Torrey Pines High School cheerleader Juliette Dicken is the kind of teenager you can really root for. The big-hearted sophomore is responsible for starting “The Sparkle Effect” at her school this year ...

The Sparkle Effect, a program that began in the Quad-Cities and has gone nationwide, has received a major monetary award that will allow it to reach the next level, Sarah Cronk, one of its co-founders ...

While watching the gravity races on Sammamish’s plateau last year, Michael Engen looked over and realized that his son, David, wasn’t watching the races. He was watching the Issaquah High School ...