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PORTLAND, Ore. -- When you think of the Teen Choice Awards you probably think of celebrities, but a local teenager is among this year's nominees.
Dallas Jessup, 16, was nominated for the community service category.
The teen has a black belt in tae kwon do and is certified to teach Filipino street fighting, and she was going to make a home video to show her classmates some ways to get away from bad situations.
But the project turned into a $600,000 film called "Just Yell...

NEW YORK, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- America's teen safety activist, Dallas Jessup (16), is nominated for a 2008 Teen Choice Award. The 10th annual FOX special, hosted by Miley Cyrus and airing on August 8, honors the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, comedy, sports, fashion and this year includes the newest category of celebrity: Do Something's Community Service Stars. Winners will be decided by online voting.
"It's terrific to see FOX and Teen Choice recognizing Community...

Teen Choice Awards 2008 Recognizes Northwest Teen, Dallas Jessup - Nominee List Includes New Category of Celebrity: Do Something; Community Service Stars NEW YORK, June 27, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- America's teen safety activist, Dallas Jessup (16), is nominated for a 2008 Teen Choice Award. The 10th annual FOX special, hosted by Miley Cyrus and airing on August 8, honors the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, comedy, sports, fashion and this year includes the newest...

Teen Choice Awards 2008 Recognizes Northwest Teen, Dallas Jessup NEW YORK, June 27/PRNewswire/ -- America's teen safety activist, Dallas Jessup (16), is nominated for a 2008 Teen Choice Award. The 10th annual FOX special, hosted by Miley Cyrus and airing on August 8, honors the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, comedy, sports, fashion and this year includes the newest category of celebrity: Do Something's Community Service Stars. Winners will be decided by online...

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) today announced the winners of its 2008 Girls Going Places(R) Entrepreneurship Award Program, a national competition that recognizes and rewards enterprising teen girls ages 12 to 18 who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and community service. Fifteen winners were selected from more than 5,000 nominations across the country.
The national first place winner in the 2008 competition is Brandi Lynn Thomas, 16, from Covington,...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You've heard the disparaging phrase, "She fights like a girl." Now, that phrase is going to take on a whole new meaning. One teenage girl is teaching her peers to protect themselves.
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A knock on the door changed this young college student's life forever. "I turned the knob. He tore the door open, threw me to the ground and raped me," "Jane", who wishes to have her identity remain anonymous, told Ivanhoe.
Afraid to show her face, she never...

Seattle, WA – Your eyes will behold true beauty as KING 5’s Evening Magazine announces the “25 Most Beautiful People in the Northwest” May 19. Evening was looking for more than just pretty faces and household names in their year-long search, and has uncovered an amazing wealth of talent, inner beauty and inspiring drive coming from our Northwest community.
Winners will be showcased on Evening Magazine Monday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. The “25 Most Beautiful...

For young girls in Huntsville who attend the Just Yell Fire program Friday, they will have a chance to learn how to fend off an attacker and to get away.
The program begins at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1229 Ave. J, in the Family Life Center.
There is no cost to attend the event and each girl, age 11 to 19 attending, will receive a free Just Yell Fire DVD.
"I don't want to communicate the message that we are teaching our girls to fight," said Scott Williams, associate...

Self-defense Rape statistics for young women are staggering. The startling numbers have teen girls learning how to fight back.
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A knock on the door changed one young college student's life forever. "I turned the knob. He tore the door open, threw me to the ground and raped me," a woman said.
The victim is afraid to reveal her identity and she's afraid to show her face, but she never forgot the face of her attacker.
"His eyes were almost black with white in the center...