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Students from Waubonsie Valley High School's Veterans Support Club spent their Saturday morning spreading peatmoss and planting flowers at their local VFW post. The Mother's Day weekend volunteer event brought together community members to beautify the space where local veterans gather.
Five high school students from Whyalla, Australia are headed to Switzerland to compete in the H2 Grand Prix World Finals after a heartbreaking disqualification last year. The team now races to raise $100,000 to cover travel costs for their shot at the world title.
High school students in Lockhart, Texas, designed and built a custom dog house for their school's robot dog, Rocky. Their Innovation Challenge project showed real-world problem solving skills to campus leaders.
Fifteen high school students in Northern Utah will spend a week building a fully functional street-legal electric vehicle from the ground up. The hands-on program launches this July at Utah State University's cutting-edge electric vehicle research center.
Clark County is attempting to break the world record for largest blanket fort, all to create an unforgettable night for 150 foster children. High school students are leading the engineering while community sponsors rally to build something bigger than just a record.
Every year for 14 years, Alaska Airlines employees fly to a remote boarding school to do hair, makeup, and alterations for students whose families can't be there. This year's "glam fairies" helped more than 65 Mt. Edgecumbe High School students get ready for the night of their lives.
More than 700,000 high school students across Saudi Arabia are getting hands-on game development training through a new partnership between Roblox and Savvy Games Group. The initiative aims to transform how young Saudis learn coding and creative skills while building the Kingdom's digital economy.
High school students in Virginia's Central Blue Ridge region are learning the power of giving by deciding which nonprofits receive grant funding. This year, the Youth Philanthropy Council distributed $35,000 to organizations fighting hunger, homelessness, and poverty.
Over 100 high school students in Barnesville, Minnesota, spent their day raking leaves, cleaning gutters, and washing windows for 80 senior neighbors. The annual tradition shows how one small town is keeping community care alive.
Educators across coastal Virginia are transforming science classrooms by partnering with NASA to teach students real environmental data collection. High school students even built the weather instruments their younger peers now use for research.
Hundreds of Louisville high school students showed up at 7:30 AM to transform the post-Kentucky Derby trash zone into spotless grounds. What could have been a messy chore became a chance to bond, serve, and prove that cleanup can actually be fun.
High school students from Midland, Michigan turned algae into sustainable packaging and rural safety tech into real solutions, taking home thousands in scholarships and grants. Their inventions tackle plastic waste and traffic deaths with creativity that proves the next generation is already solving tomorrow's problems.
High school students on Long Island are turning Holocaust survivors' firsthand accounts into plays, music, and paintings. The Witness Project pairs 50 students with survivors to ensure their stories outlive them.
When the food bank truck arrives in Hallock, Minnesota, a chain reaction begins. Within 30 minutes, up to 50 volunteers—from high school students to farmers—spring into action to unload 5,000 pounds of food for their community.
Six high school students from Albert Lea just earned national prizes for documentaries connecting America's founding values to modern challenges. Their films on family farms and free speech won big in C-SPAN's StudentCam competition.
A group of Kansas high school students turned a chance encounter at a grocery store into the most memorable prom entrance of the year. They asked if they could ride in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, and the answer was yes.
The Rotary Club of Burien/White Center recognized six high school students for their academic excellence and community service in April. The monthly program celebrates young leaders from three local schools.
Five Los Angeles high school students just earned full-ride college scholarships worth over $125,000 each by learning how to caddy at golf courses. The Evans Scholarship program proves that opportunity can arrive through unexpected doors.
At 87, Holocaust survivor Kati Preston held hundreds of high school students spellbound with her story of resilience and resistance. Her message: don't be a bystander when others need help.
High school students in Vinton, Iowa turned sweat equity into scholarship gold, auctioning off their own labor to fund leadership dreams. The annual tradition raised nearly $15,000 in a single night.
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