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Care Bears On Fire rock out hard in their pop punk band, but they also have plenty of extracurricular activities that keep them busy.

Jenna, Sophie and Izzy participate in dance, theater, jewelry making, photography and more while they're not in school or on stage, and it gives them plenty to write about in their songs.

What else do the girls get into in their off time? Well, let's just say they have a bunch of "special projects" and "special talents." We'll let them explain in this brand-new webisode they've made for you...

Taylor Swift has been rehearsing all week in preparation for her big gig as the host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live, and now we get to see what she's got in store for us!

The 19-year-old superstar will be acting and singing live on tomorrow night's airing of the NBC sketch comedy show, which begins at 11:30 p.m. Set your Tivos!

Promotional spots for Taylor's SNL show have poked fun at the infamous Kanye West VMA incident, and with the county singer's Fearless Platinum Edition album in stores now, we wonder what songs she'll perform.

However, our biggest question is: Will Taylor Lautner be in the audience to cheer his new "friend" on? Tune in tomorrow night to find out!

Check out this video of Taylor and SNL funny girl, Kristin Wiig (she was in Whip It). Can't wait!

Malia Obama may be the President's daughter, but she still goes to school just like other 11-year-olds -- and faces the same challenges as her sixth-grade peers.

Recently, President Barack Obama made a speech in Wisconsin about U.S. education priorities and spoke about how Malia came home with a 73 percent on her science test, reports the Associated Press. The disappointed father asked his daughter what happened, and Malia said that the test didn't match the study guide.

The President asked her, "So, what's your idea here?" Malia said she should start reading whole chapters instead. What happened after she implemented her plan? Malia came home with a 95 percent!

What are your study habits like? Tell us in the comments below.

Today's Teen Ink pick is an article by xoxbabygirl123.


This may seem pathetic, but to be frank, I don't care. Twilight changed me. It gave me something I didn't have, it helped make the person I am today. You see, I moved here three years ago, and before I moved, I lived in New York. I went to one of the best private schools around, and I had never read a whole book from front to cover.

When I moved, everything changed. I enrolled in a public school, I saw fights, I heard curses, I watched kids stare at me -with detested expressions on their faces as if I was a demon- while I sauntered down the hallways, as noble as can be. It was as if I had been exiled, and I had no way to communicate with the strangers that stood before me, to them...I was just a freak, someone that was native to them, someone not worth knowing. I went through middle school with a big wake-up call attached to it, which was, "Welcome to the real world", and for the first time in all my life I read a book.

It was close after the first two years that I first read a book. I didn't think much about books at that time. I thought of it as something that needed to be tolerated. But one day I was at Barnes and Noble and all of a sudden a crowd of girls came running in. I was in the teen section at the time looking at books, bored out of my mind.

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Kris Allen's video for 'Live Like We're Dying' is finally here! Are you excited?

The first single from the American Idol's self-titled album is an inspired cover of The Script's original, which was only available on the Japanese release of their record.

Kris's version premiered on New York's Z100 radio station on September 21 (his album comes out November 17). Visit JSYK on Monday to hear Kris' new album a full week before it's release!

What do you think of his music? Leave a comment and let us know. And check out the video for the 'Live Like We're Dying' below.

Kris plays guitar and piano in the video, which also features some pretty cool pyrotechnics. And click here for a chance to win a trip to NYC to meet Kris and have him perform for you! You must be at least 13 years old.

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Meet Zach Roerig. He plays Matt Donovan, the cute high school football star, on this season's smash show, The Vampire Diaries.

His character still has feelings for his ex, Elena. Unfortunately, she's kind of into vampires now. Yeah, sucks to be Matt.

We talked to Zach on Monday and learned a lot actually. Like he still believes in ghosts, almost auditioned for a part in Twilight and he wouldn't mind filming a kissing scene with one of his costars, but it's surprisingly not on the top of his list.

Get to know more about Zach in our full Q&A below.

And don't miss a NEW episode of The Vampire Diaries tonight!



JSYK: Congrats on the show's success. It just got picked up for a full season?

Zach: Yep, a full 22. Now I just have to hope I don't get killed off before then.

Do you think that is a possibility?

You never know. Every time I read that script and it's says, "Matt enters the room and Damon follows" I'm like, 'Oh my God...'

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