Archive for the ‘Teen Summit’ Category

SHOULD CELL PHONES AND OTHER DEVICES BE BANNED FROM SCHOOL? by Alex Johnson MSNBC.com
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – More than 100 students were suspended last month at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Conn. They weren’t bullies. They weren’t cheating. They weren’t caught smoking in the bathrooms. They had cell phones. Michelle Wade, a spokeswoman [...]

CARESSA CAMERON, FROM VIRGINIA, IS CROWNED MISS AMERICA 2010. The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS – Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce’s “Listen” from “Dreamgirls” and telling kids they should get outside more often. Cameron, a 22-year-old from Fredericksburg, Va., won a [...]

BEAUTY PAGEANTS, THOUGH GLAMOROUS, COME WITH A STEEP PRICE! by Crystal Booker
KANSAS CITY, MO – We have all watched Beauty Pageants on television at some point in our lives from Miss USA to Miss America to Miss Universe. We are enchanted by the lavish productions and the beauty of the contestants. The longer you [...]

TONY HANSBERRY DEVELOPED NEW MEDICAL TECHNIQUE, by Jeremy Cox (Jacksonville.com)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Jacksonville researcher has developed a way of sewing up patients after hysterectomies that stands to reduce the risk of complications and simplify the tricky procedure for less-seasoned surgeons. Oh, and he’s 14 years old. Feel free to read that again. Tony Hansberry II [...]

TURKISH STUDENTS BUILD $170,000 HYDROGEN VEHICLE Written by Jerry James Stone
Turkish students at Sakarya University have built a hydrogen car that gets 1,336 mpg. Well, sorta. Called the SAHİMO, the vehicle’s current range is about 353 miles on a quarter gallon of fuel (568 kilometers on 1 liter). It travels such an obscene distance with [...]

‘FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4′ SHOULD BECOME A PART OF EVERY VIDEO GAMER’S COLLECTION!
FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 (PS3 & X360) Review by L.J. Hodges – The most highly anticipated sports game in recent memory, once thought dead because of a bankruptcy in connection with the misuse of unregistered sponsors, is now available on just about every [...]

UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF TEEN DEPRESSION IS KEY (The Family Foundation School)
The teen years are typically a time of change and self-discovery, rebellion and self-reliance, increased social expectation and peer pressure, and the development of a new identity. From the ages of 12 to 18, children are expected to push limits and experiment with new [...]

CELEBRITY HANNAH MONTANA IS BACK FOR DISNEY!

Reviewed by Mandi Bierly – After successfully avoiding all that is Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus for years, I gave in this afternoon and went to see Hannah Montana: The Movie because I can be talked into sitting through anything about a country girl-turned-city girl-turned-country girl. (I have issues.) The plot [...]

GRAND TURISMO 5, AT ITS CORE, IS EVERY STREET RACING LEGEND’S DREAM!
Reviewed by L.J. Hodges – The King of race games is back at it again. FINALLY! It’s been a few years since Grand Turismo 4 hit the scene. But ‘Grand Turismo 5′ is certainly worth the wait. This game includes just about any [...]