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Youth Leadership Council
Diana Shirley,
YLC Manager (Chalk & Mask Artist)
On
March 14th The Youth Leadership Council collaborated with Our House Two in
putting on an all ages
concert at Bayview Hall.
The event was well attended and featured three local youth bands, Chicago
Typewriter, Erabe and The Vixons as well as Lake from Olympia. Plans are
now being firmed up for a
dance at Bayview’s front room,
this time featuring all local talent, Chicago Typewriter, Pherabe and DJ
Ahren. It has been great to watch these students organize and take the
initiative to book the musicians, make flyers and promote these events.
They are also gathering art in the form of drawings, poetry, recipes and
photography for the next edition of their teen magazine,
The Edge.
Gabe Adams, a YLC member has even initiated a contest for submissions. Look
for this next edition in late May at Island Coffeehouse and Books and The
Hub.
It
has been a pleasure to work with these talented young people.
The HUB
Frankie Petitclerc,
Hub Program Manager (Fun & Food Artist)
This
spring we’ve had some new and fun activities at the Hub and we’ve got some
great adventures coming up this July and August for our
Hub Summer Program
which will be for youth entering sixth-ninth grades.
In March we acquired a Nintendo interactive video game called
Guitar Hero.
It’s a game where kids can play along to their favorite rock songs and feel
like a rock star. It has various speeds and skill levels and it really gets
the teens focused and developing their dexterity and of course they have a
fun time doing it. The kids compete with each other but they also root for
each other, a camaraderie evolves between them and friendships develop that
might not otherwise happen.
For March’s Early Release Day, we went bowling at
Freeland Lanes
again. One boy didn’t want to go after he realized his friends weren’t
going. He said, “I suck at bowling.” He wound up getting the highest
scores, which he was really excited about. And he made some new friends on
top of it. Thanks again to Rodger, Nancy and the other staff at Freeland
Lanes for their great rates and kindness. They really care about the kids
and are very family and community oriented.
On April’s Early Release Day, we had a
treasure hunt
in Langley. Three teams of kids ran from one clue to the next and literally
worked up a sweat. A couple of them even had to pour cold water over their
heads to cool off when they returned to the Hub. It’s probably the most
exercise they had in awhile. The winning team received a couple of prizes,
including gift certificates to the Clyde Theatre. Thank you Lynn & Blake
Willeford for your generous donations and continued support.
This summer we’ve got some great activities planned for our
Hub Summer Program
which will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from July15 through
August 14
for youth entering sixth – ninth grades, with
registrations through Parks & Rec.
Please check out the colored insert with the activity descriptions and all
the details.
Finally, thanks to
Bruce Alexander
for your loving presence with youth in the Hub each week!
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