Could you see yourself performing in an original opera? How about writing the script or composing the music for one? It's hard to imagine children undertaking such a great task. But a group of fifth- and sixth-graders at Eleanor Skillen School 34 proved it can be done. Students ranging in age from 10 to 12 produced their own opera, Future: Triumph Or Doom? Beth Brooks, a music teacher, and Edd

Program lets Girls School residents give something back to the community _ and gain self-esteem, too. People often picture the residents of Indiana Girls School as uncaring, selfish, criminals and a threat to society. Many people cannot imagine letting them leave the campus without worrying that they will steal or fight. Some of the girls, however, are working to break that stereotype by help

Young Americans Bank loans money to kids to buy items such as cars, computers and pets. Kids nationwide have accounts. "Will that be cash, check, or charge?" is not a common question asked a 12-year-old. But that is not out of the ordinary in Denver, where children have their own bank. Young Americans Bank was founded in 1987 by Bill Daniels, a cable television pioneer, to teach children how t