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Best and Brightest 2025: Multi-talented student has inspirational story
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Aubriella Kane inspires all those who hear her story. A gifted athlete, she’s a competitive rock climber who has been in sports since she was...
Best and Brightest 2025: Serial entrepreneur has aerospace engineering goals
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Emmett Smith is just finishing high school but he’s already a serial entrepreneur. He has started 10 businesses in the past decade and is headed to...
Best and Brightest 2025: A passion for politics and making a difference
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Saffran Stevens was confronted with many challenges at a young age. Rather than let them overwhelm her, the Pine Creek High School senior has used...
Best and Brightest 2025: Enterprising student tackles cultural barriers
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Annie Shen is the child of immigrant parents from China. She is the only daughter and the second oldest in her family. Shen is a...
Best and Brightest 2025: Excelling despite turmoil and adversity
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Best and Brightest 2025: An advocate for improving health care access
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Best and Brightest 2025: Advocacy work drives student’s will to accomplish goals
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Best and Brightest 2025: Serving the community, overcoming challenges
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Best and Brightest 2025: Defying obstacles and taking on leadership roles
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Best and Brightest 2025: Big dreams of a future steeped in space
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Best and Brightest 2025: Facing failures with resolve and determination
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Best and Brightest 2025: Combining service to others and challenging experiences
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Best and Brightest 2025: Multi-faceted community leader is a true gem
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Best and Brightest 2025: Future engineer may be the next Nikola Tesla
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated for clarity. Meet the next Nikola Tesla. “He’s my idol.” Riley Russo explained that “Tesla was a legendary...
Best and Brightest 2025: Overcoming barriers results in chance to fulfill a dream
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Relocating from Kuwait two years ago was more than a cultural shock for Habiba Soliman, now a senior at Thomas Maclaren School, and it has...
Best and Brightest 2025: AVID student will ‘make the world a better place’
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At 12 years old, Maya Warriax discovered her true calling. Her mother delivered twins prematurely, and the tiny boy and girl were whisked to the...
Best and Brightest: Bringing unique attributes to an engineering dream
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Brynn Makros nearly ended her dream of becoming an engineer before it started as a result of bullying by classmates but instead used her experience...
Best & Brightest 2025: ‘Oxymoron’ working to turn adversity into opportunity
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Best & Brightest 2025: Student’s leadership fosters the power of connectivity
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