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Your Turn winner! Ty Heimerl, "911 -- Don't call it for fun"
Editor’s note: Ty Heimerl has won our first-place prize for the Your Turn Contest: “What’s the biggest mess you’ve ever made?” Congratulations Ty!At age six, I was an average and clueless little kid. I...
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Stopping youth violence
For the month of July, ThreeSixty’s Beginning Journalism Workshop students examined the causes and effects of youth violence. Their articles, photos and interviews all dealt with youth and violence....
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By Sinthia Mireya TurciosYesterday there was a lockdown at all Minneapolis public schools and at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul. School officials later reported that someone in Australia...
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Teens think outside the box about homelessness by sleeping in one
At sundown on April 16, a chilly Friday night in Minneapolis, 13-year-old Qa’id Walter’s feelings on homelessness were rather lighthearted. “Homelessness doesn’t seem so bad,” he said. “It sounds...
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Teens text while driving because ignoring friends seems rude
Every time Carter Falah, 17, gets into a car, he starts to text. The Edison High School student said that on average he sends up to five texts while driving.Falah said texting while driving is...
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ThreeSixty's Intermediate Journalism Camp investigates teen health
In June 2010, 13 teens from all corners of the Twin Cities arrived at the University of St. Thomas and spent two weeks living, learning and doing great journalism.Seven students produced articles while...
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Mixed message: Minnesota teens smoke and drink less, but are fatter and more...
Abby Grosse of Mounds View High School The concept of health goes a lot deeper than how many fruits and vegetables a person eats each day.“[It’s] the absence of disease, of course, but also a level of...
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VIDEO: Distracted driving is a major source of teen accidents
The news is constantly filled with stories of shootings, drug overdoses and other tragedies involving teens. In Minnesota however, when teens die, it is most often in a car crash.ThreeSixty Journalists...
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VIDEO: From video games to real life: Guns have deadly consequences.
Shanice Brown of Robbinsdale Cooper High School and Maximiliano Ferreira of Columbia Heights High School It is not uncommon for teens to use guns in video games or see shootings on TV or the movies....
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It's the law: no more tattoos for minors
Olivia Deans of Eden Prairie Senior High School This story is a 2010-2011 MNA Better College Newspaper Contest winner!First place in Business reportingTwo years ago, Cassie Ruha got a tattoo of an...
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Explore your future career, even firefighting
You can’t see. Your fireproof suit and protective gear feel heavier than ever on your back. All you can feel is the ground beneath you and your partner’s ankle that you’re holding. Forming a human...
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Essay contest reveals bullying is common
Minnesota teens One surprise in ThreeSixty Journalism’s essay contest about bullying is how common it is, particularly among middle-school students. In most cases, the bullying is not via cyberspace...
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Cyberbullying is for cowards
Illustration by Ruby Thompson,a junior at Avalon School in St. Paul.Alfred Olson, 16, was visiting an online forum, “Forum Springs,” when an anonymous person told him: “Screw you, you suck.”This kind...
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Gunning for trouble
h3. Young men are the group most likely to be shot in MinnesotaEditor’s note: The names of youth sources in this story have been changed for their safety.This story is a 2010-2011 MNA Better College...
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New online H.S. for GLBTQ students
In January 2010, a new online school opened in Minnesota for GLBTQ students.Different from a brick-and-mortar high school, Internet-based schools like the GLBTQ Online High School can target students...
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Binge drinking does more damage than killing brain cells
Kimberly Mao, Woodbury High School Malcolm Peterson, a 21-year-old Century College student, binge drank once when he was 19 and doesn’t remember much from that night. He’s pieced together most of the...
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Local teen with concussions helps create state law
Kelly Schueler, Eastview High School Class of 2011 Kayla Meyer was inspired to testify before the Minnesota Legislature last spring and helped get a law passed that requires youth sports coaches to...
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Radio Rookies from WNYC capture aftermath of 9/11 for teens
Radio Rookies series For those of you who enjoy what ThreeSixty’s teens do, you should check out this radio series out of New York City by teens deeply affected by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,...
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Fleeing persecution, Karen teen at home in Minnesota
When Ready Htoo tried his first hot dog in America he loved it – until he found out what it was called.“I don’t get why they call it ‘hot dog,’ ” he said. “I was like ‘Oh, that’s what they’re called?’...
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At 18, teens “age out” of foster care with no family to help
When a teen in foster care turns 18, the government support they receive while a minor ends. They often have minimal or no family support as they become adults. This means they must leave their foster...
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