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Mikayla Powell
When Mikayla Powell was born, her parents were still kids themselves. 鈥淢y mom and dad were just teenagers. There are pictures from their high school graduation with me in it,鈥 she says. 鈥淕rowing up, we were fairly poor,鈥 she recalls. Particularly after her parents split up when she was in middle鈥
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ALlyson Ratz
Allyson Ratz, 17, has always been interested in how things are put together. Whether it鈥檚 the individual strokes of one of her award-winning pencil drawings, how the lines of a classic rock song can tell a story of social change, or how the release of chemicals inside the brain can influence a鈥
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Brayden Bixby
Brayden Bixby, a senior at Mill River Union High School, wants to be a firefighter. Like many young boys, he grew up playing with fire trucks in the driveway and wearing a fireman costume as everyday clothing. But his passion burned deeper and longer than most, something that was no doubt stoked by鈥
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