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Mon., Feb. 28, 2000

Haven’t your parents embarrassed you enough? It’s time to get even.

What better way to embarrass your folks than to dig out their old prom photos and laugh all the way to the mailbox?

Send us photos from proms of the past. Be sure to identify the people in the photos, the school, where the photo was taken and what year. Also include a 100-word description of the prom, your name, phone number and address.

Photos must be postmarked by March 6. Mail or hand-deliver to Our Generation/Prom, 999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201.

For more information, call Laura Crooks at 459-5456.

Have you seen the new Our Generation Online? Check it out at http://ourgen.spokane.net or http://www.spokane.net/sections/ourgen.

You’ll find instant polls and questions of the week. You’ll find reviews and poetry. You can even sign up to be our Virtual Dude/Cyber Gal of the week. It’s the only place in town just for teens by teens.

High school photographers are eligible to enter the Outstanding Photographs from Young Photographers Program and have a chance to win cash or prizes.

The Inland Empire Chapter of the Photographic Society of America is organizing the event locally. Photographs must be taken by the student but may be processed by a third party or commercial source. Entries will be submitted in five categories: photojournalism, human interest, architecture, landscapes or waterscapes, and photographer’s choice. Entries may be monochrome or color prints. Prints must be unmounted and no smaller than 8-by-10 inches and no larger than 8-by-12 inches. Deadline for entries is May 1. Official entry forms are available through high school photography teachers or by calling Richard Pokorny at 535-2166. For more information, check out www.psa-photo.org

CollegeBound Network is looking for the Student of the Year. Two winners will be announced in June and will receive $1,000 scholarships, personal computers, personal organizers, calculators, college-bound student libraries and more.

To enter, high school juniors and seniors must answer the question “What event or experience motivated you to pursue a college education?” Complete rules and applications are available at www.collegebound.net or by e-mailing media@collegebound.net. Or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to The CollegeBound Network, 2071 Clove Road, Suite 206, Staten Island, NY 10304 or call (718) 273-5700.

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