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MARGARET REYNOLDS

Margaret Reynolds, 16, a sophomore at St. Catherine’s School, started a “Big Sisters” mentoring program that pairs middle and high school girls…

Sep 16, 2003 By: jaytennier

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KEVIN KOO

Kevin Koo, 17, a senior at Nashua Senior High School, founded “Citizens of the World” (COW), a cultural awareness advocacy organization designed…

Sep 15, 2003 By: jaytennier

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SYDNY KOCH

Sydny Koch, 11, a sixth-grader at Agassiz Middle School, organized a cheerleading camp to give younger girls in her neighborhood something fun…

Sep 12, 2003 By: jaytennier

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LAUREL BARCHAS

Laurel Barchas, 15, a junior at Truckee High School, started an after-school program that recruits members of her high school band to…

Sep 11, 2003 By: jaytennier

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JACOB KOMAR

Jacob Komar, 10, a sixth-grader at Talcott Mountain Academy in Avon, initiated a program called “Computers for Communities” that has restored and…

Sep 10, 2003 By: jaytennier

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ANA KADKHODAYAN

Ana Kadkhodayan, 17, a senior at Collinsville High School, founded the “Scientific Kids of America Club” at her school to perform science…

Sep 9, 2003 By: jaytennier

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AVIDAN ACKERSON

Avidan Ackerson, 17, a senior at Beth Tfiloh Dahan High School, co-authored state legislation that now allows 16-year-olds in Maryland to donate…

Sep 8, 2003 By: Dev Staff

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AVIDAN ACKERSON

Avidan Ackerson, 17, a senior at Beth Tfiloh Dahan High School, co-authored state legislation that now allows 16-year-olds in Maryland to donate…

Sep 8, 2003 By: jaytennier

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KRISTI BENSON

Kristi Benson, 18, a freshman at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, created a non-profit corporation that has raised more than $34,000 to…

Sep 5, 2003 By: jaytennier

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JACE KILBOURNE

Kristi Benson, 18, a freshman at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, created a non-profit corporation that has raised more than $34,000 to…

Sep 4, 2003 By: jaytennier

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DREW KINGSEED

Jace Kilbourne, 13, a seventh-grader at Chaparral Middle School, organized a “Helping Hand” food drive at his school that yielded more than…

Sep 3, 2003 By: jaytennier

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GLORIA CHEUNG

Drew Kingseed, 15, a freshman at Kokomo High School, led an effort to design, finance and build a handicapped-accessible park in his…

Sep 2, 2003 By: jaytennier

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GORDAN VISSER

Gloria Cheung, 12, a member of the Volunteer Center of Alachua County and a seventh-grader at Howard W. Bishop Middle School, created…

Sep 1, 2003 By: jaytennier

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BETTY JO BABIC

Mark Kaplan has worked in the Music Department of the Malden Public Schools since he began teaching back in the early 1970s.…

Aug 29, 2003 By: jaytennier

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BRITTANY COLON

District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has established an innovative, volunteer-driven initiative to address the public safety needs of Orange County’s rapidly growing immigrant…

Aug 28, 2003 By: jaytennier

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WARREN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

In January of 2002, just a few months after the terrorist attacks of September 11, the food service students at Warren Technical…

Aug 27, 2003 By: jaytennier

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