That, however, is changing, thanks to a movement called adapted sports. Adapted sports are really sports that are designed specifically for kids with disabilities. The white house says that students with disabilities shouldnt be sidelined. They need to be given the same chance to play sports as other studen. Sometimes that just means making some simple adjustments to existing programs. For example. If youre deaf, you could use a starting light, as opposed to the starting gun, in order to run on the trackandfield team. In other cases, School Districts will need to set up programs that are specifically geared to disabled students. The new guidelines encourage schools to follow the lead of states like georgia. The American Association of adapted sports programs has been supporting disabled athletes here for over 20 years. I would tell anyone who questions the athleticness of adapted sports very simply, come watch a game. When i was first approached, my opinion was, you know, i dont want my son playing in a wheelchair environment. And i could have been nhing could have been further om the truth as far as what its done for him and how competitive it is. We all know that playing a sport can be good for any kid. Aside from the health benefits, it builds discipline and confidence. Sports has taught me to be a better person, a more social person. You have friendly conversations out there on the court, but its also taught me that, like, drive in life to, you know, never give up and always be the person that you want to be. And if you set our mind to it, you can do it. And i mean, thats true in sports, and thats what its taught me. Its estimated that 1. 5 million American Kids are eligible for this kind of experience, but its going to take a lot of work to get School Districts to make the necessary changes. And thats where terrys organization comes in. So we led a whole advocacy effort working with members of congress and the administration to get some new guidelines out there that really tell schools whats required in terms of providing kids with disabilities an equal opportunity to play sports. Its all about getting everybody into the game. If you want to learn more, theres a link on our website. If youve ever dreamed of performing on broadway, listen up. Ill tell you how some kids are finding their way to the great white way. People in colorado are beginning the cleanup process after recordlevel flooding devastates an area the size of the state of connecticut, leaving seven people dead and hundreds of homes destroyed. Roads are opening up, but the damage to them is estimated to be more than 100 million. Dozens of people remain unaccounted for, and hundreds of the states naturalgas and oil wells are still shut down after the flooding causes two oil spills. Changes in the smartphone world coming as apple releases two new iphones, giving consumers more of a choice. [ cheers and applause ] meanwhile, competitor blackberry announces it will be cutting a third of its workforce after expecting an operating loss of 950 million this quarter. The company is struggling to keep up with customers who are turning to other products. Pope francis says its time to shake up what priests are discussing in church. In an interview with a jesuit magazine, the pontiff says the Catholic Church is too obsessed with smallminded rules and that its time to step away from the heavy emphasis on abortion, gays, and contraception. Here in the u. S. , catholic leaders react. What hes saying is we got to think of a bit more of an effective way to do it, because if thehurch comes off as a scold, its counterproductive. If the church cos ofas a loving, inviting, embracing mother who periodically has to correct her children but who, first and foremost, loves and embraces them, then were going to were gonna be effective. Pope francis says its time to find a balance on issues or the Catholic Church may fall like a house of cards. For teen kids news, david lee miller, Fox News Channel in the classroom. Theres a saying that for every light on broadway, theres a broken heart. Thats because many young performers dream of being in a show on broadway, but very few ever make it. Eden tells us about a group thats trying to change that. Check the cupboard for you daddys gun red sun rises like an Early Warning theyre working on their moves in omaha, nebraska. And perfecting their pitch in charlotte, north carolina. Change my monogram these are just some of the workshops run around the country by the Broadway Dreams Foundation. The Broadway Dreams Foundation is a mentoring and Training Program for Young Artists. Classes are run by experienced professionals. Understanding takes time. It takes a conscious pursuit, as well. Blood is red as sunset the best students get to perform in a showcase that is watched by a real casting director, and that could actually lead to a job. In xanadu xanaduuuuuuuuu [ cheers and applause ] we are actually seeing all of the fruits of our labor with a handful of really great Young Artists that have been through our program that are now making their broadway debuts or making debuts in Broadway National tours. Ryann redmond is one of those success stories. Hey, hey, hey, hey evil woman evil woman after going through the broadway dreams program, she landed a part in bring it on the musical. Now im gonna end it with a bang whoo it aint no thing it was everything i could have dreamed in a broadway debut. Getting to create a role at such a young age was so rewarding, and it will be something i never forget, for sure. Heres another thing ryann will never forget she was able to attend the dreams Program Thanks to a scholarship. In fact, the Foundation GivesFinancial Aid to more than 40 of its students. Its a way of helping talented kids across the country reach for their broadway dreams. For teen kids news, im eden. Ever take a close look at your state flag . You should because you might be surprised at how much you can learn from it. Heres brandon with this weeks lesson. In september 1783, american colonists and members of the British Parliament signed the treaty of paris, officially ending the revolutionary war. Part of that treaty granted a parcel of land to the United States known as the northwest territory. That territory would become ohio. In 1803, ohio was admitted as our 17th state. But it existed without a state flag for almost 