Youth

Most people haven’t been able to pursue their dreams on a national scale, but two teenagers from Syracuse’s South Side have done just that. Corcoran High School junior Tevin Johnson and graduated senior Tracee Jennings participated in the annual national ACT-SO competition earlier this month. Johnson competed in the category of dance; Jennings, in the category of entrepreneurship. They were …

Thursday, June 14, Syracuse Peace Action celebrated four area youth with a recognition dinner and awards for their projects and organizations focused toward youth activism. The youth: Rydell Davis, Eddie Mitchell, Jacob Reeder and Vivian Ho were honored at ArtRage gallery on 505 Hawley Ave. and their families were invited to dine with members of Syracuse Peace Action interested in …

Corcoran High School senior develops winning business plan Most girls never get a chance to design their perfect pair of shoes, but Corcoran High School senior Tracee Jennings has decided to pursue her dream beyond scribbling heels on a napkin. Her hard work has paid off.

Teen dances his way to Houston “An old soul,” “ambitious” and “hungry to learn” are all descriptions used to define traits of dancer Tevin Johnson, one of four recent winners of Syracuse’s ACT-SO competition. Johnson, a 10th-grader at Corcoran High School, will next move on to the national competition being held in Houston July 5 through 9.

In the cafeteria of Bethany Baptist Church, more than 200 students, parents and teachers sang, danced and rapped all for the same purpose — to learn how to be better writers. The church, located at 149 Beattie St., was host to writing consultant Erik Cork. Cork, the founder of International Write Now, Inc., presented his high-energy, interactive workshop, “Rap, Rhythm …

Mentoring programs collaborate to help young men get into college Justin Williams knows the value of making a simple connection. As an incoming freshman at George W. Fowler High School, Williams was academically apathetic and uninvolved in his community. One organization changed his perspective, and ultimately, his life.

Students currently attending ninth through 12th grades in the Syracuse City School District are eligible to submit entries in the categories of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and visual arts to the Stone Canoe, A Journal of Arts, Literature and Social Commentary published by University College of Syracuse University and sponsored by the Gifford Foundation.

Suits, dresses and boutineers were everywhere, but it wasn’t Prom. Outstanding students from middle school to graduating seniors were honored Saturday, June 11, at Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority’s 42nd annual Youth Achievement Awards Luncheon.

More than 300 college students, representing 46 colleges and universities, will be on the Syracuse University campus Monday, June 13, to train as Summer Enrichment Specialists for the 2011 Say Yes to Education Summer Camp.

Books, bikes, and even a fire truck participated in the Sixth annual Light a Candle for Literacy parade on Saturday, June 4. Even spotty rain showers couldn’t keep the energy down, as students and community members chanted catchphrases like “Read a Book! Read a Book!”