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Heros Among Us: Like Most Teachers, Sonya Romero Does Anything for Her Kids
You may have noticed something about most of your teachers. They care about you. A lot. Although you may not realize it, they spend a lot of their own time, money and energy to help their students become their best. Yet, rarely do teachers receive extraordinary praise for their extraordinary kindness, giving and caring. Why…
Xena and Jonny – A Boy and A Dog Change Each Others Lives Forever
Jonny Hickey is a boy from Georgia who is helping to change the world. Jonny has autism. When he was young, he was very quiet and found it hard to talk and be with other people. He was not very happy and had a difficult time in school. While trying to help her son in every way possible,…
Vanguard College Prep Shows Sportsmanship Beyond Compare
The Gainesville Torpedoes boys basketball team is not used to having fans at their games. You see, the Torpedoes represent a youth correctional facility, so student fans are not allowed to attend games. And, for other reasons, student family members often do not attend their games. The Torpedoes had a basketball game coming up at Vanguard…
Joey Prusak: Dairy Queen Teen Does The Right Thing
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “It is always the right time to do the right thing.” Joey Prusak, a teenager from Minnesota and manager of a Dairy Queen, is a person who recently demonstrated that thought. While serving customers at his Dairy Queen recently, Joey observed someone on line drop a $20 bill….
Isaiah Austin and Owen Gray – Bound by Courage, Purpose and Attitude
Isaiah Austin, one of college basketball’s top players, and Owen Gray, a 13 year old basketball player from Texas, have an unlikely bond. Not only do they share a love of basketball, but they recently learned that they both share the same medical condition, Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. Since Marfan…
Kayla Montgomery Inspires On and Off the Track
Kayla Montgomery is battling Multiple Sclerosis (MS), yet she happens to be one of the top female runners in North Carolina. MS is a disease that interrupts communication between the brain and the rest of the body. MS often makes standing and walking very difficult, let alone running. With every race Kayla completely looses feeling in her…
The Panyee Football Club – A Near-Impossible Dream Realized
Once upon a time, there was a group of boys who wanted to play soccer……… This might not sound like the start of a typical fairy tale of wishes and magic. But for the boys of the Panyee Football Club, this was the beginning of their dream come true. Only their dream came true not through…
Dr. Mae Jemison – 'Daring Makes a Difference' for the First Black Woman Astronaut
Dr. Mae Jemison was interested in space and science very early in her life. From her childhood home in Chicago, she dreamed of traveling to outer space and assumed that she would! Even though many people questioned her interest in science, she persevered and followed her passion. Jemison went on to attend Stanford University to…
Cathy Rush – “Dreams Are For Everyone”!
In 1971, there were many in the world who still believed that a woman’s potential for success was limited. Enter Cathy Rush, the young wife of a basketball referee who had just taken a job as head women’s basketball coach at Immaculata College in suburban Philadelphia. Immaculata was a very small Catholic girls’ school run by nuns, and…
Kayla Wheeler and Breanna Sprenger – Two Champions Making the Most of Their Gifts
Kayla Wheeler, a teenager from Lynnwood, Washington, was born with no legs and only one arm. Yet, that has not stopped her from becoming a very, very full person! She is a record-setting swimmer, plays piano, is an A student, and a very happy person. At 16 years old, she is only just getting started….
