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Viola Davis, 46, Bryce Dallas Howard, 30, Emma Stone, 22, and Octavia Spencer, 39 (from left), star in the just-released film adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel about black maids and their white employers in 1960s Mississippi. How did you get involved with the project? Spencer: I actually met Kathryn before she wrote the book. It was hot, I was on a diet, and I was very grumpy, so she thought Minny should be based on certain aspects of my personality. Minny’s pretty feisty. Bryce, what was it like playing Hilly, the

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will still be hitting the books despite her brush with stardom. “I deﬁnitely 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.

A: While the talk show host’s pooch Sadie is top dog, others have added to the canine fun. “Some of us bring our puppies in for a visit from time to time,” says Sheri Salata, president of OWN and a ﬁxture on the network’s reality show Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes (the ﬁnal episode airs tonight). “It’s always good to see dogs coming down the halls.”

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Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H. Amazing feat: As chief strategist of the nonproﬁt 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.”

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 beneﬁts nature brings us; in fact, we should actively preserve them.”

Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, Ga. Amazing feat: As CEO of the nonprofit 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 fill 25 homes. Aha moment: “As a fifth grader, I saw trash outside my school. I’d stay late to clean up, and I wondered how to make other kids more aware.”

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 wanted to buy for girls. While they were wonderfully entertaining, none encouraged girls to make a difference.”

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★ COMMUNITY ★

Atlanta [Ga.] Girls’ School Amazing feat: Founded the nonprofit 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 first yes, a first person to say, ‘I’ll support you.’ But once you do, it’s like snipping a thread on a sweater—resistance just unravels.”

The Lawrenceville [N.J.] School Amazing feat: Cofounded Drinking Water for India, a nonproﬁt 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.”

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the estimated 15 million students in America’s elementary, middle, and secondary schools participating in service activities. “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 ﬁnd service project ideas to make your mark in your community. Who knows? Next time we could be honoring you. 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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Summer, for me, is all about the best fruits and vegetables. My favorite thing is to visit farmers’ markets, and my daughters love to help me shop. They’ll walk around, picking out huge tomatoes and saying, “This one looks good, Mommy.” I love that. 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 eyeballs. The other day I got them to eat some sliced-up bell peppers, 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.

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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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Jon became a grandfather, he had the hardest time acknowledging it. For months, he referred to his beautiful granddaughter as “my daughter’s daughter.” No “Grandpa” for him, nosireeno. This was ﬁne—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 grandparenthood. Apparently, we’re a generation 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 embrace the traditional honoriﬁc. Some of the sillier options for grandmothers: MeeMee, MeMe, Big Mama, Bigger Mama, NotherMother, and GeezerGirl. Grandfathers can opt for Papadaddy, Mellowman, Puggles, Grindiddy, and Geezer Guy. My favorite combination: MeeMee 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 grandmother. My son called me at work with his announcement, and I seem to remember colleagues fanning 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 grandparent to grandchild, rather than from parent to a child who wouldn’t listen to you if his hair were on ﬁre. (I may be paraphrasing.)

The first time Clayton called me Grandma, I ﬂoated across the ﬂoor 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 grandparents by other names. Some opt for ethnic variations. My grandson’s Greek grandmother, for example, is Yia Yia. Grandchildren often come up with their own monikers. A sampling: J.T.’s grandson calls him

Crackpot because he couldn’t say Grandpa. Sandy’s grandchild dubbed her Honey. Molly’s neighbors 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 five grandchildren address her as Auntie Mame. Another 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 Grandpa. He is wrapped around her finger 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 flavors, frosting, candles, stars, jelly beans, sprinkles, and all that fun stuff.” Long live Grandma Jon. What are the strangest grandparents’ names you’ve ever heard? Tell us at Parade.com/grandpa.

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