100 years until an architect named John Eisenmann came up with a most unusual design. The ohio flag is the only state flag of the 50 that is not a rectangle. Its a swallowtail flag that we usually see on a boat. What it is is its a pennant, but it comes to two points. And they chose that to be distinct. They wanted ohio to look different from all the other state flags, and they certainly achieved that. They chose to use the red, white, and blue of the american flag. Several states have done that. But they also achieved simplicity by putting the letter o in the canton of the flag. And the letter o has two meanings to people in ohio. Its o for ohio, but also its the buckeye state. Buckeyes are round nuts commonly found in ohio that native americans thought resembled the eye of a male deer, a buck. 13 stars are clustered around the o, representing the original 13 states. Four more stars stand beside it, representing the next four states to be admitted to our nation, including ohio. The red and white stripes symbolize roads and waterways, which helped establish ohio as a center of american interstate commerce. With flag facts, im brandon. A simple mistake that any of us can make today could endanger our future. Ill have that report. During world war ii, there was a popular saying that, loose lips sink ships, meaning that just by talking about something you shouldnt, you could be doing damage by helping the enemy. While were no longer at war, its advice still worth keeping in mind, especially with todays social media, though the warning could be updated to something more like, poor posts leave ghosts. Ellie explains. Poor posts leave ghosts. I like that because when you post something online, whether a text or photo, it could come back to haunt you. I posted a picture like, an embarrassing picture of my friend, and i really shouldnt have. So she kind of got upset at me, so i had to take it down. Yeah, i always see, like, stuff on my news feed, and im just like, you shouldnt have posted. A lot of people, like, say things that they wouldnt say to your face. One day i posted something about my friend, and she didnt necessarily like it, so i had to take it down. It was a big commotion. Lets face it. Many of us have probably posted things weve regretted. Daniel post senning is the author of manners in a digital world. Hello. Hi. You know, considering that your middle name is post, youre no doubt pretty wellversed about posting. [ chuckles ] its not the first time ive heard that. And im always curious when i googlesearch my name, pretty much anyone with daniel whos postsomething can come up. Yeah, i can see that being a problem. Anyway, dan, ever since the invention of the camera, teens have been sharing photos theyve taken. And long before there were tweets, we would share comments about people we knew. So whats changed . Whats changed is the number of people that are doing this and how many people can be reached. Just a few years ago, the internet was brandnew. Now it connects billions of people. And anybody with a smartphone has the ability to access that internet and those billions of people. So pretty much anybody has the power to broadcast to the whole world now. Well, when is sharing a bad thing . Well, it can be bad whenever it has the potential to hurt someone or reflect negatively on you. So maybe you could hurt someones feelings by posting something that is inappropriate about them, but it could also be something that just reflects poorly on you that you dont want out there. What is t. M. I. To put out there on a profile . T. M. I. Is too much information. And as we talk about the internet is a very public place, and oftentimes its not appropriate to put information up there thats just too private or too personal. The biggest mistake that i hear about people making in social media or online is oversharing and the temptation can be great and the consequences can be serious. Why is it so difficult to take back something you tweet or post . You know, you cant always just take something down. And even if you can, you cant always take back the impression that its created for someone. But you know, even if you are able to take down a certain facebook post, someone else may have already seen it. They may have captured it. Even if you use a service like snapchat that promises a certain anonymity to the way that you send a message, there are ways that people can capture and store and save that message. And theres always someone thats gonna know a little bit more than you, have a little more Technical Knowledge who can trace back where a piece of information or message came from. How can what we post today hurt us later on in life . A lot of people will say that the digital profile that accrues around all of us is a gateway to employment. So maybe its the summer job that you want or the internship, or it could even be a College Admissions interview or someone googlesearches your name before they meet you for the first time. And what they see when they googlesearch your name creates a real impression about you. It can be hard to combat or overcome if they create a negative impression from what they see online. So if you gossip about people or you put up information that shows you doing things that are maybe illegal or inappropriate, that can create a really negative impression that can be hard to overcome. So what final advice do you have for us . I like to remind everybody that what you do online in social media has the potential to be both public and permanent. So you need to think about, is this information too personal or too private . And you also need to think, you know, do i want this up forever . You know, youre right. Good advice. Thanks for joining us today. Youre most welcome. Since we began this report with a famous saying, heres another. Its from the book and movie love story. So hows this . I like that. Catchy, easy to remember, and very true. Even though cheerleading requires great athletic ability as well as tremendous stamina, not every state considers cheerleading a sport. However, doctors want to change that. Thats because every year more than 30,000 cheerleading injuries are reported in Emergency Rooms across the country. By having it designated as a sport, cheerleading will be required to follow the same safety rules as all other school sports. And that would certainly be something to