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will still be hitting the books despite her brush with stardom. “I defi nitely want to go to college,” Black says. “I also want to pursue my music career and somehow do both. It’s hard!” This fall, she’ll be home-schooled at a high school freshman level. Read about Black’s acting plans at Parade.com/black.

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heartfelt storytelling songs, heavy on the feelings. This excellent new album has both, with Adkins sounding as much at home on a raucous stomp like “Poor Folks” as he does on a sweet, soul-baring ballad like “Just Fishin’.”

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WORDS HBO, premieres Aug.

15, 9 p.m. ET In this Mad Men–induced era of 1960s nostal-gia (to be boosted further with the fall series Pan Am and The

Playboy Club), it’s fascinating to hear feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s recollections of that unenlightened time. From working as a Playboy bunny for a magazine exposé (not as much fun as Hef would have us believe) to later declaring “This is what 50 looks like” and agitating for women’s rights, she has led the way with class and style.

ot all that long ago,

Major League pitchers lived in fear of giving up seven, eight, nine runs in an inning. It was the

era of the big boppers: Canseco, McGwire, Sosa, Bonds. … But those days are gone. At this season’s halfway point, scoring was at a 19-year low, and the league batting average (.253) had fallen to a 1985 level. So what’s up? “Testing,” says veteran baseball writer Jeff Bradley of the Newark Star-Ledger. “Drug test-ing started in 2003, and it’s fi nally made a major impact. You don’t have players cheating anymore. Just look at the bodies. Guys used to be huge, and now they’re just normal.” The change is stag-gering. According to STATS, at the All-Star break, the number

of runs per game was down 20 percent from 2000, and home runs had dropped a whopping 31 percent. Rick Eckstein, hit-ting coach for the Washington Nationals, agrees with Bradley’s take. “The bodies are changing back to what they were in the ’60s and ’70s,” Eckstein says. As Yogi Berra would say, it’s déjà vu all over again—and that’s worth smiling about. —Jeff Pearlman

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miranda cosgrove has a few things in

common with the 15 other extraordinary teens on these pages. The actress, 18, recently graduated from high school

and is working on getting her driver’s license. And, like the members of PARADE’s All-America Service Team, she is

committed to public service, as an active supporter of St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

Of course, she’s also the star of Nickelodeon’s iCarly, one of cable’s highest-rated TV shows. Cosgrove knows her celebrity makes her a role model, and she takes that part of her job seriously, saying, “I want to get the message out that everybody can make a difference.” This spring, she appeared in a Nickelodeon anti-bullying campaign—when she was in grade school, she herself was a victim. “There were days when the bully-ing really bothered me. What helped was hanging out with my friends

and focusing on the good stuff.”These days, the “good stuff ” starts with her

work for St. Jude, where she visits patients and assists in fund-raising. “They tell you to give back because it helps other people, but you also get a lot out of it.” It’s a sentiment she shares with winners Grace Li and Joe Burgum (on the cover and left). Thanks to her charitable efforts, Cosgrove was asked by generationOn, the youth service division of the nonprofit Points of Light Institute, to speak at a March gala honoring President George H. W. Bush. (PARADE joined with generationOn to

pick this year’s All-America Service Team.)

Like her cyber-savvy TV character, who hosts a Web show, Cosgrove recognizes the power of the Internet: She writes about St. Jude on her Facebook page and tweets about it to

860,000-plus Twitter followers. But like most teens, she uses her phone and computer mainly to connect with loved ones, texting her friends and checking in with her dog. She laughs, “I hurt my dad’s feelings the last time I was on tour—I kept asking him to video-chat, but I just wanted him to put my dog on-screen!”

Her dad had better prep the pooch for more Internet time—Cosgrove is currently touring in support of her CD High Maintenance. Looking ahead, she’s excited about taking her road test, getting a car (“I don’t care what kind; I just want it to, like, move”), fi lming

another season of iCarly, and going to college (NYU or USC), where she plans to juggle classes and an acting career. She says, “I don’t know how that will work out, but I’ll give it my best shot.”

Everybody Can Make a Di� erence”iCARLY’S MIRANDA COSGROVE BELIEVES IN

THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK, JUST LIKE

ALL OF PARADE’S 2011 SERVICE WINNERS

By Mary Margaret ★ Cover and opening photograph by Emily Shur

HELPING HANDS:

Actress Miranda Cosgrove, center, with All-America

service winners Grace Li and Joe Burgum. Cosgrove calls them

“inspirational.”

