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.
 
 8-18 Media Director
 
 

 Dennis Whitley
 818mediaupcm@gmail.com
 (906) 226-7874

  
     
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Join us for new member training on Saturday, February 25th! It will run from 10:00 a.m. until
2:00 p.m. 8-18 Media is free for all kids ares eight to 18. Pre-registration is appreciated. Call Dennis at 226-7874 or email him at 818mediaupcm@gmail.com.

 

Thanks to the GLCYD for its continued support of our program

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New U.P. Down Syndrome Assoc. offers families support
There is a new support group in the Upper Peninsula for parents of kids with Down Syndrome. Click here to read more.
Therapeutic riding programs help kids with difficulties
"There is nothing as good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse." This quote has been attributed to everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Theode Roosevelt. Click here to read more
Young Facebook users: is it a problem?
About 20,000 younger users are removed from the online social networking site Facebook each day, according to officials with the company. Click here to read more.
Catholic youth attend World Youth Day in Spain
Going to church is a weekly activity for many people. Most people, however, only travel a short distance to go to services nearby. This was not the case for a large group of Catholics from the Upper Peninsula who attended the recent World Youth Day in Madrid Spain. Click here to read more.
Politicians discuss how to fund education
"Every single kid in Michigan deserves a first-rate education," RaeAnn Loy, a teacher for the Negaunee Public Schools, said during a education town hall meeting in Marquette recently. Click here to read more.
Launching rockets into the southern U.P. skies
Five...four...three...two...one...blastoff! A program at Kingsford High School allows students to experience launching rockets first hand. Click here to read more.

Audio Stories
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Goodbye What Ifs
A commentary by Olivia Lohmann, 13

UPCM Receives Reinventing Michigan Award
By Ben Harris, 16

Candid Crowley
By Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 17, Maggie Guter, 14 and Will Guter, 10

U.P. Down Syndrome Association
By Tori Wiese, 12, Demi Mathews, 9 and Elise Heide, 8

Ghosts Galore
By Tori Wiese, 12, Julien Malherbe, 10 and Gregorios Mihalopoulos, 10

Harbor House: A Community Labor of Love
By Lane Whitley, 17 and Courtney Carlson, 17


Silence for the Unborn
A commentary by Lauren Lasko, 15

Lice are Not Nice
By Tia Platteborze, 15, Lauren Lasko, 15, Lorissa Juntti, 14, Izzy Hill, 12 and Eliina Kangas, 12

Holiday Traditions Explained
By Maggie Guter, 14 and Rachel Hahn, 10

Festival of Lights
By Will Guter, 11 and Julien Malherbe, 10

8-18 Media Story Archive Click here to go to story archive

 
   

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