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Mon., March 13, 2000

* Know a great teacher?Then nominate him or her for the Our Generation Best Teachers award. What sets this award apart from others is that only students may nominate a teacher and all of the judges are students.

Junior and senior high school students may nominate in a one-page letter the best teacher they’ve had. The definition of “teacher” may include just about anyone from a classroom instructor to a counselor to a coach or adult mentor.

Your letter should clearly describe the teacher’s creativity and innovative teaching style, sense of humor and how he or she shows respect for students and concern for students outside of the classroom. Nominations should be as specific as possible. Please include your full name, address, phone number, school and grade as well as the teacher’s full name, school and class he or she teaches.

Send your nominations to Our Generation/Best Teachers at the address, fax or e-mail at the bottom of the page. Nominations must be received by May 5.

* Tie-dye is back. Didn’t you know? Well, the makers of Rit Dye say so and they’re offering creative teens the chance to win a $1,000 shopping spree at Wet Seal or Contempo Casuals. To enter, send a photograph of a garment you created using Rit Dye to The Blue Asphalt Rit Dye Design Contest, 26972 Burbank, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610. Entries must be received by March 31.

For complete rules, check out www.ritdye.com or www.blueasphalt.com or visit any Wet Seal or Contempo Casuals.

* High school students interested in the role of media in democratic society can attend the one-week Presidential Classroom Media and Democracy Program in Washington D.C. June 24-July 1.

Students must be juniors or seniors in high school with a minimum 3.0 grade-point-average and an interest in civic service and media. Program applications, tuition information and other details are available at www.presidentialclassroom.org or by calling (800) 441-6533. Deadline to apply is April 3.

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