HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A.V. LET THEIR GUARD DOWN.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer QUARTZ HILL -- More than 150 Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). students paired off Friday with someone they didn't know and shared little things about themselves -- what breakfast cereal breakfast cereal, a food made from grain, commonly eaten in the morning. The oldest type of cereal, known as porridge or gruel, requires cooking in water or milk. The modern breakfast cereals, however, are entirely precooked and eaten in cold milk. best described them and what country they would most like to visit and why. The ice-breaking exercise, which also included shoulder massages, was part of a teen summit Teen Summit is an American talk show/youth show that aired on BET. It dealt with the everyday issues of teens and attempted to bring them into a positive, uplifting light and motivate the teen viewers. in the school gymnasium aimed in part at breaking down barriers between students so that problems on campus are easier to resolve. ``In order for you to help each other and believe each other, you gotta know each other. If we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. each other, we can't go forward,'' said motivational speaker A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. The keynote speech generally takes place either at the beginning of the event, or the close of the event. Rick Minniefield, who gave the keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. . ``If you develop relationships with each other, I guarantee that all other issues will be easier to solve. It takes us stepping out of our comfort zone. If you do it, your friends will follow.'' Quartz Hill was the latest high school to hold a teen summit, started six years ago by the Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale and Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Human Relations Task Force as a way to discuss student diversity, tolerance and tools to avoid conflict. Task Force President Darren Parker stressed the importance of communication and working together, citing the case of two teenagers who planned a Columbine-style attack at the school. ``That's why the teen summit is important. We don't want someone to feel they can't find someone to help them with the problems that they have,'' Parker said. Eleventh-grader Peleina Letourneau said she found the summit revealing. ``I learned a lot about myself and the goals that I have, and I know I'm going to stick to them,'' Letourneau said. After assembling in the gym, the students went to workshops on different topics that were chosen based on what students said were issues they felt needed addressing or needed more information on, Vice Principal Richard Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Some workshop topics were new and hadn't been done before. For instance, Quartz Hill Chamber of Commerce President Lee Barron was invited to speak because students said they were interested in careers in business. Another new topic was single-parent families, a request that surprised Robles. He found that there's about 700 students at Quartz Hill, or about one-fifth of the school's enrollment, who come from single-parent families. ``There are issues such as assistance with homework. Sometimes they have to be at home to address care for younger siblings,'' Robles said. Participating in after-school activities is difficult if students have to stay at home or don't have a means of transportation, Robles said. karen.maeshiro@dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Darren Parker, president of the Antelope Valley Human Relations Task Force, is applauded by Principal Mark Bryant after speaking at the Quartz Hill High School Teen Summit. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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