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Evan
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Jeremy
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Leon
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Precious Thomas |
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Ryan
Patterson
![]() Age 18 Inventor of the American Sign Language Translator "If you're into it, (what you are working on) you'll always do well!" Ever since he can remember, Ryan has been into electronics and discovering how things work. In fact, he jokes that as a young child, instead of a blanket, he carried around an electrical cord. Now, Ryan has developed a glove that interprets the movements of the hand when performing Sign Language and translates it into English on an attached LCD display (that he also developed). This way, non-speaking individuals can speak to people who don't know Sign Language. (Simply Amazing!) Just getting ready for his first year of college, Ryan is excited to learn more in the areas of electronic and computer engineering. Meanwhile, he continues to improve the ASL Translator along with working on other projects. For inventing the ASL Translator, Ryan has won over $250K in scholarships plus numerous other awards! RIGHT ON RYAN! |
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Keisha
McDaniel ![]() Age 15 Clothing Designer - Pretty Tomboy Clothing www.PrettyTomboyClothing.com "Be yourself, or please everyone else." At the age of 9, Keisha was creating a revolution in women's clothing and didn't even know it. All she wanted was clothes that she felt comfortable in and still looked pretty enough for a girl to wear. With the support and encouragement of her mom, she sat down and designed clothes that fit her style and her comfort. Viola' Pretty Tomboy Clothing was born. Mainly designing these clothes for her own self esteem, Keisha didn't realize that this need would speak to women of all ages, everywhere. Pretty Tomboy Clothing is currently in a redevelopment stage and is looking to launch new products along with their current selection soon. All this and keeping up with her team sports, right now soccer, and getting ready to start the 10th grade, Keisha is a very busy young lady. Keisha even recorded a rap song about her clothing line. There is nothing she can't do! |
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Rachael
Scdoris ![]() Age 17 Professional Dog Sled Racer www.gorachaelgo.com www.rachaelmushing.com "Keep at it, even when it gets hard, cause once you get past all the hard points, it's all down hill from there!" Rachael is not your typical 17 year old girl. She loves to get dirty. The dirtier the better, she says. Thats an easy thing to do when you are caring for 100 dogs! At Rachael's home, her and her father's day can start as early as 4:30AM to get the dirt roads watered down for their morning dog runs. They prepare their dogs for competition during the dry months by rotating the dogs through a 3 mile running course. As the season draws closer, the dogs go for longer and longer runs. Rachael is a top competitor in the world of dog sled racing. This year, she hopes to be placed within the top 20 in the world, maybe even the top 10! This alone you might think impressive, but Rachael is also legally blind. She says, "it would be silly," to let her impaired vision stop her from doing anything. Along with dog sled racing, Rachael is a spokesperson for Atta Boy Dog Food (also Rachael's sponsor), a distant runner on her high school track team, and is set to compete in the 2004 Paralympics (Olympic games for people who have assorted physical challenges). One of Rachael's goals is to win the Iditarod in her rookie year. With her passion and her love for her dogs, Rachael is well on her way! WHAT AN INSPIRATION!!! |
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Matthew
Balick and Justin Lewis![]() Ages 14 and 13 Inventors of Flip-Itz (toy and game) "If you have an idea, don't just keep it in the dust. Try to expand it, take chances, and never settle for good!" What started out as a boring night at a banquet ceremony, turned into a night of fun when Matthew and Justin, both 8 at the time, created games from the 3-prong plastic doohickees designed to keep the top of a pizza box from hitting the pizza. It was so fun, not only were they playing with them, so were the adults! The next day, Justin and Matthew's fathers knew the boys had something! From there, they have created fun, colorful, 3-prong characters and games that include honing your skill to flip your Flip-Itz into a desired location or position. What's the name of the company they started? Two Bored Boys. This just goes to show you that fun can be created anywhere! And any idea, big or small, is worth looking into. Remember: Kids of all ages not only have the ability to dream, but also have the power to make their dreams come true! WAY TO GO MATTHEW AND JUSTIN!! To buy your Flip-Itz, keep a look out for an upcoming website from the boys. |
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