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Watch an exclusive video featuring interviews with Miranda, Grace, and Joe, and go behind the scenes of their photo shoot at Parade.com/service

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Joe Burgum, 18★ COMMUNITY ★

Oak Grove Lutheran School,

Fargo, N.D.

Amazing feat: Played a key role for four years as a team member on the city’s annual

Fill the Dome food drive, an effort that brought together

students from local schools to collect 300 tons of food

and $225,000 in donations for North Dakotans. Driving force:

“In a state with a population smaller than Omaha’s, no one

should go hungry.”

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Charlo� e Bilski, 17★ ECONOMICS ★

Horace Greeley High School,

Chappaqua, N.Y.

Amazing feat: Cochaired a 2010 day of service in which

she helped organize 100 students from area schools, synagogues, and youth groups to sort donated

medical supplies and pack them into more than 150 boxes for survivors of the Haiti earth-

quake. Eye-opening experience: “When I was 12, I went

to Louisiana to volunteer after Katrina. One house I saw made a big impression on me—all that

was left was the tile fl oor. It made me question whether there

was any justice in the world.”

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ARICEPT® ODT (Air-eh-sept oh-dee-tee)(donepezil hydrochloride) orally disintegrating tablets• ODT Tablets: 5 mg and 10 mg

Read the Patient Information that comes with ARICEPT before the patient starts taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet does not take the place of talking with the doctor about Alzheimer’s disease or treatment for it. If you have questions, ask the doctor or pharmacist.

What is ARICEPT?ARICEPT comes as ARICEPT film-coated tablets in dosage strengths of 5 mg, 10 mg, and 23 mg, and as ARICEPT Orally Disintegrating Tablets (ODT; 5 mg and 10 mg). Except where indicated, all the information about ARICEPT in this leaflet also applies to ARICEPT ODT.

ARICEPT is a prescription medicine to treat mild, moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease. ARICEPT can help with mental function and with doing daily tasks. ARICEPT does not work the same in all people. Some people may: • Seem much better • Get better in small ways or stay the same • Get worse over time but slower than expected • Not change and then get worse as expected

ARICEPT does not cure Alzheimer’s disease. All patients with Alzheimer’s disease get worse over time, even if they take ARICEPT.

ARICEPT has not been approved as a treatment for any medical condition in children.

Who should not take ARICEPT?The patient should not take ARICEPT if allergic to any of the ingredients in ARICEPT or to medicines that contain piperidines. Ask the patient’s doctor if you are not sure. See the end of this leaflet for a list of ingredients in ARICEPT.

What should I tell the doctor before the patient takes ARICEPT?Tell the doctor about all the patient’s present or past health problems. Include:

Tell the doctor about all the medicines the patient takes, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. ARICEPT and other medicines may affect each other.

Be particularly sure to tell the doctor if the patient takes aspirin or medicines called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). There are many NSAID medicines, both prescription and non-prescription. Ask the doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure if any of the patient’s medicines are NSAIDs. Taking NSAIDs and ARICEPT together may make the patient more likely to get stomach ulcers.

ARICEPT taken with certain medicines used for anesthesia may cause side effects. Tell the responsible doctor or dentist that the patient takes ARICEPT before the patient has: • surgery • medical procedures • dental surgery or procedures.

Know the medicines that the patient takes. Keep a list of all the patient’s medicines. Show it to the doctor or pharmacist before the patient starts a new medicine.

How should the patient take ARICEPT? • Give ARICEPT exactly as prescribed by the doctor. Do not stop ARICEPT or change

the dose yourself. Talk with the doctor first. • Give ARICEPT one time each day. ARICEPT can be taken with or without food. • ARICEPT 23 mg tablets should be swallowed whole without the tablets being split,

crushed or chewed.

• ARICEPT ODT melts on the tongue. The patient should drink some water after the tablet melts.

• If you miss giving the patient a dose of ARICEPT, just wait. Give only the next dose at the usual time. Do not give 2 doses at the same time.

• If ARICEPT is missed for 7 days or more, talk with the doctor before starting again. • If the patient takes too much ARICEPT at one time, call the doctor or poison

control center, or go to the emergency room right away.

