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It has been accepted for inclusion in New Expression by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. 11 A rica's hleu! off1ciallan~ua~e Editor-In-Chief Staff Tywanna Lesley, John Hope Marshewn Markham Ill, Harlan Academy Ebony Ingram, Chicago Academy of the Arts Features Editor Whitney Helm, Young Women's Lori Moody, Currie High School Leadership School John Martinez, Currie High School Graphics/Layout Camille Villegas, Clemente High School Judith Espino David Hughes, Jones College Prep Copy Editor Vincent Dixon, Gwendolyn Brooks Phil Costello, Executive Director Wendell Hutson, Program Director vc Board of D1 rectors <;non~ors Youth Communication President After School Matters Columbia College Chicago Annette Peck. Executrve Servrce Corp. Alphawood Foundation (Volunteer) Brinson Foundation 619 S. Michigan Avenue ·- William C. Bannerman Foundation Vice-President Francis Beidler Foundation Phone (312) 922-7150 William D. 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Willette Foundation This Month In New Expression October 2006 News Briefs New all-boys high school opens Chicago set to begin first Internet Failing schools will undergo school changes The Chicago Public Schools reached a mtlestone on Sept. 5 when the first all-boys htgh school in 35 years Students accustomed to the traditional "three Rs" of Up to a th•rd of ChiCago's publtc schools arc supposed opened up on the South Side. learntng mtght soon have to add "reboot" to readmg, wnung to undergo rad•cal "restruccunng" th1s fall after betng and 'nthmet1c. branded as chroniC fatlures by the federal No Child Left One hundred forty boys. sharply dressed In polo shirtS Bch•nd law. and khak1s make up the all-black. Urban Prep Charter Recently the Chtcago Board of Educauon approved the cre­ Academy. one of 14 new CPS schools to open this year. auon of the Chteago Vtrtual Charter School, belteved to be But for most of the ~chools, the changes won't be th:lt The population of young men graduated from 52 ele­ the state's first on-lme public school dramattc: Chtcago offictals arc adopttng the least severe mentary schools mcludmg parochial ones, and 70 per­ of five restructunng opuons allowed under the 4-year­ cent live 1n the Englewood netghborhood where the The d1stnct.. wh1ch wants the school to open next fall, sull old law Thctr plans wtll be formally released today school restdes. faces hurdles wtth tts proposal, lncludmg approval by che lllinots State Board of Educacton. Plus. the Chtcago Teachers These 185 schools fatlcd to meet tcsung goals for at Ttm Kmg, pnne~pal of Urban Prep, sa1d the school Union strongly opposes the school leaH five ye:ar s. whtch means Chicago offictJ.ls could replaces Englewood High School. When Englewood's have fired staff. asked the state to take over a school or phaseout began in 2005, JUst 16 percent of Its juniors "We want to offer dtverse, tnnovattve opportunities for chil­ converted butldmgs to chancr schools read at grade level dren, and not everyone learns the same way," sa1d Malon Edwards. a spokesman for the Chicago Public Schools "They But tnstead. the 185 schools Will try multtple strategtes. King, a 39-year-old hands on educator, previously was (teachers) arc wary of it.. which •s understandable " mcludtng new cut riculurn, more Intense rnonttormg. the princ1pal of Hales FranCIScan College Prep High reorgantzmg and upgr admg 1111ddlc school tnstruction, School, an all-boys Catholic school on the South Side. The nation's thtrd-lat gcsc school dtstrict proposed the new and scrvtng fewer grades at a school Staff at ctght During his five years as prestdent at Hales, I 00 percent school under tts Renaissance 20 I 0 program, whiCh closes the Khools are choosmg new curt 1cula and getrmg .1 btgger of each graduating class was admitted to college. He lowest-pet forming elementary and htgh schools and replaces say tn admtntstr;wve dectstons through Jn e •sting part· has been working on starting Urban Prep since 2002. them wtth I 00 new schools ft ee from many dtstttct controls nership between the school dtstrtct and the Chicago Teachers Un1or1 CPS also has an all-gtrls school as well. The Young Up to 600 klndcrgarten-througll-ctghth-graders would log on Women's Leadership Charter High School IS also locat­ to a computer every mor ntng instead of boat ding the tradi­ ed on the South Side n the historic Broozevtlle netgh­ tional yellow bus. Depending on the grade level. swdents borhood. who cannot or prefer not to go to convenuonal schools would get a mtx of print and tnulumedia materials for classes rang•ng from math to science and history. o4 news Young Girls and Older Men Cll ..0 ...,0 Although dating an older man may seem cool, Felicia adds that it can also cause many By Camille J. Villegas problems. For example, older men have more sexual expectations than high school boys. u After providing a girl with clothes and money, an older man often expects starts sex 1n 0 return, Lachandra said. c Many years ago. 16-year-old girls were allowed "Some girls concede to these demands because they think they're in love or because they 0 and sometimes encouraged to date older men Many teengirls have said they met enjoy the materialistic aspect of the relationship. This sometimes leads to teen pregnancy;' V> even if they were old enough to be their father. Lachandra adds. V> older men on the Internet Cll ~ According to the Web site teenwire.com, teenage girls who are sexually involved with a.. But with the 21st Century upon us this kind of behavior is no longer seen as acceptable. older men are more likely to have unintended pregnancies than those who date males X their age. LU However. some girls, as well as guys, decide to defy the statutory rape law, which prohibits ~ adults from having sex with anyone under 18. Some girls enter these types of relationships to fulfill their desire of being loved and cared Cll for by someone, possibly because they don't receive this type of affection at home, accord­ z Females believe they are too mature for guys their own age, so they yearn for older men ing to a May 2006 study by the University of Chicago. who they deem as more "experienced." Melissa's mother is a single parent, so her ex-boyfriend was like a father figure to her in What does a teenage girl possibly have in common with an adult male? For Melissa. 17, it's some ways. maturity. · "He thought he could tell me right from wrong, all the time, like I was a baby:· Melissa said. "Boys my age are not serious. They're too playful and immature." she said. A control issue can lead to verbal abuse or even physical abuse in many relationships. Felicia. 16, and Lachandra. 17 agrees. according to the U of C study. So called "experience" is one reason why so many girls have an interest in older guys. Cook County State's Attorney Richard Devine said. although teen girls think they're These girls feel like older men have more experience in conversation, sex, life, and driving. mature enough to date an older man, many statutory rape cases prove that they're not. "[My older boyfriend] treats me like a queen." Felicia said. Age isn't just a number. Even if young girls consider themselves mature for their age, Devine adds. Dating an older man can sometimes be a popularity contest for girls in high school. Their "man" picks them up in a nice car, buys them clothes and gives them money. For a young "A 16-year-old girl and a 24-year-old man are not on the same level, mentally, sexually or girl. this is Important. emotionally." Mayor Wants Extend School to Five Years By Lori Moody In August Mayor Richard M. Daley said It wouldn't hurt 1f students Many parents agree with the teachers. They too believe that the attend h1gh school for five years instead of four to cur down col­ problem lies within the school system. lege expenses for poor and middle-class families.