OPPORTUNITIES.Byline: The Register-Guard Magazine seeks stories, art for Youth Honor Awards Skipping Stones, a multicultural magazine based in Eugene, is inviting kids ages 7 to 17 to submit original writing A document formerly used to commence a lawsuit in English courts. Historically, the writ needed to start a personal action was a mandatory letter from the king, issued by the Chancery and sealed with the Great Seal. and art (photos, paintings, cartoons, etc.) for its 2004 Youth Honor Awards. Themes should focus on nature and environment; multicultural awareness; international understanding; peace, justice and equality; spirituality and tolerance; or youth activism Youth activism is best summarized as youth voice engaged in community organizing for social change. Around the world young people are engaged as activism planners, researchers, teachers, evaluators, social workers, decision-makers, advocates and leading actors in the environmental and society. Prose must be under 750 words, poems under 30 lines. Non-English and bilingual works are welcome. Entries should be typed or neatly handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. , and mailed by June 20. Group projects to preserve nature or enrich the community also are eligible. Include a cover letter about yourself and the submission, age, address and telephone number or e-mail; a certificate of originality from a parent or teacher; a $3 entry fee (waived for low-income entrants) and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. All entrants will receive an issue of Skipping Stones, and winners will get a subscription and books. The address is P.O. Box 3939, Eugene, OR 97403. For information, visit www.SkippingStones.org or call 342-4956. Space adventure on tap at OIT OIT Organización Internacional del Trabajo (Spanish: International Labor Organization) OIT Organisation Internationale du Travail (International Labour Organization) OIT Office of Information Technology summer camp The Oregon Institute of Technology The Oregon Institute of Technology, also known as Oregon Tech or OIT, is an accredited university in the Oregon University System, and the only public institute of technology in the northwest United States. in Klamath Falls Klamath Falls, city (1990 pop. 17,737), seat of Klamath co., SW Oreg., at the southern tip of Upper Klamath Lake; inc. 1905. It is the processing and distribution center of a lumber, livestock, and farm area. will host Total Space Adventure, a weeklong week·long adj. Continuing through the week: a weeklong conference. Adj. 1. weeklong - lasting through a week; "her weeklong vacation" seven-day technology Space Camp for middle and high school students, from July 11 to 16. Kids will participate in various classes and team-building projects applicable to zero-gravity space science and planetary exploration. The tuition is $500 and includes two-person, dorm-style lodging and meals. Full and partial financial assistance is available to eligible individuals. For information or to register, contact camp director Tim Brower at browert@oit.edu or (541) 885-1405 or visit the Web site at www.oit.edu/met/11. The priority registration deadline is May 31. |
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