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Angelina Tsuboi: Coding for a Cause
Angelina Tsuboi.Leona Tsuboi
02of 09Angelina Tsuboi: Coding for a CauseAngelina Tsuboi and Tim Cook.Courtesy Angelina TsuboiAs a winner ofApple’s 2022 Swift Student Challenge, Tsuboi spent time with CEO Tim Cook (pictured). “I admire how his goals align with his values,” she says.
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Angelina Tsuboi and Tim Cook.Courtesy Angelina Tsuboi
As a winner ofApple’s 2022 Swift Student Challenge, Tsuboi spent time with CEO Tim Cook (pictured). “I admire how his goals align with his values,” she says.
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Shona DeVolld
Anna DeVolld was in eighth grade when she learned bees were dying in large numbers because of pesticides and loss of habitat. “Pollinators are responsible for over 75 percent of food crops and 90 percent of all flowering plants,” explains the high school senior, 17, and lifelong gardener from Soldotna, Alaska. “I set out to help people realize we need to protect them.” In the past four years, through herPromote Our Pollinatorseducational program, DeVolld has spread her message with curriculum kits in local schools and libraries and distributed more than 2,000 “pollinator packs” — pots containing soil, seedlings and care instructions — resulting in an estimated 12,000 new flowers. “It’s amazing to see the difference,” says DeVolld. “I want to inspire the next generation to be good stewards of our natural resources.”
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05of 09Khloe Joiner: Promoting Literacy — and KindnessBillye MoutraWhen Khloe Joiner was 4, she was scared of the police. But after she met a kind officer in her hometown of Missouri City, Texas, she took some advice from her grandmother. “Nana said, ‘Why don’t you do something to help other kids not be afraid of the police?’ " recalls Joiner, 10, who is now a fifth grader. With some change she’d saved for a trip to Disneyland — and her family’s help — Joiner rounded up 350 books and delivered them to the police station to be handed out at traffic stops and home visits. The project,A Book and a Smile, has expanded: Thanks to donations, Joiner has provided more than 25,000 books to school libraries, hospitals and shelters — with a goal of 1 million. (Pictured: Joiner delivering books to DePelchin Children Center in Houston in May 2021.)
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Khloe Joiner: Promoting Literacy — and Kindness
Billye Moutra
When Khloe Joiner was 4, she was scared of the police. But after she met a kind officer in her hometown of Missouri City, Texas, she took some advice from her grandmother. “Nana said, ‘Why don’t you do something to help other kids not be afraid of the police?’ " recalls Joiner, 10, who is now a fifth grader. With some change she’d saved for a trip to Disneyland — and her family’s help — Joiner rounded up 350 books and delivered them to the police station to be handed out at traffic stops and home visits. The project,A Book and a Smile, has expanded: Thanks to donations, Joiner has provided more than 25,000 books to school libraries, hospitals and shelters — with a goal of 1 million. (Pictured: Joiner delivering books to DePelchin Children Center in Houston in May 2021.)
06of 09Khloe Joiner: Promoting Literacy — and KindnessBillye MoutraAn interaction with Officer Jessica Berry (pictured) inspired Joiner. “It’s easy for me to keep going,” says the2022 Gloria Barron Prizewinner, “because I can see people’s happiness.”
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An interaction with Officer Jessica Berry (pictured) inspired Joiner. “It’s easy for me to keep going,” says the2022 Gloria Barron Prizewinner, “because I can see people’s happiness.”
07of 09Reagan Bischoff: Teaching Skills to Others with DisabilitiesJohn BischoffAt 2 months old, Reagan Bischoff underwent brain surgery for a seizure disorder. The procedure left her with cerebral palsy and partial paralysis on her left side, making tasks like buttoning jeans or opening a bag of chips difficult. Inspired to help others like her, Bischoff, now 13, started a YouTube channel with tips for overcoming everyday challenges. In the year since launching Throw Leftie (a reference to her resourcefulness on the lacrosse field), the sporty eighth grader from Potomac Falls, Va., has made video tutorials on tying shoelaces, hair care, video-gaming and more, earning her special recognition fromBrain Injury Services, a nonprofit in her home state. “The channel is helping people figure out things they thought they couldn’t do,” says Bischoff. “I like that.”
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Reagan Bischoff: Teaching Skills to Others with Disabilities
John Bischoff
At 2 months old, Reagan Bischoff underwent brain surgery for a seizure disorder. The procedure left her with cerebral palsy and partial paralysis on her left side, making tasks like buttoning jeans or opening a bag of chips difficult. Inspired to help others like her, Bischoff, now 13, started a YouTube channel with tips for overcoming everyday challenges. In the year since launching Throw Leftie (a reference to her resourcefulness on the lacrosse field), the sporty eighth grader from Potomac Falls, Va., has made video tutorials on tying shoelaces, hair care, video-gaming and more, earning her special recognition fromBrain Injury Services, a nonprofit in her home state. “The channel is helping people figure out things they thought they couldn’t do,” says Bischoff. “I like that.”
08of 09Reagan Bischoff: Teaching Skills to Others with DisabilitiesJohn Bischoff"I share things onYouTubeI know others want to know,” says Bischoff (demonstrating how to use a modified cutting board, left).
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“I share things onYouTubeI know others want to know,” says Bischoff (demonstrating how to use a modified cutting board, left).
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Shreya Shivakumar: Fighting Hunger with Healthy Foods
Shruti Shivakumar
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