Some college applicants find it difficult to piece together a truly thorough and diverse academic and extracurricular resume, but Whiting High School senior Paige Guiden may instead have trouble narrowing her astounding range of experiences to fit within the limited space at hand.
While plenty of young children spent part of this past summer watching the London Olympics and dreaming of competing in one of the many exciting events someday, Miah Bruns was already living a version of that dream.
With all due respect to the actual parameters of the potential assignment, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology sophomore Attia Gray can probably wrap up one of those tried-and-true “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” essays with just one simple word: water.
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 David King isn’t most people.
Annie Ostojic, 8, won first place for her grade level in the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair held April 2 in Bloomington.
Eleven–year–old Cameron Bobos of Griffith has been named a member of the USA Sport Stacking team.
By all accounts, Jake Swallow is a normal 9-year-old. He plays sports, performs well in school, and is a happy child. "He's the most laid-back kid," says his mother, Tiffany Swallow. "He smiles all the time." Jake is lucky. No one would know the health crisis he has overcome. And it all star…
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 David King isn’t most people.
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 expected. But it turns out that helping other clubs and groups throughout the school with their fundraising and organizing activities has come as somethi…
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 the fourth grade. But given the focus and determination she's demonstrated in becoming so proficient a musician, athlete and student in the intervening …
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 Medical Technician Basic certification.
Young, a senior at Washington Township High School in Valparaiso, helped form the school's girls' soccer team last year, after being a member of the school's coed team. The team, in its second year, recently advanced to the second round of sectionals competition.
Comia, a member of the Dyer-based Midwest Training & Ice Center tumbling and trampoline team, took home the national gold medal in trampoline, tumbling and double-mini-trampoline.
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 of Love.
Janysha Perales will go to California in November where she will seek to become the 2011 National American Miss Princess Covergirl. She won the bid after being named 2011 Miss Indiana Princess Covergirl.
The eighth-grader, along with her friend, recently raised $125 to benefit St. Clare Health Clinic, which provides free health services for needy area residents.
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 materials to young students in Jamaica.
Andjela Radmilovic is a scholar who is taking her academic talents to Indiana University-Bloomington, where she plans to major in chemistry.
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