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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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How important is your yearbook photo?

Ceara Sturgis is a 17-year-old senior at Wesson Attendance Center in Jackson, Mississippi. She is the goalie on the school’s 

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Teen builds windmill and saves his town

William Kamkwamba was 14 in 2002 when he and his family suffered through one of their country’s worst droughts. His father 

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Congratulations to ATJ’s crazy socks contest winner!!!

Michael from Arizona is the lucky winner of our Sock It To Bullying crazy socks contest. We love the mix 

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Australian teen sets sail to break world record

“Today I am going to sail around the world.” Spoken on Sunday, October 18, 2009 by 16-year-old Jessica Watson as she 

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12-year-old wins lawsuit against Phillies

That’s right! Jennifer Valdivia was at her first major league baseball game last July. She was with her grandfather, her 

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ATJ Crazy Socks Contest!!

Show your crazy socks and become ATJ’s first contest winner! In support of “Sock it to Bullying Day”, an anti-bullying 

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Is suicide a taboo subject?

In a 2007 survey by the Centers for Disease Control, 16% of high school students had seriously considered suicide during 

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School district bans cheerleaders’ messages

Shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, students at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in Georgia began adding 

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High school athlete sues classmates over Facebook profile

Four teenage boys in Illinois created a fake Facebook profile about a student athlete at their school in Cook County. 

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Australia tackles cyberbullying with DVD

“Let’s Fight It Together” is a short video story that presents a cyberbullying scenario involving students. It is designed with 

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