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Mon., Dec. 4, 2000

Learn the facts. Teens are invited to a Peer Education Youth Rally from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today at the Spokane Community College Lair auditorium. The free rally will feature performances by teen groups that raise awareness of issues such as sexual assault, tobacco use, suicide, drug and alcohol use, abstinence, HIV/AIDS and many others. Organizers also will launch a contest where students choose the issue they feel affects their school the most and raise awareness through a media campaign at that school. The top prize for the contest is $500. There will be a resource fair with booths from community organizations and free food and raffle prizes. The rally is sponsored by the March of Dimes.

If you want to win, you better hurry. Tuesday is the deadline for teenagers interested in winning a free trip to Germany through this year’s Young Columbus Essay Contest. Students age 12 to 18 who live in The Spokesman-Review’s home delivery circulation area are eligible to enter. Complete entry forms are available by calling (509) 459-5071 or (800) 338-8801, ext. 5071.

Here’s a chance to return the favor. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade can nominate their favorite teachers for the Eastern Washington University Teacher of the Month award.

Students must write a nominating letter explaining why their teacher has made a difference in their lives.

Letters should include the teacher’s name, school and the grade they teach, as well as the nominating student’s name and address, grade in school and the school’s name and address.

For more information, contact Sandy Domitrovich at (509) 359-6492, or e-mail her at sdomitrovich@mail.ewu.edu.

Sounds like a truly theatrical event. Dance Theatre Northwest will present “The Toy Shelf,” an original production written and choreographed by the company’s artistic director, Janet Wilder. Performances are Dec. 10 at 2 and 7 p.m. at The Metropolitan Performing Arts Center, 901 W. Sprague. Many of the dancers attend area high schools. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for children and seniors. For more information, call (509) 922-3023.

Let’s Get Creative. Dig out those poems and short stories you’ve written and always thought you’d like to see published. Our Generation announces its 10th annual Get Creative writing contest for teens.

Send us your best poems and short stories. Entries must be received by Dec. 31. The members of Our Generation will pick the best entries and print them in January. Winners receive the one-and-only Our Generation long-sleeve T-shirt.

Here are the rules:

1. You must be between 13 and 19 years of age.

2. Entries can be poems or short stories of no more than 1,000 words. You may also submit artwork (yours or a friend’s) to accompany your piece.

3. No more than two entries per person.

4. Send a copy of your work to the address, fax or e-mail at the bottom of the page. Be sure to include your full name, age, school, address and phone number. Entries will not be returned.

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