There can be more to Thanksgiving dinner leftovers than turkey sandwiches.

This week's Academic All-Star is Macey Cooper, a senior at Thousand Islands High School.

Frankie Schwab says she comes from "a very artsy family."

Chef Chris Manning has some ideas to make your Thanksgiving special and it's sort of a family affair.

This week's Academic All-Star is Cory Millard, a senior at South Lewis Central School.

Tia Briot wants to become a wildlife photographer and she’s honing her skills at a BOCES program in Lewis County.

Music is important to Hailey Weber.

Chris Manning showed Beth and Makenzie the secret of delicious stuffed, bacon-wrapped shrimp Friday morning.

Shyla Rumble from Copenhagen Central is inspired to take pencil and acrylic paint to paper, and produce a variety of artworks.

Our first Academic All-Star of the season is Murielle Fedorko, a senior at Sackets Harbor Central School.

James Wheller is our first-ever 7 News Career-Tech All-Star.

Katherine Vito grew up in a very musical household and has been singing pretty much since she could walk.

This dish is spicy -- and maybe even healthy.

It's a one-pot meal that's surprisingly light.

It's a simple and satisfying meal -- and it's very tasty.

Things get sticky in this week's TV Dinner segment.

This weekend is the Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville and to honor it, Chef Chris Manning shows us an easy way to make cheesecake.

Next weekend is the Cream Cheese Festival in Lowville and Chef Chris Manning is acknowledging it this Friday and next.

This is a perfect meal to serve on a busy weeknight, especially if you do some of the prep ahead of time.

There are three different kinds of milk in this dessert.

Labor Day Weekend is coming up soon and many people like to plan cookouts to celebrate.

It’s a very versatile dressing that has an Asian-inspired taste.

It's a summer comfort food.

It might look as if Chef Chris Manning kept things standard with hot dogs and hamburgers, but it's what he puts on the dogs and burgers that make it special.

It's a north country version of a Vietnamese favorite.

Check out Chef Manning's Carolina mustard marinade

If you try this recipe, you might decide to skip takeout.

It's a dish that's popular in South Carolina's lowcountry.

Chef Manning shows us how to spruce up our chicken using a central New York staple.

Our final Academic All-Star of the season is Spencer Thomas, a senior at Edwards Knox Central School.

This week's Academic All-Star is Madeline Rousell, a senior at Colton-Pierrepont Central School.

Chef Chris Manning is getting a jump on Father's Day with a steak sauce better than the leading brand.

This week's dish gets a little personal for Chef Chris Manning.

It's Memorial Day weekend and, for many, that means cookouts.

This week's Academic All-Star is Octavia Viskovich, a senior at Massena Central School.

Kwazsi is the 7 News - Watertown Savings Bank North Country Athlete Of The Week for September 21, 2018

Hannah is the 7 News - Watertown Savings Bank North Country Athlete Of The Week for September 14, 2018.

"It feels really great to come home and practice after a really stressful day."

"It's like your own little world -- it's like you have a place to go, a comfort zone and a way to just pretty much get away from your normal life."

"It's helped me through the hardest struggles that I've been through and I always go to music when I need to escape from things."

"I enjoy creating a piece that has meaning to me, something I can show the emotions or ideas inside my head and create a powerful image."

"We're able to make something beautiful, we're able to inspire thoughts, inspire words, emotions -- through something that is not even human."

"I was drawn to it from the second I stepped on the stage."

"I just want to find a way to do this forever."

"It's always been something that I've loved doing, because it's been a way to express myself without there being a right or wrong answer."

"Some people, they like to do their hair crazy colors or wear crazy clothes, but I like to make my art."

"Music teaches us what it means to be human."

"I wouldn't trade it for anything," Logan Beerman says of her experience as a singer.

"If I didn't have music," Keegan Poste says, "I don't know what I'd do in my spare time."

"It can mean so many different things, depending on what type of music you're listening to and what mood you're in. It just affects people in different ways."

"The reason I play so much is because I really like to make -- if it's possible -- to make everyone happy and give everyone the entertainment that they want."

"I think humans have an innate desire to be creative. If we don't create things, if we simply allow things to remain as the status quo, then we tend to stagnate."

Jaye Harrod was inspired to start drawing by the graphic novels he read in elementary school.

"I just think it's a really good way to creatively express yourself."

For Jack Witkop, playing trumpet feels like a legacy from his late grandfather, who was also a trumpet player.

"I think to me, it represents my thoughts on a piece of paper."

"Dancing just brings this type of tranquility that nothing else can bring."

"It's exhilarating. You get to be a different person sometimes and that's really fun."