Columbia College Chicago Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago New Expression Youth Communication Chicago Collection November 1983 New Expression: November/December 1983 (Volume 7, Issue 6) Columbia College Chicago Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ycc_newexpressions Part of the Journalism Studies Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Recommended Citation Columbia College Chicago, "New Expression: November/December 1983 (Volume 7, Issue 6)" (1983). New Expression. 55. http://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ycc_newexpressions/55 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Youth Communication Chicago Collection at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Expression by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. The Megezine of ~outh Communication .................~ ot 7, No.6 November/December, 1983 Do drugs determine the ''in'' crowd? Are teens snorting talcum with their dime .bags? How are Illinois courts treating teens caught possessing cocaine? A team of New Expression repor­ ters have spent the last six weeks talk­ ing to teens in all parts of the city to answer these ques­ tions about the growing use of cocaine. See page 3. Also Inside: • What happens when parents get "tough" with their teens? See part two of the parent/teen relationship series on page 6. • Young Chicago returns to N E with its Christmas Maga­ zine, beginning op­ posite page 6. • Holiday places to go and th1ngs to do in New Expressions spec1a December Calencar on page 10. Inside Track · · . Homework City offers job ski lis The Job Training and Partnership Act Because JTPA is a training program (JTPA), which replaced CETA on Oc­ rather than an employment program like help-just tober 1, brings with it several changes CETA was, there will not be any from the CETA program. paychecks for youth during the school a call away year. According to Steve Lalich, a . Robin scholarship member of the public information staff "The teacher writes stuff on the board with the Mayors Office of Employment that she understands because she's and Training, the most teens will receive offers more in '84 is a maximum of $20 a week, depending been to college. But the student doesn't always understand, and when he gets Rachel Mendoza, an '83 graduate of on their need, to cover things like trans­ home to do his homework, he goes Metro, won a $1,300 scholarship from portation and lunch as part of their blank." That's how a Northwestern Uni­ the Robin Fund to attend Mundelein training. versity senior, Lisa Olson, felt when she College this year. And the Robin Fund, The JTPA program will start in De­ was in high school, and that's what which is only for public school graduates cember for people from age 16 and up. caused her to volunteer as a tutor for the in the Chicago-area, will offer another JTPA is divided into five separate Homework Hotline, a service of the Chi­ $50,000 in scholarships to members of types of programs: Classroom career cago Education Corps. Photo by Margarita Arteaga the class of '84. · training (4,000 positions), on-the-job The Homework Hotline (321-31 00) "Only two teens from each public training (1 ,651 ), pre-employment train­ serves students from kindergarten Monique Johnson, also a sophomore school can apply for this scholarship, ing to prepare youtb for the job world - through twelfth grade. Lisa Olson ex­ at Hyde Park, called about an algebra­ which is only for teens that are "willing to (1 ,588), placement and retention ser­ plained that the Hotline doesn't give out trig problem. "The tutor went step by go to Chicago-area colleges or univer­ vices for people who already have skills answers," but helps the student under­ step to find out where I went wrong," she sities," says Roosevelt University Edu­ but need to be placed in a job (1,621), stand assignments". said. cation Professor George Olson, Director and actual work experience (80). "She made sure I understood before I Volunteer Paul Coleman advised of the Robin's Scholarship Program. Under a separate fund, JTPA has a got off the phone," said Hyde Park teens to look at the value of the hotline Seniors who would like more information budget of $13,127,199 dollars for Sum­ sophomore Tyra Short, who called and learn to take advantage of it. Lisa in order to apply should ask their college mer Youth Employment. This amount of about her chemistry homework. "And I'll said she admires students who call and counselors. money is only about half the amount go back as often as I need help," she try to understand their homework. "It The Robin scholarship is set up for CETA was able to use last summer, said. tells a lot about their character," she re­ teens whose parents earn less than which means that jobs for teens this marked. $30,000 annually and who have a record summer may be cut in half from the Teens and other callers are not the of high academic performance. The 28,783 employed last summer. only ones learning from the hotline. Paul scholarship covers tuition, books, trans- Teens interested in knowing more Coleman says, "I'm learning about so portation and pocket money. · about the JTPA program can call the many things. I've realized there is so Last year's 37 winners were from the Mayors Office of Employment and much in school that I've forgotten." following participating high schools: Training at 744-5929. Any New Expression reader who Lane (2), Corliss, Julian, Thornridge, To apply for a training program, visit needs the services of the homework Gage Park, Curie (2), Lindblom (2), any of the following intake centers PRESTIGE! OUTSTANDING hotline can call on Monday through TRAINING. DISTINGUISHED Richards, Niles West(2), Whitney starting the week of Dec. 5: Englewood, FACULTY. ONE AND TWO Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Since this Young(2), Sullivan, Kenwood(2), Everg­ 839 W. 64 St. ; King, 4314 S. Cottage YEAR COURSES. INDIVIDUAL phone number is not listed in the phone reen Park, Oak Lawn, Kelly, Taft, Stein­ Grove; Garfield, 10 S. Kedzie; Montrose, GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT book or available through Information, metz, Senn, Hyde Park, Harrison(2), 4554 N. Broadway; South Chicago, New Expression suggests that teens Kennedy, South Shore, Carver, 8516 S. Commercial; Halsted, 1935 S. 327 S LASALLE STRECT 61 ~ N . WEST AVENUE copy the number in their own address Amundsen, Harlan, Clemente(2), Halsted and North Avenue, 1437 N. CHICAGO, IL 60604 ELMHU,.ST, IL 601 28 book or keep this issue of the paper. Juarez and Metro. 200 California. Lisa Moultrie Judith Jean-Michel Nick Huerta What can you offer a high school graduate who isn't goin to colle e? A good liviog. "It was for me_ To me, it's my Ron Sample does one alma mater. I learned how to of the most important write in the Coast Guard. I iobs in America. went in as a mess boy and I came He learned it in the Coast Guard. out as a Chief Journalist. As a senior Aviation Machinist Mate " It was the at Brooklyn Air Station, Ron Sample has Alex Haley, most important author of Roots. a lot of responsibility. Not only does he experience of supervise the highly technical mainte­ my life. 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