What are the possible side effects of ARICEPT?ARICEPT may cause the following serious side effects: • slow heartbeat and fainting. This happens more often in people with heart

problems. Call the doctor right away if the patient faints while taking ARICEPT. • more stomach acid. This raises the chance of ulcers and bleeding, especially when

taking ARICEPT 23 mg. The risk is higher for patients who had ulcers, or take aspirin or other NSAIDs.

• worsening of lung problems in people with asthma or other lung disease. • seizures. • difficulty passing urine.

Call the doctor right away if the patient has:

The most common side effects of ARICEPT are:

These side effects may get better after the patient takes ARICEPT for a while. This is not a complete list of side effects with ARICEPT. For more information, ask the doctor or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

How should ARICEPT be stored ?Store ARICEPT at room temperature between 59° to 86°F (15° to 30°C).

Keep ARICEPT and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about ARICEPTMedicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in this Patient Information Leaflet. Do not use ARICEPT for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give ARICEPT to people other than the patient, even if they have the same symptoms as the patient, as it may harm them.

This leaflet summarizes the most important information about ARICEPT. If you would like more information talk with the patient’s doctor. You can ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about ARICEPT that is written for health professionals. For more information, go to www.ARICEPT.com, or call 1-800-760-6029.

What are the ingredients in ARICEPT?Active ingredient: donepezil hydrochlorideInactive ingredients: • ARICEPT 5 mg and 10 mg film-coated tablets: lactose mono hydrate, cornstarch,

microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and magnesium stearate. The film coating contains talc, polyethylene glycol, hypromellose, and titanium dioxide. Additionally, the 10 mg tablet contains yellow iron oxide (synthetic) as a coloring agent.

• ARICEPT 23 mg film-coated tablets: ethylcellulose, hydroxy propyl cellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and methacrylic acid copolymer, Type C. The reddish color film coating includes ferric oxide, hypromellose 2910, polyethylene glycol 8000, talc and titanium dioxide.

• ARICEPT ODT 5 mg and 10 mg tablets: carrageenan, mannitol, colloidal silicon dioxide, and polyvinyl alcohol. The 10 mg tablet contains yellow iron oxide (synthetic) as a coloring agent.

ARICEPT® is a registered trademark of Eisai Co., Ltd.Manufactured and Marketed by Eisai Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

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• fainting. • heartburn or stomach pain that is

new or won’t go away. • nausea or vomiting, blood in the

vomit, dark vomit that looks like coffee grounds.

• bowel movements or stools that look like black tar.

• new or worse asthma or breathing problems.

• seizures. • diffi culty passing urine.

• nausea • diarrhea • not sleeping well • vomiting

• muscle cramps • feeling tired • not wanting to eat

• Any heart problems including problems with irregular, slow, or fast heartbeats

• Asthma or lung problems • A seizure • Stomach ulcers • Difficulty passing urine • Liver or kidney problems • Trouble swallowing tablets

• Present pregnancy or plans to become pregnant. It is not known if ARICEPT can harm an unborn baby.

• Present breast-feeding. It is not known if ARICEPT passes into breast milk. ARICEPT is not for women who are breast-feeding.


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Evan Ducker, 17★ HEALTH ★

John A. Coleman High School, Kingston, N.Y.

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reward:“Parents’ email saying how much more confi dent their kids

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Dylan Mahalingam, 16★ EDUCATION ★

Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H.

Amazing feat: As chief strategist of the nonprofi t Under the Acacia,

he enlisted the support of people around the world to raise money to build a school in Kenya for a

Maasai community. Why we need

Facebook friends: “While word of mouth is effective, social media

breaks down geographical barriers and brings us much closer.”

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Maren Johnson, 16★ HEALTH ★

Watertown [S.D.] High SchoolAmazing feat: Has collected over a ton of leftover soap from hotels in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Canada; the nonprofi t Global Soap Project

turns it into bars and sends them to developing countries. A feel-good

effort: “Hotel maids love the project. They see how much soap is thrown away and are glad it goes to help prevent diseases and save lives.”

