Rachel's Challenge

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Rachel's Challenge: Marcus High's new students become new friendsadd to reading list  

Senior Tyler Berger moved to Marcus High School from a small school in Kansas. Now, he's helping others adjust to new surroundings. He's part of a group called "Friends of Rachel," named for Columbine victim Rachel Scott.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE Garland grads honor the victims of Columbineadd to reading list  

Rachel Scott will never walk across the stage at graduation, but Nyanya Sowe did, and she wore Rachel's image around her neck.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE Classmates give teenage amputee special giftadd to reading list  

A Grand Prairie teenager is getting quite a gift Saturday morning: an overhaul of his beloved old 1977 Ford truck. He's beaten cancer twice, but was left with permanent scars. So his classmates stepped in.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE Everman students brighten special friends' dayadd to reading list  

Even with a vacation around the corner, some Everman High students were thinking of others as part of Rachel's Challenge. They baked cupcakes for special needs student in the life skils classes.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE McKinney students shave heads to support schoolmate with canceradd to reading list  

A dozen youngsters at a McClure Elementary are classic examples of what Rachel's Challenge is all about when they shed their locks for a kindergartner.

VIDEO Everman dresses down to support Santa's Helpers, Rachel's Challengeadd to reading list  

Students in Everman are not only learning about economics, but learning about the value of giving back. And thanks to Everman High School's Rachel's Challenge Club, there will be alot more under the tree for some North Texans in need.

Frisco teen's song a hit with Rachel's Challengeadd to reading list  

Fifteen-year-old Ellora Lattin wrote a song inspired by Rachel Scott, the first victim of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. Now, the nationwide Rachel's Challenge campaign will use the song as a promotional tool.

Father of Rachel's Challenge namesake stops by Skyline Highadd to reading list  

News 8 told you about Trang Huynh earlier this month. Her efforts to unite classmates at Skyline High inspired the late Rachel Scott's father so much, he promised to bring Rachel's Challenge to Skyline High -- for free.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE Exceptional middle schoolers in Flower Mound give backadd to reading list  

McKamy Middle School Rachel's Challenge kids are showing the world you're never to young to make a difference.

Rachel's Challenge rewards Dallas high school for student's effortsadd to reading list  

It's not strange to see Trang Huynh handing out bracelets or giving hugs to classmates at school. This week, she was surprised by Rachel's Challenge, a national anti-bully program, that will be coming to Skyline High School.

VIDEO 13-year-old would rather give than receive on her birthdayadd to reading list  

13-year-old Emily Lites was inspired by Rachel's Challenge and her little brother to begin Emily's Smile Boxes. Lites and her friends gathered for her birthday party this week to fill boxes with toys and games for patients at children's hospitals.

Allen ISD students take on Rachel's Challengeadd to reading list  

Students at Evans Elementary stepped up to Rachel's Challenge.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE Fundraiser for teen with rare cancer add to reading list  

A fundraiser for Six Minatrea is being held Friday. She suffers from a rare blood disease.

Anne Frank and Rachel Scott: Teens linked by terroradd to reading list  

An expert on the holocaust says Anne Frank and Rachel Scott are connected through tragedy. Both, he says, are innocent victims of cruelty and injustice.

Garland teen gets big surprise at Rachel's Rally in Friscoadd to reading list  

Thousands of children in North Texas have taken part in Rachel's Challenge. WFAA teamed up with the non-profit aimed at encouraging students to be kind and compassionate. Thursday, we got to see how it changed their lives.

RAW VIDEO: Garland teen's big surprise at Rachel's Rally add to reading list  

See the moments leading up to and after Natalie Vinsey received a Mazda 636.

RACHEL'S CHALLENGE Columbine victim's brother helps prepare schools for rallyadd to reading list  

Since the beginning of the year, 180 students from North Texas schools have taken up Rachel’s Challenge. It is an effort to impact the world with kindness.

Rachel's Challenge Town Hall: Beyond Bullyingadd to reading list  

Watch the broadcast of "Rachel's Challenge Town Hall: Beyond Bullying," recorded March 31 at the Utley Middle School Performing Arts Center in Rockwall.

Rachel's Challenge: Town hall meeting in Rockwalladd to reading list  

Rachel's Challenge is about more than just preventing bullying; it's about promoting kindness. It's Rachel Scott's legacy.

Legacy of Rachel's Challenge impact enduresadd to reading list  

Three years ago, Hope Kincheloe went to class at Lake Highlands High School thinking it would be her last time. "I had a rope and a bottle of pills ready in my room," she said.

Denton students collect supplies for overseas troopsadd to reading list  

Students at Strickland Middle School in Denton are part of an "army of kindness," showing men and women serving our country overseas that they have not been forgotten.

Anti-bullying advocates appeal to legislative paneladd to reading list  

Since the last legislative session, four Texas students have committed suicide after being bullied. Texas lawmakers are now considering one of the toughest anti-bullying laws in the country.

Rachel's Challenge: Colleyville Elementary add to reading list  

A fire destroyed a Colleyville family's home, but an unlikely group stepped forward to help the family.

Rachel's Challenge: Students work toward joint rallyadd to reading list  

This year in Frisco, all of Rachel's Challenge school will take part in a joint rally. Rachel's father showed up at Tuesday's meeting to encourage those students who are participate.

Beads of Hope for young Rockwall cancer patient add to reading list  

Life for 14-year-old Payton Agnew consists of constant hospital visits. She's been battling T-cell lymphoma since 2007. But a simple jewelry-making project is giving hope to her and those who know her best.

