wo years ago, John Joanino used his own money to start a scholarship for teens in need at his old high school in Riverside. He did so because he understands where they’re coming from – an underfunded school in a low-income neighborhood wracked by gang violence. Read more...

Carly Yoshida is not afraid to be herself. She’s worn headgear to school by choice, chopped off half of one pant-leg after seeing the style in a Vegas musical, and dyed her hair blue, pink, and bleached white. Read more...

Taylor Bazley thought UCLA was out of his league. He fell in love with the campus after touring it when he was in high school, but his grades and SAT scores were not the best.Growing up Read more...