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8-18
Media is an award
winning youth news bureau where kids ages 8 to 18
report on issues that affect their lives. Our
mission is to empower young people by giving
them a significant voice in the world.
Members
work in teams to produce stories which are published
regularly in Marquette Monthly magazine and
broadcast weekly on WMQT-Q107 Radio and WNMU
Public Radio 90 in Marquette.
Besides
local reporting, members cover special projects
such as recent cultural exchanges with
youth in
Japan and the 2008 Democratic and Republican National
Conventions. Stories have appeared
in numerous national
outlets including The Boston Globe,
New York Daily News,
Los Angeles Times and The
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The
bureau has approximately 45 members. For
membership information click here.
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8-18
Media Director
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Dennis Whitley
8-18media@chartermi.net
(906) 226-7874
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Thanks
to the GLCYD for its continued support of our program
Now
you can join our Facebook group! Log on to Facebook
and search for
8-18 Media
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| Young
hams stay connected through amateur radio |
| Despite
the fact that celle phones are young people's primary
means of communication, amateur radios, or ham radios
as they are commonly known, are being used instead
by at least one group of young people in the Marquette
Area. Click here to read more. |
| Bishop
shares thoughts on making "one world" |
| Bishop
Malasusa, the leader of five million members of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, recently had
and extended visit to the Upper Peninsula. He met with
church and community leaders as a way of making ties
between his country and ours. Click here to read more. |
| Easing
the sting of divorce for kids |
| Most
people know someone who has had an experience with
divorce and many have had an experiencve themselves.
It is not unusual. Divorce can make many people, especially
kids whose parents are in that situation, feel hurt
and sad. Yet, in the Marquette area, there are no programs
to help kids get through their parent's divorce. Click
here to read more. |
| Teens
do important work on nonprofit boards |
| Teens
have often been known for their laziness and rebellious
attitudes, but it may surprise many that Marquette
area teens are getting more involved in their community
through service in nonprofit agencies. Click
here to read more. |
| U.P.
girl excels in sports and life, despite physical disability |
| Kelly
Allen is not the typical high school junior. Allen,
a student at Kingsford High School, is a multi-sport
athlete with two world championships to her name. Click
here to read more. |
| Kids
find martial arts to be productive, fun |
| Picture
yourself in your childhood. You are being harrassed
and you feel you need some way to defend yourself.
That could be one of the many reasons why a young person
would want to study martial arts. However, kids get
involved in martial arts for many reasons. Click here
to read more. |
Audio
Stories
Click the title to listen to the story.
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Bringing
books to life
By Tia Platteborze,
13, Lorissa Juntti, 12, Rachael Loman, 11, Jessica Penhale, 11,
Sydney Dorow, 11 and Mariel Morton, 10
Sonatina
Saturday
By Lane Whitley, 15, and Anna Morrison, 12
Grandparents
Teach Too
By Jessica Goodwin, 14, and Keirrah Grifka, 10
Empty
Bowls
By Hayley Maskus, 17, Joe Bowers, 15, GlenEllen Lehmberg, 12,
Will Guter, 9 and Julien Malherbe, 9
The
Importance of Art Classes
By Anna Morrison, 12, Keigan Everett, 10 and Gregorios Mihalopoulos,
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Home for the Skaters
By Hayley Maskus, 17 and Joe Bowers, 15
From Belize to the U.P.
By Jaime Bedard, 16, Shayna Schmeltzer, 12, Lorissa
Juntti, 12 and Jessica Penhale, 12
Lose the Training Wheels
By Anna Morrison, 12, Tori Wiese, 11, and Rachel
Hahn, 8
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8-18
Media Story Archive Click
here to go to story archive
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