Teen Financial Reality Fair

23 May 2013
Posted by | bobbie.dougherty
Saturday June 1st

Calling all teens! Are you ready for your own apartment? Or to buy your first car? Prove it! Take a trip through the Financial Reality Fair and Virtual Cafe at the 5th Annual DC Housing Expo at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event is on Saturday June 1st from 12pm to 3pm.

How it works:
1. Enter a real-life simulation

2. Be assigned a random career

3.Given a monthly salary

4. Run your own household

5. See where you end up! Read more about Teen Financial Reality Fair

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FBI Teen Academy Program

20 May 2013
Posted by | bobbie.dougherty

 

The FBI Teen Academy Program educates high school students about the mission and goals of the FBI. This one day program will also give teens a first-hand look of law enforcement as a career choice.

FBI executives and program managers will teach policies and techniques that direct their investigations. Teens will learn about major investigations and participate in a variety of "hands on" exercises that illustrate the duties and responsibilities of the FBI. Read more about FBI Teen Academy Program

5 Places to Grab A Bite to Eat for Cheap!

16 May 2013
Posted by | Kera C.
Downtown Washington DC

Happy Monday!

This week I went on a little walk around the downtown D.C. area, there were so many places to eat that I had a hard time picking which place to go to. Downtown D.C. has a wide variety of places, new shops, stores or markets can pretty much pop up out of nowhere. The changes of scenery are never ending.  

Here's a list of my top five places to grab a bite to eat for cheap! Read more about 5 Places to Grab A Bite to Eat for Cheap!

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Jingles

13 May 2013
Posted by | Kera C.
A Teen Poem

The first thing always present was a little white bear with a red sewn-on jacket, a small, simple bear with a scarf that held not one, but two, jingle bells.

This little white bear with the red sewn-on jacket waltzed into my arms one day, cheerfully singing “Jingle Bells” with each hug. It was only natural that he/she would be called “Jingles.”

Through the years, Jingles went through the first day at a new school, the first scary movie marathon, the introduction to middle school wars, and then to high school's teen yearnings and groanings. Read more about Jingles

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Team DC Student-Athlete Scholarship

8 May 2013
Posted by | bobbie.dougherty

 

The Team DC Student-Athlete Scholarship is awarded to a self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) student-athlete who has made a contribution to the sport(s) he or she is a part of and, as a result of his or her contributions and involvement, has enhanced the perception of the LGBT community. Read more about Team DC Student-Athlete Scholarship

The Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Scholarship Fund

7 May 2013
Posted by | bobbie.dougherty

Deadline to apply: May 31, 2013

The Shawn Carter Foundation offers scholarship opportunities to any  under-served student across the United States who desires a higher  education. One of the key questions asked by the Foundation when  students apply for a scholarship is: What are your plans to give back to  the community?. Read more about The Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Scholarship Fund

Saturday! Free Youth Media Festival

7 May 2013
Posted by | bobbie.dougherty
Special Screenings, workshops, live entertainment, and a 4-hour film competition.

 

2013 Youth Media Festival for Change! Register HERE

Categories: Visual Art / Performance / Photography / Video Winners from each age and grade category selected from each media category: Middle School / High School / College (no older than 23). Read more about Saturday! Free Youth Media Festival

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Win Beyonce and Nationals Tickets

30 April 2013
Posted by | bobbie.dougherty
Come to the Youth Budget Hall Meeting

Calling all Youth! Let your voice be heard at Mayor Vincent Gray's Youth Budget Hall Meeting on Saturday May 4th from 3pm to 5pm at the Historic Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives - 1201 17th St NW (near Farragut North Metro on the Red Line).  Mayor Gray will be raffling off Nationals Baseball and Beyoncé tickets, and you have to be present to win the tickets! Read more about Win Beyonce and Nationals Tickets

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