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Lake Travis High School senior Tyler von Roemer donates laptops

Realizing that not all students have laptops to learn from home and the difficulties of using an older laptop or sharing a device, Lake Travis High School senior Tyler von Roemer, set out to improve learning for students in need.

Dunham's School teenpreneur Brennan Phillips running gloves business

With his business @225_gloves, Phillips sells gloves to players and collectors across the United States and in Venezuela. He also is a brand ambassador for Round 2/The Athletes Marketplace and Steelo Sports Glove Company, according to a school news release. Phillips also gives teammates advice about buying gloves and even volunteers to break them in.

Ottawa Student Ryan Rodrigs created an app aimed COVID-19 crisis

“I really want to solve problems in my community wherever possible,” says Rodrigs. “I felt this was the right time to pivot slightly and focus on an application that could help people.” Using GPS technology, the app can detect when users are away from home and issue reminders to don masks and gloves. It also includes a COVID-19 self-assessment tool as well as links to health-care resources and news feeds related to the pandemic.

Teenage entrepreneur Melissa Gallagher selling her home made lip glosses

A teenage entrepreneur is selling her home made lip glosses all over the world and banking thousands of dollars after starting a beauty business in the family lounge in a bid to help her sick father. Devoted to her parents, Melissa Gallagher, 17, launched Iconic Angel Beauty in January, so that her engineer dad James, 55, did not have to take on extra hours at work.

Teenpreneur Ashley Mills running Instagram-based thrifting business-Miracle Thrift

I have always loved to thrift and it’s so much fun to be able to share the items I find with others,” Mills said. Founded in 2018, Miracle Thrift is an Instagram-based thrifting business that specializes in the resale of trendy women’s clothing.

Writer of the Month contest hosted by Ontario teen encourage creativity

Gavin Doidge is a 15-year-old Eastview Secondary School student who has been using his time in self-isolation for the better by encouraging creativity. His Writer of the Month contest is a place where new and experienced writers in the Barrie-Innisfil area can submit pieces of work and have a chance to be featured on his website(Gavin Doidge Photography).

New Jersey teen Lynnsey Kwaak starts hand-painted denim business

Once the junior theater major is surrounded by a gradient of blues, she peruses every rack of jeans and denim jackets, making sure no rack goes unexplored. After her first go-around, she carries 20 pairs of jeans. Then, she narrows it down, trying to find a range of sizes, styles, washes and brands to fit as many of her customers’ interests and needs as possible.

Horseshoe Valley native entrepreneur Maya Burhanpurkar has won gold in the Harvard College i3 Innovation Challenge

Burhanpurkar’s winning start-up, Adventus Robotics, operates at the cutting edge of artifical intelligence-based, self-driving technology for wheelchairs. “I had worked on the wheelchair at University of Toronto and continued it here,” she said. “I do have experience with relatives in wheelchairs and see how difficult it can be to move in them, particularly when there are nerve issues.”

Iowa teen Grace Thomas started her own baking business, Grace’s Baking

Grace Thomas, a home schooled student about to enter her senior year, loves to bake sweets for people. Though she fills her time with school, babysitting, church activities and spending time outdoors, she manages to squeeze in time in the kitchen.

Jacob Shafe has become one of Britain's youngest blacksmiths by watching YouTube tutorials

Jacob Shafe, now 15, runs his own blacksmith business on the side in between practising karate and going to school. As a teenager, he became one of the youngest blacksmiths in Britain after he taught himself through YouTube tutorials aged just 13. There are only thought to be around 600 blacksmiths left in the UK but Jacob hopes to carry on the traditional trade when he leaves school in three years.