A Crown Point resident, author Rosemary Gard was raised by her Croatian immigrant parents in the Glen Park section of Gary.
As a journalist, one dreams of one day scoring that one really BIG interview. That day came this past Wednesday for this writer.
Studying ballet in Texas this summer won't be the first shared experience for lifelong friends Alexa Patrick and Liv Rivich.
Lauren Seim can't remember the first time she baked a cake, but she has known for awhile that she wants to go to culinary school and open her …
Some college applicants find it difficult to piece together a truly thorough and diverse academic and extracurricular resume, but Whiting High…
While plenty of young children spent part of this past summer watching the London Olympics and dreaming of competing in one of the many exciti…
With all due respect to the actual parameters of the potential assignment, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology sophomore Attia Gray can …
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Even the most conscientious and civic-minded among us tend to get political fatigue over the course of an election year like this one. But Dav…
Brian Krug is proud to be the new Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County, the highest award given to a member.
Matthew Keilman has found that being a member of the Senior Leadership Class at Mount Carmel High School is a lot more challenging than he exp…
Homewood-Flossmoor High School freshman Shaunie Beasley can't recall what exactly about the violin drew her in when she first took to it in th…
Caitlin Johnston believes in the power of the spoken and written word.
Kennedy Brown has danced her way into the limelight at age 12, recently being chosen to perform a program normally done by professionals.
Rebecca Cieply, at the age of 17, already is an accomplished harpist.
DesCamp's desire to launch his career in medicine led him to receive an age exemption from the state of Indiana in order to achieve Emergency …
Young, a senior at Washington Township High School in Valparaiso, helped form the school's girls' soccer team last year, after being a member …
Comia, a member of the Dyer-based Midwest Training & Ice Center tumbling and trampoline team, took home the national gold medal in trampol…
Ortiz says she has a passion to bake "yummy" treats for people and raised $400 to benefit the Scleroderma Foundation. She calls it her Bakery …
Janysha Perales will go to California in November where she will seek to become the 2011 National American Miss Princess Covergirl. She won th…
The eighth-grader, along with her friend, recently raised $125 to benefit St. Clare Health Clinic, which provides free health services for nee…
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Anastacia Strezo, 8, already is an award-winning writer.
Taylor Irby is bringing a strong message of drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention to her classmates at Morton High School in Hammond.
Tommy Morrissy's recent fourth grade teacher describes him as "an outstanding individual and a really great kid to be around."
Since 2008, Osterhus, a Munster High School sophomore and daughter of John and Dawn Osterhus, has spearheaded an effort to supply educational …
Andjela Radmilovic is a scholar who is taking her academic talents to Indiana University-Bloomington, where she plans to major in chemistry.
Bryce Hayden gave a 4-H speech as part of a contest in June at the American Junior Chianina Association National Junior Heifer Show in Kansas …
Zromkoski, 19, recently graduated with High Distinction from Valparaiso High School with a 4.12 grade point average and was named a Wabash Lil…