Amber Kriech, 16★ ECONOMICS ★

Carmel [Ind.] High School Amazing feat: Managed the

construction of a spiritual life center for the Indianapolis nonprofi t

Outreach Inc., which works with some 600 homeless youth

every year. Her visual carrot: “To keep me going, I hung pictures of

some of the young people served by Outreach on the walls—they were

my motivation.”

Paul Kuligowski, 16★ ECONOMICS ★

St. Mary’s Preparatory, Orchard Lake, Mich.

Amazing feat: Started the nonprofi t Acts of Kindness Corp., which has

provided essentials like blankets and diapers to 1,500 homeless people and abused kids and women in the area.

Never too early: “When I was 2, Mom took me to a toy store and said I could

pick anything—not for me but for a child not getting toys for Christmas.”

Grace Li, 16★ EDUCATION ★

Glenda Dawson High School, Pearland, Tex.

Amazing feat: Cofounded the nonprofi t We Care Act, through which students and teachers at 80 schools have given funds, supplies, and comfort to young

survivors of disasters. Advice to

parents: “Let your kids know about the horrors in the world, but also the

beauty. Help them see what’s going on, and tell them they can change it. ”

Charles Orgbon III, 15 ★ ENVIRONMENT ★

Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, Ga. Amazing feat: As CEO of the nonprofi t Greening Forward, an environmental

advocacy-education group, he’s played a crucial role in getting 6,000 students

to recycle 10 tons of waste and pick up enough litter to fi ll 25 homes. Aha moment: “As a fi fth grader, I saw

trash outside my school. I’d stay late to clean up, and I wondered how

to make other kids more aware.”

Mary-Grace Reeves, 16★ EDUCATION ★

Pensacola [Fla.] High School Amazing feat: Created a monthly American Girl book club for Gulf

Coast girls—900 so far—to improve reading skills, teach U.S. history, and promote community service.

Aha moment: “The library manager asked me to look at books she want-ed to buy for girls. While they were wonderfully entertaining, none en-

couraged girls to make a difference.”

Rujul Zaparde, 16★ COMMUNITY ★

The Lawrenceville [N.J.] School Amazing feat: Cofounded Drinking Water for India, a nonprofi t that’s organized fund-raising at 23 U.S.

schools to pay for 31 wells in India. Aha moment: “In 2007,

I visited a village there and saw women carrying pots on their heads.

When I learned they walked one and a half miles, twice a day, to

get water, I knew I had to help.”

Benjamin McMullen, 17★ ENVIRONMENT ★

West Geauga High School, Chesterland, Ohio

Amazing feat: Started two local groups that have taught kids about

area wetlands, created outdoor classrooms at three schools, built nesting platforms for ospreys, and

planted 1,000 trees. His big

message: “We shouldn’t forget the benefi ts nature brings us; in fact, we

should actively preserve them.”

Jordan Schwartz, 18★ COMMUNITY ★

Atlanta [Ga.] Girls’ SchoolAmazing feat: Founded the nonprofi t

Children’s Bilingual Theater, which has staged six shows and 15

storytelling/literacy events, performed by a student cast in a mix of Spanish and English. Words of wisdom: “It’s

hard to get the fi rst yes, a fi rst person to say, ‘I’ll support you.’ But once you

do, it’s like snipping a thread on a sweater—resistance just unravels.”

Service | continued

Feel inspired by these teens? they’re just some of

the estimated 15 million students in America’s elementary, middle, and secondary schools participating in service activi-

ties. “By helping solve problems and meet needs in communities near and far, students enrich their own lives, strengthen our country, and improve conditions all over the world,” says U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Go to generationOn.org to learn how to launch your own school initiative, or fi nd service project ideas to make your mark in your community. Who knows? Next time we could be honoring you.

Be a Service Star

HOW THESE STUDENTS WERE CHOSEN The All-America Service Team was selected by Parade magazine in partnership with the Points of Light Institute/generationOn. To see the list of judges, go to generationOn.org.


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It’s not easy getting kids to eat a variety of vegetables. But one thing my girls like is making veggie pizza faces. They use onions or carrots as eyebrows and olives for eye-balls. The other day I got them to eat some sliced-up bell pep-pers, which were the mouths. Everyone wants to be in the kitchen while these pizzas cook. The house smells great, I’ve got music going, and there are dogs lying all over the place. These are the memories I want my kids to have.

