KIDS PLAN MAJOR CONFERENCE OFFICIALS DECIDE YOUTHS KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS OWN CONCERNS.Byline: Sabrina Sabrina: see Severn, river, England. Decker Staff Writer BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - Plans for this October's Youth Solutions Summit are in full swing, thanks in large part to the efforts of some local teens who call themselves BY4Y - Burbank Youth for Youth. This surprisingly mature, dynamic group of students 12 to 17 years old spent a large portion of summer organizing the event that will be a follow- up to surveys filled out in classrooms citywide in the spring. ``Now that the survey came out, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have important to address the issues,'' said Shoghig Balkian, 16. ``Burbank is a peaceful, beautiful city, but it does have its problems.'' In the initial survey, 9,500 students in middle and high schools indicated on questionnaires and in workshops that their top concerns were drugs, alcohol, violence, whether they are safe on campus, peer pressure and interaction with local police. To address these concerns, 25 students from the surveyed schools were hired by city government for a stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st of $300 each to organize workshops, schedule guest speakers, line up corporate sponsors and generate publicity for the Youth Solutions Summit to be held Oct. 3 at the Burbank Hilton Hil·ton , Conrad Nicholson 1887-1979. American hotel-chain organizer who acquired hotels in many American cities and in 1946 founded the Hilton Hotel Corporation. . The students have designed a logo and created an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the chat room. They are dealing with other challenges, such as getting a lecturer lecturer A person who is primarily–if not entirely—involved in the teaching activities of an academic center, who is not expected to perform research or Pt management; in general, lectureships are non-tenured positions to waive To intentionally or voluntarily relinquish a known right or engage in conduct warranting an inference that a right has been surrendered. For example, an individual is said to waive the right to bring a tort action when he or she renounces the remedy provided by law for such a speaking fee and deciding how many participants should be invited. ``I had my doubts that you could take middle and high school kids and have them work at a common goal, but they're doing a fantastic job,'' said Mike Flad, director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. City officials hired the students in hope it would be a learning experience for them as well as a way to keep conference planning focused on youths' concerns. The students met twice a week in July, as planned, and then kept on meeting - once a week through August at their own request. The staff of We Care for Youth, a local nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , has worked with the youths. ``We're learning a lot from this,'' said Selina Hartonians, 16. ``Planning such a big event is a real learning experience.'' The students hope their involvement will result in real solutions and the kinds of new programs that teens are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. . ``Mainly, with this conference, we want to let all the youths know about what's out there,'' said Sarah Wear. ``Just have an impact in some positive way. That's why we're here.'' The students and city officials hope a diverse spectrum of adolescents and teens will attend the conference - not just the student leaders who typically attend conferences, but also kids who are more at risk for trouble in the community. A similar survey and conference in 1993 resulted in a handful of new youth-oriented transportation and employment programs. The 2001 survey and conference were proposed by the Mayor's Youth Task Force, established in 1998. Judging from conversations with groups of kids last spring, city officials say youths seem to have even tougher issues now, ones that will require communitywide education and involved discussions about peer pressure, cliques and other rigors of teen life. ``As city employees, its our job to listen to our constituents, and in this case our constituents are the youths of Burbank,'' Vida Wolfe, supervisor of city youth employment programs, said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Consultant Maryanne Galindo talks with the Burbank Youth for Youth committee, planning a citywide conference Oct. 3. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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