Rachel's Challenge: Sparks Elementary Schooladd to reading list  

Sparks Elementary School is collecting soda can tabs as part of its Rachel's Challenge. The tabs will be recycled for cash and that money will be donated to the Dallas Ronald McDonald House. The goal is to collect one million tabs.

Allen students demonstrate 'The Power of One'add to reading list  

Each student at Marion Elementary School in Allen was asked to take one dollar to see how much good they could do in the community.

Rachel's Challenge: Darrell Scottadd to reading list  

Darrell Scott, the founder of Rachel's Challenge, spoke to about 85 school administrators from all across North Texas about implementing Rachel's Challenge.

Rachel's Challenge makes a difference for McKinney studentsadd to reading list  

It's almost Christmas, and in a lot of elementary schools across the country that means holiday parties. But not at Walker Elementary School in McKinney, where big-hearted students have decided to take up Rachel's Challenge.

Rachel's Challenge: Lovejoy High Schooladd to reading list  

It's a small school in a small town that's now in the middle of a big campaign - Rachel's Challenge.

Waxahachie parents learn Rachel's Challenge lesson tooadd to reading list  

Rachel's Challenge -- it's a movement inspiring students, spreading a message of hope, worldwide. But just teaching children is not enough. In Waxahachie - they are proving parents and friends are a necessary link.

Rachel Scott's father talks life and death in Arlingtonadd to reading list  

Workers are trying to get Rangers Ballpark in Arlington ready for its first playoff game since 1999, but it was another story from 1999 that brought North Texans to the stadium on Tuesday.

Arlington Martin High School accepts Rachel's Challengeadd to reading list  

The person leading the charge at Arlington Martin is Principal Melinda Reeves, who knows the value of the program because she's seen it work.

Rachel's Challenge: Columbine victim's story gave high school student hopeadd to reading list  

Three years ago, Hope Davenport had planned to take her own life. But a visit to her school from the father of Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine shootings, changed everything.

Denton middle school accepts Rachel's Challengeadd to reading list  

Students at Strickland Middle School are learning how to take part in programs that encourage people to be kind to each other while helping their school and neighborhoods.

A chain reaction: Payton Allen's storyadd to reading list  

Ten-year-old Payton Allen survived open heart surgery when she was an infant. Now she and her sister Samantha are raising money for the hospital that saved her life.

Rachel's Challenge: Wylie students pledge to stop bullyingadd to reading list  

Rachel's Challenge is a program aimed at making a difference, one child at a time. Part of the challenge is to stop bullying. Children in Wylie accepted that challenge, transforming their own lives while helping others.

Rachel's Challenge: Upcoming eventsadd to reading list  

Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado. It was her dream to start a "chain reaction" where students get involved in helping others.

Who has accepted Rachel's Challenge?add to reading list  

Individual schools and entire districts across North Texas have chosen to take on Rachel’s Challenge. As the year progresses, we will be adding to this list. It’s part of WFAA-TV's partnership with the Rachel’s Challenge program.

News 8 joins 'chain reaction' of Rachel's Challengeadd to reading list  

WFAA is teaming up with Rachel's Challenge. The program pays tribute to Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine massacre, in an effort to shift focus to student service and the positive news within our school districts.

Rockwall students embrace 'Rachel's Challenge'add to reading list  

Before she died in the Columbine tragedy, Rachel Scott challenged her peers to do small acts of kindness. She believed it would start a chain reaction of compassion. Rockwall ISD students believe she was right.

Rockwall students join hands to help feed Haitiadd to reading list  

More than 3,500 Rockwall ISD students are providing the raw ingredients to create a million meals for starving kids in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Rachel's Challenge founders honored in Dallasadd to reading list  

The parents of Rachel Scott were honored in Dallas Wednesday night for developing the character-building Rachel's Challenge program in schools across the nation.

Push to spread random acts of kindness honors Columbine shooting victimadd to reading list  

North Texas took Rachel's Challenge on Friday, spreading random acts of kindness. It's done in the name of Rachel Scott, a victim in the Columbine shooting.

Heart graffiti puzzles Plano police, homeowners add to reading list  

Plano police are investigating graffiti along Hedgcoxe Road. The culprits spray-painted 30 hearts on a four-mile stretch from Custer Road to Preston Road.

Dallas teens proud to be pale on prom nightadd to reading list  

Students at First Baptist Academy of Dallas pledge to stay away from the tanning booth in the days leading up to their prom. "We're just going to go natural," said senior Kristen Verhuiden.

Mother of dead 4-year-old hopes others avoid her tragic mistakeadd to reading list  

"Nobody can beat me up more than me at this point," Jodie Parsons said. "I live everyday with what happened." It was 100 degrees July 11 near Cleburne. Four-year-old Lilly let herself into the unlocked SUV in the driveway.

Deion Sanders charged with criminal mischiefadd to reading list  

The legal stakes have been raised in the ongoing divorce between Deion Sanders and his estranged wife with a new criminal charge against the Pro Football Hall of Famer.

Three more suspects indicted in puppy burning caseadd to reading list  

A Dallas County grand jury indicted three additional suspects Thursday in the animal cruelty case involving Justice, a pit bull puppy that was covered in lighter fluid and set on fire in April at a Dallas apartment complex.

Man trying to get MLB's attention to help battle debilitating diseaseadd to reading list  

A Forney man with an aggressive form of Muscular Dystrophy is hoping someone in Major League Baseball hears his message and helps him spread it.