hunger Games: Top 10 Fan-Made Trailers

Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

Now that we've all watched (and re-watched, and paused to re-read the books in one sitting, and re-watched again) the brand new Hunger Games trailer, ...

WATCH: Fun Animated Video For Doodlers

Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

We're loving the above animated short from Korea’s Studio Shelter (via The Daily What), asking one simple thing of teens: to keep drawing. And t...

WATCH: Jackson Rathbone In Episode 5 Of 'Aim High'

Cambio | Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

Nick makes headway with Amanda when she shares her big secret. Just as Nick is about to confide in her, his "former" job gets in the way again as all ...

Study: Gay-Straight Alliance Student Groups Make Teens Happier

Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

Gay-straight alliance (GSA) clubs are increasingly more common in high schools across the country, offering students of all sexual orientations a plac...

Quick History Lesson: The Boston Tea Party... Recreated With Legos (WATCH)

| Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

Sick of studying for AP US History? If you don't have time to take a break but could use a little comic relief, check out this student-made short film...

Introducing Our New Column, 'Mission: Accepted'

Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 01.15.2012 | Home
Carolyn Gregoire

For high school seniors, the college admissions process is a rat race of exams, essays, AP classes, and extra-curriculars. Their mission? To be accepted at the university of their choice.

A Different Cinderella Story

Jennifer Islam | Posted 01.15.2012 | Home
Jennifer Islam

When I was a little girl and watched A Cinderella Story, I wanted to attend Princeton because, according to the movie, both princesses and Hilary Duff went there. Things changed.

Waiting For My Fate

David Boone | Posted 01.15.2012 | Home
David Boone

The most stressful part of the college application process is waiting. I find myself missing meals and sometimes forgetting the day of the week, but I have to say, it does make life more interesting.

Let's Do It With a Smile, Class of 2012!

Jada Alexander | Posted 01.15.2012 | Home
Jada Alexander

My mom and I were laughing because otherwise we'd be crying. Laughter eases the college application process, I kid you not.

WATCH: Young Cheerleaders Break World Record

Posted 11.14.2011 | Home

Talk about bringing it on -- science and cheerleading came together this weekend when Pop Warner and Science Cheerleader combined forces to break the ...

VIDEO: How Do Class Sizes Affect Student Success?

| Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

According to the Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) study, students placed in small classes of 15 students, compared to students placed in large...

Teen Trains In Freezer For South Pole Trip

abcnews.go.com | Posted 01.14.2012 | Home

Meet Amelia Hempleman-Adams: a tall, slim high-school student with one of the world's most ambitious adventures ahead of her. The 16-year-old Brit hop...

10 Teens Who Actually Play Teens On TV

Posted 11.13.2011 | Home

After reading this list of older twentysomething actors who play teens on TV (CW shows and Glee, we're looking at you) it made us wonder: Are any of ...

WATCH: Amazing Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Stuns America

AP | By CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 11.13.2011 | Home

LOS ANGELES -- Gustavo Dudamel stands off to the side of an orchestra of T-shirt clad teens as they laboriously rehearse Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5...

Why Students Need Shorter School Days

| Rachel D., Brooklyn, NY | Posted 01.12.2012 | Home

This is a teen-written article from our friends at Teenink.com. Students have a limited amount of power in school, which is one of the main reasons...

Are Teen Boys Less Motivated Than Teen Girls?

AP | By MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 01.12.2012 | Home

GOLD LAKE, Colo. -- They don't HAVE to get up. "Get out of bed, don't get out of bed," they're told. "But if you don't, you don't progress. It's up t...

Teen Scientists Invent A New Way Of Making Fuel

www.ksl.com | Posted 01.12.2012 | Home

SALT LAKE CITY -- A couple of Salt Lake students have gone a bit beyond the usual requirements for high school. In fact, they're way past "extra credi...

Top 10 Smallest Colleges In America

| Lindsay Shoemake | Posted 01.11.2012 | Home

Schools come in all sizes -- from very, very large, to very, very small. But just how small? By doing a little investigative work through Cappex.com, ...

California High Schools Search Students' Text Messages

LAWeekly | Dennis Romero | Posted 01.11.2012 | Home

Those pesky bleeding-heart liberals at the ACLU actually want teachers and school administrators to keep out of your kids' cellphones. A report iss...