As the school year winds down, Evangelical Christian School is ramping up its entertainment line-up to close out the year. And Sydney Jackson, a middle school student, is getting ready for her moment in the spotlight.
To get to Africa for a week-long mission trip this summer, Grace Meeks is taking matters into her own hands, figuratively and literally.
Gatorade is releasing the name of outstanding student-athletes around the country. Two Olive Branch high school athletes were selected as boys and girls basketball player of the year; an incredible and rare honor for winners to be from the same school.
Gatorade selected a Briarcrest Christian school senior as this year's Tennessee volleyball player of the year.
Twelve teens across Tennessee were chosen as anti-tobacco ambassadors by the state health department to educate teens on tobacco's harmful effects. For Isabel Kagoo, a night out was all it took.
Hernando High school's drum major leads the band, but she's also leading the way as a shining example of service, engagement, and leadership both inside and outside the classroom.
There's a growing number of teens and kids bringing Memphis' hard-hitting headlines to the world. Kid reporters from "Scholastic News" come from 10 countries. Two are from Memphis, including a 7th grader from White Station Middle School.
Diagnosed with cancer several years ago, a Hamilton High School teen credits doctors and care from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for saving his life. Now with cancer behind him, he's working to save lives by raising money to help patients. Nicholas London is this week's Local Cool Kid.
Challenged to come up with a solution to an everyday problem, a Houston Middle School sixth-grader was up for the task, and he has earned national recognition for it.