THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 23, 1994 TAG: 9409230063
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E11 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY MICHELLE MIZAL, CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: Short : 43 lines
PARENTAL INPUT IS not allowed, but eavesdropping is OK.
Tonight at 9 and Sunday at 3 p.m., WHRO-TV will air a segment of the series ``The Class of 2000,'' but this one is for local teenagers only. ``Students Speak Out'' is a program where teens will vent about today's problems and the effects they have on their lives. The program is part of a series that has been going on for a year.
Last year, there were four community discussions on educational issues that included teens and parents. This time, no parents are allowed.
The show will feature about 40 local teenagers voicing their opinions on four topics: the inner lives of young people, family and community, in-school events and the future.
``We asked for kids who are real articulate, outspoken and thoughtful about these things,'' said WHRO's public affairs producer Chris Dickon. ``I think we will have some real interesting people here.''
The program has a talk show set-up with two teen moderators. Virginia Wesleyan College sophomore Holly Wester and Cox High School senior Fran Jamison will quiz their peers with provocative questions such as: Where are young people liable to go off track?; are they valued in society?; why are some young people not learning?; is there a future?
Violence, society, self-esteem and careers will also be discussed.
Dickon said the purpose of the program is to show that ``proper education of young people is almost the center of everything else.
``It involves the future of our society, but education cannot take place without first understanding all the other things that kids face. . . . We want to hear it from the kids themselves,'' said Dickon.
It's time for parents to tune in to the minds and hearts of the youth. See you at 9. MEMO: Michelle Mizal is a Tidewater Community College freshman.
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