Youth Activism & Leadership

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (845+ words) Mike Dixon vividly remembers his first day of school in 1963. Dixon arrived early on the brisk autumn day to explore the halls of Joel E. Ferris High School’s freshly constructed campus. He took his time strolling from classroom to classroom as…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (645+ words) [Note to readers: Bethesda Yeh, an editor-in-chief of The Lion’s Roar at Newton South High School, will be writing the Next Gen Lens column in the Beacon. She takes over from Maya Solomon, who graduated from Newton North High School…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (220+ words) Memorial Stadium was bursting with Wildkits pride on Friday night as Evanston Township High School celebrated seniors and held a Gold Out Game Day for pediatric cancer awareness. Ella Gutowski was a leader on the ETHS Community Service Club’s health…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (815+ words) INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — When Rima Bell opened her acceptance letter to Columbia University, she thought about her oldest brother. Bell was 2 years old when her brother was killed by gun violence. His memory has helped fuel her academic achievements, robotics competitions…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (103+ words) Advocate, learn, and grow with a vibrant community dedicated to shaping a better world. Join us September 16-18 in Los Angeles. Exhibit at the Show > A guide to the skills, education, and work behind the places that shape daily life—and…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (805+ words) GROWING up in the rural community of York Town, Clarendon, 18-year-old Rihanna Barrett learned early that determination could take a person further than circumstance. Raised by her mother, a hard-working farmer, Barrett watched first-hand the sacrifices that came with providing…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (463+ words) Centre College freshman golfer Avery Staten had done a lot of community service work with the humane society in her hometown of Granville, Ohio, and was hoping to find ways to get involved in community service work in college. It…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (227+ words) TOLLHOUSE, Calif. (FOX26) — Sierra High School senior Madison Bisko is being recognized as Sierra Unified’s “Superintendent’s Superstar” for August 2026, highlighting a record of academic achievement, student leadership and community service. Bisko is an incoming senior at Sierra High School and ranks…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) lockportjournal.com Lockport native Brig. Gen. John Lloyd, commander and division engineer of South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at right, toured the Eighteenmile Creek Superfund site Wednesday with Chris Dimmick, resident engineer for the Army Corps, at left....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (403+ words) When Quindon Dais looks back at his 17-year-old self, it's with admiration. He remembers a young boy who walked the halls of Lakewood High School, sure of where he wanted to go in life even though he was still figuring…...