cheer about. An avocado. People always ask me, is it a fruit or is it a vegetable . In my kitchen, its pudding. Students from the Culinary Institute of america are sharing some of their Favorite Recipes with teen kids news. Heres whats cooking this week. Hi, everyone. Remember earlier how we were talking about if an avocado is a fruit or a vegetable and that it doesnt matter because in my kitchen its a pudding . Today im going to show you how to make that avocado pudding. Its very simple and only three ingredients. Here we have one avocado, half a cup of greek yogurt, and one tablespoon of honey. Were using greek yogurt because its nice and thick and perfect for a pudding consistency. Okay, now were gonna back up to where i showed you how to seed an avocado. Were going to take an avocado, and were going to be using a knife. Be careful. Be gentle. Just place the knife in the avocado, and well roll along the seed until you get to the other side. Remove the knife, place the avocado in your hands, twist a little bit, and then open it up. Now were going to be removing the seed from the avocado. If youve never done this before, dont be afraid. You can ask someone to help you. Its very easy, and ill show you exactly how you can do it in a very safe way. The way i do it, i like to have a towel to put the avocado on so i have a little bit of stability for the avocado. Place the part with the seed onto the towel and gently place the knife over the seed and then give it a little bit of a whack. Now, take the seed with the avocado and the knife and twist it just a little bit. See . Very easy. Now that we have the seed attached to the knife, well take that same towel and place it over the seed and gently move the knife out of the seed. [ applause ] so lets put it together. Well simply put everything into this food processor, including our avocados. Our greek yogurt. And our honey. And give it a whirl. Just keep going until its nice and smooth. [ sloop ] just pour it right into the bowl. Its a beautiful green color. And theres two reasons you want to eat this immediately. One its too tasty to wait. And two avocados turn brown after a while, so you want to eat them as soon as you can. Mmm you wouldnt expect avocado to be in a pudding, but it is absolutely delicious. For tkn, my name is aubrey from the Culinary Institute of america. Have a great day. Some of the worlds tiniest creatures may be able to help scientists predict earthquakes. Researchers found that a particular species of ant, the redwood ant, acts strangely just before a quake hits. The ants may be sensing a magnetic, or possibly a chemical change. Somehow it gives them a sort of disaster earlywarning system. If we can figure out how it works, we might be able to save lives in future earthquakes. Coming up, ill tell you about a music camp that youd think is for boys, but actually, its just for girls. Theyre the worlds oldest instruments, and yet theyre literally the heartbeat of just about every modern rock band. Were talking drums. And as kristina reports, drum kits are not just for boys. [ drums playing ] a good drummer . Practice, determination, lots of time and effort. A lot of focus cause you got to be, like, moving, like, your feet and then keeping the beat. Its very hard. Well, you got to have a sick hairdo. And you got to have some skills. I always think of guys. I dont know why. I think of a male most of the time. That is exactly why we exist. Shes talking about the willie mae drum camp. Here girls sit at the kit. Actually, a lot of girls really want to play drums, and a lot of times at their school or in their communities or wherever it is that they might be playing music, theyre not getting the chance to get behind the kit. So thats why we invented drum camp. Its just a camp where anyone can express themselves and play drums and learn rhythm. You just learn how to express yourself freely without fear. Thats an important point. Along with learning how to play the tomtom, the snare drum, and the hihat, theyre also learning how to communicate their feelings. It helps you express yourself and helps you be yourself. Many of the girls say their school life is difficult. This camp gives them a way to drum up some new friends. The girls i met here are probably the most accepting group of people i ever met. I think high school can be a tough time period for a lot of teenagers, especially girls. So i think this place is the best place for them to be. My schools very judgmental, and this is the way for me to get out of that. Gabby says shes shy at school, but not here. It has boosted my confidence because when i get behind the drum, like, it makes me really happy. The camp is named for willie mae big mama thornton. She wrote and performed songs in the early days of rock n roll. She recorded the song hound dog before Elvis Presley did. And she got 500 bucks for it and not a penny more, and she also wrote the song ball n chain, which was later recorded by janis joplin and became a big hit. But our whole camp is named after her in honor of her pioneering spirit. These girls are pioneers, too, not only learning how to drum, but learning how to be loud and proud. At drum camp, were hoping that girls really develop their confidence in making noise. When girls leave our rock camp programs, im hoping that theyre gonna come away with the feeling that they can do anything they want. The camp we visited was in new york city, but there are rocknroll camps for girls in other parts of the country, as well. So if you want to start drumming, start googling. For teen kids news, im kristina. Thats our show for this week. Thanks for watching teen kids news. Well see you next time. Heres a shout out to p. R. Newswire for including teen kids news on their big screen in times square, new york city. 7j7n7o . O o o . O . O u uot u u uooo [dramatic instrumental music] known for its rich World History centering around the massive roman empire, a history thats still alive and well in the eternal city today. [dramatic instrumental music] and can be explored in the many ruins. Thats called the roman forum. The colosseum is huge arts, classes, and reenactments. Plus with pasta. Italian pizza. Yummy, fresh cheese and fruits, and. Gelato. Theres plenty of tastes to tempt tiny palates. Conquer it all in. Both travel with kids rome. Female announcer this program is made possible by