Katherine Cartwright isn’t your ordinary 8-year-old. It’s not her health struggles that set her apart. It’s not that she once saved up all her Christmas money to adopt a three-legged rescue Cockapoo named Duke. It’s the fact that, even at her young age, she is actively trying to make a difference in her community. Inspired…

For those who find themselves homeless, dignity can be a hard thing to come by. Already struggling with any number of issues that have contributed to or exacerbated their current situation, many homeless individuals also struggle with low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness. That’s why a group of local business owners banded together to show…

Like many other kids her age, 10-year-old Andrea Ramirez dreams of going to Disneyland. And just like other families around the world, the Ramirez family started planning their trip early. Andrea started saving her money last year when she realized that she would be visiting the “happiest place on earth” in the near future. But…

Nothing quite matches the feeling you get when you reach for your wallet and realize it’s not there. First you start checking your pockets, your bag, the surfaces around you. Then you start to panic. You begin rechecking the places you’ve already looked. You start retracing your steps, trying to remember the last time you…

For the average individual, understanding the impact that colorblindness can have on someone’s life is hard to imagine. After all, once you’ve seen all the colors of the rainbow, how can you imagine that rainbow existing without one or two of those colors? A healthy human eye is capable of processing some 10 million different…

The nature of Social Media has given birth to the viral phenomenon that can catapult tweets, pictures, and videos to worldwide fame in a matter of hours. It’s also created the idea of Social Media Challenges. From the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to the Mannequin Challenge, people across the world are using the power of…

Like many other high schools in small cities across America, Springboro High School is operating on a budget far below those of larger facilities in their state. While this obviously affects extracurricular activities for the school district, it also leads to cuts in STEM education. Unfortunately, these cuts greatly affect middle- and low-income families like…

Drummers get a bad rap sometimes. The endless hours of banging and crashing in pursuit of that perfectly synchronized beat can drive just about anyone crazy. But not the residents of Brunswick, Georgia. In fact, dozens of community members actually raised money to purchase a brand new drum set for one teenager whose talent was…

As the school bell rang out last Tuesday morning at DeKalb Middle School in Indiana, 11-year-old Phil Mick confidently walked down the halls to his first class of the day. And thanks to 50 bikers who escorted him to his first day of middle school, Phil was able to walk to class free of fear…