An end-of-the-year project for a high school economics class turned into a successful business for four Southern California teenagers. Lauryn Hong, Ella Matlock, Sofia Migliazza and Erin Rogers launched Be the Change Coloring Co. in June, after finishing their freshman year at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Characters like Al E. Gator, Same the Snail and Wally the Narwhal help explain the coronavirus pandemic to children, through a coloring and activity book.