YOUTH SUMMIT STRESSES FUTURE; EVENT BOASTS MINI-OLYMPICS, PUTS EMPHASIS ON PRIDE, DUTY.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer The key to success is teamwork and Santa Clarita's future rests with the city's young people. That was the message Wednesday at The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. in Newhall where 300 local high school students gathered for the city's third annual Youth Summit. ``The youth of the city are our highest priority,'' Councilwoman Jo Anne Darcy told the crowd. ``This is our future and it is so important that parents and teens work together.'' Darcy joined other city officials and deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station at the summit, which focused on encouraging students to take pride in themselves, their neighborhoods and working together with their peers and parents. The summit featured a mini-Olympics, where students worked together during events such as tug of war tug of war n. pl. tugs of war 1. Games A contest of strength in which two teams tug on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other across a dividing line. 2. , javelin throwing javelin throw Track-and-field sport of throwing a wooden or metal spear for distance. It is hurled after a short run and must land point-first. The men's javelin is 8.5 ft (260 cm) long, the women's 7.2 ft (220 cm). and a game of concentration. Heather Tolen, the youth and family coordinator for the city of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , said all of the activities, including a self-critiquing test, were staged to help students recognize the importance of working together. ``Last year we focused on building character, so this year we thought we'd expand,'' Tolen said. The festive atmosphere excited many of the students who signed up to attend the summit. ``No one was forced to be here, it is strictly on a volunteer basis,'' said Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
The 19-year-old said she was pleased she could walk up to someone whom she'd never met and talk to them or even assist them with a problem. The daylong day·long adj. Lasting through the whole day. adv. Through the day; all day. Adj. 1. daylong - lasting through an entire day activities concluded with a workshop designed to teach the value of accepting diversity and a construction project in which teens, divided into teams, took a box of miscellaneous materials and worked together to create a display of art work. Officials said a similar summit for junior high school students is scheduled for the fall. CAPTION(S): 5 Photos PHOTO (1) Youngsters from around Santa Clarita learn to work together in a battle of tug of war at the Youth Summit at The Master's College. David Crane/Daily News (2) ``Teamwork means being together and compromising with each other. I think as a group if we all work together we can have lots of fun.'' - Arlene Michel, 16 Saugus High School Saugus High School may refer to:
(3) ``Teamwork means working together, cheering each other on and to have that team concept. Not to focus on individuality'' - Jessica Robinson Jessica Robinson could refer to any of the following individuals:
Valencia High School freshman (4) ``When people are working together they are able to think more of each other. To me, this is what teamwork is all about, being able to interact with someone who may not have the same goals I have, but helping anyway.'' - Hollie Wood, 19 Valencia High School senior (5) ``Teamwork is everyone working together, coming together as one. It's a united thing. To me, a team can achieve much more than an individual can.'' - Dustin Vanduzee, 17 Saugus High junior |
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