Funny Face(s)Actress Angie Harmon, of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, lets her kids play with their food

MAKES: 4 | PER PIZZA: 320 calories, 43g carbs, 15g protein, 10g fat , 20mg cholesterol, 890mg sodium, 6g fi ber

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1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF.2. Place the pitas on a nonstick baking sheet.3. Spread 2 Tbsp pizza sauce on each; sprinkle with cheese.4. Using the dressing as glue, arrange the vegetables on the pitas to look like silly faces.5. Bake the pizza faces for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cheese melts.

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Views Parade.com/views By Connie Schultz

When my friend

Jon became a grand-father, he had the

hardest time acknowledging it. For months, he referred to his beauti-ful granddaughter as “my daugh-ter’s daughter.” No “Grandpa” for him, nosireeno.

This was fi ne—until she started to talk. By then, Jon was completely smitten with Elizabeth, and he couldn’t wait to hear “Grandpa” roll off the tip of her tiny tongue. She, however, had other ideas. She called him the only name she’d heard for elderly family members who cooed over her every move: Grandma.

At the top of her lungs, too.“Fair’s fair,” Grandma Jon said. Jon is just one of many baby

boomers who’s recently wrestled with the reality of grandparent-hood. Apparently, we’re a genera-tion of grown-up teenagers who can’t get over ourselves. There’s even a website—Grandparents.com—that offers alternative names for those not ready to em-brace the traditional honorifi c.

Some of the sillier options for grandmothers: MeeMee, MeMe, Big Mama, Bigger Mama, Nother Mother, and GeezerGirl. Grandfathers can opt for Papa-daddy, Mellowman, Puggles, Grindiddy, and Geezer Guy.

My favorite combination: Mee-Mee and Mellowman. I see them as lead singers in a West Palm Beach karaoke band. MeeMee wears a muumuu, of course.

I was barely 50 when I first learned I was going to be a grand-mother. My son called me at work with his announcement, and I seem to remember colleagues fan-ning me with newspapers.

The shock quickly passed, and I couldn’t wait to become Grandma Connie. I stitched a bib with the promise: “What Happens at Grandma’s Stays at Grandma’s.” I was newly empowered, too, by that Margaret Mead adage about how wisdom is passed from grand parent to grandchild, rather than from parent to a child who wouldn’t listen to you if his hair were on fi re. (I may be paraphrasing.)

Crackpot because he couldn’t say Grandpa. Sandy’s grandchild dubbed her Honey. Molly’s neigh-bors go by Jelly and Buster. Betty’s kids know Grandma Vanilla and Grandma Chocolate by their hair color. Carol’s son introduced her to his young stepchildren as Miss Thompson. Now, years later, they just call her Thompson.

A few of my peers see being a grandparent as a chance to remake themselves. My friend Jackie has never met a situation she couldn’t match to a Broadway song, so it should have been no surprise when she insisted her fi ve grandchildren address her as Auntie Mame. An-other friend named Jon doesn’t yet have grandchildren, but he knows what his title will be when the time comes: El Funkinator Grande.

As for the other Jon, who took his time deciding he was ready for the designation, he got his wish: Elizabeth, now 8, calls him Grand-pa. He is wrapped around her fi n-ger tighter than a tourniquet in triage, and just last week he emailed me about a special program he downloaded on his iPad for her.

“It’s a cupcake-decorating app,” he said. “Costs 99 cents. You get to choose the cupcake’s fl avors, frost-ing, candles, stars, jelly beans, sprinkles, and all that fun stuff.”

Long live Grandma Jon.

The first time Clayton called me Grandma, I fl oated across the fl oor like a dust bunny. By age 2, he’d stand at the front door and tremble with excitement at the sight of his grandpa and me. He’s 3 now, and whenever I ask, “Who’s my favorite little boy in the whole world?” he shouts, “Me!” We are that gloriously obnoxious together.

Many of my friends are grand-parents by other names. Some opt for ethnic variations. My grand-son’s Greek grandmother, for ex-ample, is Yia Yia.

Grandchildren often come up with their own monikers. A sam-pling: J.T.’s grandson calls him

What are the strangest grandparents’ names you’ve ever heard? Tell us at Parade.com/grandpa.

He’s “Puggles.” She’s “Big Mama.”No name is too goofy when “Grandpa” or “Grandma” just won’t do

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