An Oxford Academy teen is working to save the planet — and civics — with the help of a new fellowship. A common complaint heard lately is that schools aren’t teaching — and kids aren’t learning —civics anymore. Viren Mehta is spending this school year proving it is very much alive and, could have a […]

Anaheim-resident Daniel Barrett is creating a way kids can give to kids in need. Daniel Barrett (pictured above) remembers his rough childhood all too well. Fortunately, he learned a few things from it and he insists it doesn’t have to be that way for every kid. While he’s not trying to change the world, he […]

Megan Lynch just wanted to do whatever her big brother was doing. But unlike most 9-year-olds, she joined her brother in the Young Marines. She’s followed. She’s led. She’s learned and given back. She’s also National Young Marine of the Year. Now 17 years old and a sergeant major in the Southeast County Young Marines, […]

Newport Harbor High School student Luke Hatfield recently received Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Mission Award for his work with the organization. When Luke Hatfield got involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s annual Student of the Year program, it was for his dad. “I didn’t even really know what I was getting into, but it […]

Teenager Conor Quill began volunteering with Orange County-based Miracles for Kids in first grade, and he shows no signs of stopping. Christmas. Back to School. These are all times of excitement for families with young children. But they can also be times of stress, especially for families with young children who are battling serious illness. […]

This beauty pageant competitor is on a mission to educate the world about seizure first aid. When Miss California High School America, Grace Edwards, was just 7 years old she already had a couple beauty pageants under her belt. The La Palma Christian School student also had a pretty comprehensive knowledge of seizure first aid […]

Teaching growth, freedom and dignity with music, local musician Elias Toscano helps support kids of all needs. Music is in Elias Toscano’s blood. It’s like the rhythmic beat of a heart. From a young age, he understood the value of it in his own life and it’s a gift he likes to pass on. The […]

Local chef Thomas Curran plans to walk across the country in the name of pediatric cancer research. Thomas Curran would never describe himself as an outdoorsy guy. “I love being in nature but I’m not an avid camper or hiker,” he says. Which is why it might be surprising that he will spend most of […]

Physician’s Assistant Tony Adkins puts smiles on his young patients’ faces by busting out some dance moves. Tony Adkins never intended to go viral. More than a year ago Adkins, a physician’s assistant at CHOC Children’s, was trying to find a way to help boost the spirit of a young patient who had survived childhood […]