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By Franny Alfano, Lisa Fan and Iris Garcia Salamanca of Henry Sibley High School

While most people at the Minnesota State Fair were relaxing and trying the newest on-a-stick creation its first Friday, Christina Kooiman was nervously brushing her horse in the Horse Barn.

By Cassie Davies-Juhnke of St. Louis Park High School and Iman Jafri of Saint Paul Academy and Summit School

On the first Saturday of the Minnesota State Fair, 18-year-old Tyler Otte’s champion Angus beef cattle earned him $5,600.

By Erika Roedl of South High School and Janelle Calvo-Nieto of Armstrong High School

When the Woodbury Math and Science Academy’s robot reached its arm up to grasp a wooden tower and pulled itself off the ground, it pretty much guaranteed a win for the robotics team at the Minnesota S

By Dan Baden of Como Park Senior High

In 2003, Julie Brandt was interested in playing a spring sport, but her school didn’t have one that she liked. So she and her friends started a petition at Centennial High School to create a girl’s lacrosse team. Seven years later, Julie is currently the head coach of St. Paul’s fifth and sixth grade girls lacrosse league.

By David Gustafson of Eden Prairie High School

It used to be only Harry Potter could catch the golden snitch, but now muggles can too thanks to some creative thinking from college students.

By Arielle Mathre of Bluesky Virtual School

Imagine high school without sports, yearbooks without athletes, Friday nights without the lights on at the football stadium.

By Tyanna Dickerson

When Vanessa Phillips, 17, was getting less and less hours at her job at Taco Bell, she started looking for a new one. She was surprised to find one within a month in this economy, and credits her success to a city funded program, STEP-UP, which helped her get her first job.

By Iman Jafri of St. Paul Academy

To the members of the service-learning program Lead Peace, a tree means something different from a mere plant.

By Grace Pastoor

Kristin Makin, 25, wanted to get medical care without her parents finding out when she was a sexually active minor. She needed access to birth control in a confidential and teen-friendly setting.

By Erika Roedl of South High School

After Sarai Hernandez-Ramirez had her son Brian two years ago, her mother expected her to quit school and stay home to care for him. But staff who run the Aqui para Ti program at Hennepin East Lake Clinic want Sarai back in school.

By Shanice Brown of Robbinsdale Cooper High School and Maximiliano Ferreira of Columbia Heights High School

It is not uncommon for teens to use guns in video games or see shootings on TV or the movies. However, those images can blur the line between fantasy and a horrible reality.