TEENS ACHIEVING DREAMS, COUNSELING TROUBLED PEERS.Byline: DIANA PEYTON Community Columnist Lynn Lam of Canoga Park, a state semifinalist in the national Miss Junior America contest, knows it's what's on What's On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television. Format Originally started in 1996, the show is currently the longest-running program in Fairchild Television history. the inside that counts. Enthusiasm, a positive attitude and scholastic ability are the qualifications the 16-year-old met to be nominated for the competition. ``This whole thing has made me feel better about myself, and made me think that I can do anything I want to do,'' said Lam, who was nominated through an anonymous recommendation. The organization encourages community involvement and the Chatsworth High School junior wants to read to children at the public library and tutor. She also works after school with her mother, Loan Lam, at LQ Beauty Center in Reseda, where she is learning to be a makeup artist. ``Well, it's a career I can always fall back on,'' she said. In July she will compete for the state title in Orange. Local teens now have access to domestic-violence counseling, information and referral services through Love Child's Teen Relationship Hotline, which began operating last week. Gershon Valles, 17, from Reseda High School Reseda High School, established in 1955, is located in the Reseda section of Los Angeles, California, United States. The current principal of Reseda High is Alfredo Tarin. The mascot of Reseda High is the Regent, a lion welding a crown and a scepter. and his brother Ephraim, 18, are members of Keeping Youth Doing Something, a youth program working in collaboration with the Haven Hills domestic-violence shelter on the project. ``I'm learning how to handle problems by listening to my peers,'' Gershon said. ``We thought other hotlines were not suitable for kids, and we felt it would be easier for us to understand based on our own experiences.'' Jazmine Carbajal, 13, is also a member of the hotline's teen advisory group and a member of KYDS KYDS Keep Youth Doing Something KYDS Thousands of Yards . ``Some kids think adults don't understand how they feel. ... Practically all teens would rather talk to another teen than an adult,'' she said. Facilitated by paid adult domestic-violence counselors 18 and older, the hotline is open from 4 p.m. to 8 weekdays to help teens work through crisis relationships with family, friends, teachers and others. Adriana Guzman is the hotline coordinator. ``We're giving it a six-month trial run,'' she said. ``The idea actually came from the kids themselves.'' Other teens on the advisory group who helped to establish the service are Glenda Baltazar, Nicolae Ciolache, Raquel Cooper, Kevin Daniels, Oscar Garcia, Shadi Ghods, Diego Gonzalez, Diana Medina, Yvonne Pomales and Jenny Tran. To reach a counselor call (818) 888-5321. A Web site, www.loveschild.org, is under construction. The program is operated by a grant from California Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . Awards for outstanding achievements have been given to area students. The Music Center Spotlight Awards have been presented in drawing and painting to Peter Sriployrung, a $1,500 scholarship winner from Clark Magnet Middle School; and Joo Ri Lee, a $1,000 second-place winner who attends Granada Hills High School Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. The school colors are green, black, and white. . Award winners in the photography competition include Jake Levine, a Harvard-Westlake student who won a $1,500 scholarship, and Audrey Ma, who won a $1,000 scholarship and honorable mention in the drawing and painting category. The Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking Science Talent Search has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to semifinalist Roy Bharath Mukku, a Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
Dean's lists at several colleges schools have local additions. They are Alexander N. Kean of Woodland Hills, a student at Benedictine College Beginnings The predecessors for the modern university were Mount St. Scholastica College, an all-women's campus named for Benedict of Nursia's twin sister Scholastica, and St. in Atchison, Kansas  ; Erin Lynn Voeltz from Westlake Village, attending the Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant among its facilities and programs are the Frank H. ; and Loryn Ohlaug at Ripon College in Wisconsin. And the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used has named freshman Laura Jakosky of Agoura Hills to the honor roll. Students at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Sacred Heart Academy may refer to:
Kerry O'Keefe, a senior, was named Most Valuable Player in Mission League volleyball. Jill Davis, Kacey Knauf and Jaclyn Cuevas won honors, as did Brittany Esser. Cross country All-Mission League players are Lisa Bruich, also a finalist for the Spirit of Sport award, Ashley Coultas and Noel Peterson. Emily Washington was chosen to the all-league team in golf. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Chatsworth High School junior Lynn Lam, 16, is a state semifinalist in the national Miss Junior America contest. |
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