• R-VOICE: What makes you cry? Feb 20
• The miracle of St. Jude's: Helping one kid at a time
A lack of credits has 16-year-old Amanda in the freshmen class at Boulder City High School, but with her efforts in extra online courses, she is quickly approaching her diploma. In 2009, she will be the first in her family to graduate.
Feb 6
• One teen's Olympic dreams
Heart pounding, hands sweating, legs throbbing. Photographers aim their cameras as the teen athlete glances at the pommel horse. After years and years of practice, it all comes down to this. Crowds of people watch as the camera zooms in on his body. No facial expression reveals what is tearing at his heart and how much pressure he feels.
Jan 16
• GOOD WILL FOR ALL: AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE
Many kids satisfy themselves with doing the ordinary -- going to school, watching television, eating and sleeping. But Breanna Lebsack, a sophomore of Canyon Springs High School, spends her time doing the extraordinary.
Jan 2:
• OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: A Teen In Need
Tremain Roseman is like many other Las Vegas teenagers. He works a part-time job and goes to school at UNLV. He hangs out with friends in his free time. He also likes to unwind by riding sand dunes on his friend's all-terrain vehicle. Yes, Roseman is your typical teenager except for one thing: For the past year he has been homeless.
Dec 26:
• So 50 Years Ago
Bell bottoms and poodle skirts may seem to have gone the way of the transistor radio, but in today's youth culture they are alive and kicking. Vintage and second-hand boutiques carry styles from as long ago as the 1920s up to the runways of just a few seasons past.
Dec 12: IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN: WHIZ-ARD OF ODD
Many people blend in with the crowd. Others stand out. A select few seem to belong to a crowd all their own.
Nov. 21 AN ARTIST'S MIND-SET: A Striking Canvas
Not all high school students are created equal. Case in point -- Cheez Kan. Oozing with talent, the teen makes a huge artistic statement.
Oct. 17 AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME: Transition to a new world
Overseas Partners and the Clark County School District have created exchange programs for students from around the world to come live in Southern Nevada homes. The Overseas Partners' basic job is to make sure the students have a successful experience while they are in Las Vegas.
Oct. 3 STANDING TALL: For the love of the game
Now 17, Fernand Rwanteli remembers people everywhere crying. At such a young age, Rwanteli has already experienced more devastation in his lifetime than most people ever will.
Sept. 26 BUDDING JOURNALISTS: A Teen Effort
As an elementary student, Lauren Noorda would pick up a copy of the newspaper and take a crack at the day's crossword puzzle. Every now and again, Noorda found her eyes drifting from the minuscule black-and-white boxes to the printed word -- attention-grabbing headlines or enticing leads. Her crossword puzzle fascination soon took another fashion -- by fifth grade, Noorda was reading the newspaper regularly.
Sept. 19 ON THE EDGE: Hot Wheels
Aaron Fotheringham spends between 30 and 35 hours at the skate park every week. He practices hard, turning and flipping and flying and, often, falling repeatedly before finally getting it right.
