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Here’s
what’s in this months update:
- SPNN
Programs Update
- YTV
(Youth Television) Channel
16 Schedule
- Youth Media Opportunities
- Job, Internship,
Scholarship & Civic Engagement Opportunities
PAID SPNN SUMMER YOUTH INTERN PROGRAM ~ APPLY NOW
YIP
is an intensive paid internship program
where St. Paul
high school students work with mentors,
and each other, to make
meaningful media about community issues. This program provides young people, entering 9th-12th grade
in the fall, with hands-on media
production experience. No previous media production experience is
required. YIP seeks applicants motivated to learn media production
and to make change in their community. Interns learn camera operation, interviewing,
and digital editing through the production of Public Service Announcements
(PSAs) and documentaries.CLICK HERE TO VIEW 2008 YIP VIDEOS
The program
runs from July 20th through August 28th,
2009. Interns commit to four hours a day, in the
afternoon, for four days a week. Bus passes are provided, and after
successful completion, youth interns receive two high school elective credits
and a cash stipend. A downloadable application and online application are
also available @ http://spnn.org/youth.
Applications are due by May 1st.
For more
information, please contact Erika Backberg at 651-298-8919 or
back...@spnn.org.
Set It Up Update
The crew is
just finishing post production on the second episode of the season, which
explores “Race.” Segments range from a spoken word piece about
being mixed race to a series of interviews about interracial dating. The
episode will premiere on YTV, Channel 16 on Mondays in April at 4 and 7PM,
but all of our facebook fans will get the exclusive sneak preview. We have
one more new episode to produce this season, which we are starting
production on in a few weeks, so stay tuned for updates.
To be some
of the first folks to see our new episode, become our fan here. (Or paste http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Set-It-Up/40594591643?sid=240cc4f79005d67b282a5cb462863e33&ref=s
into your browser, and click “become a fan!”
SPNN Youth
Media Monday
SPNN is the
place to be on Mondays after school from 3-5 pm. Youth can come to
Media Monday to work on independent projects at SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL),
learn new video skills at workshops, and watch youth-produced and other
films at screenings.
  
CTEP Stop
Motion Animation Day!
On Friday,
March 20th SPNN hosted the Community Technology Empowerment
Project (CTEP) Americorps members for a day of media production. Peter
Kirschmann, CTEP with SPNN Youth, and Oanh Vu, CTEP at the Science Museum
of MN, led a stop-motion animation training for the rest of the corps
during the afternoon. The Americorps members worked on producing short
videos using objects and toys they brought from home. You can watch their
finished products in our Media
Library. (Or paste http://www.spnn.org/departments/youth/category/video-tags/ctep
into your browser)
For the
training, they used SAM
Animation (http://www.samanimation.com),
a free software that you can try at home (or at SPNN on Mondays from 3-5PM
during SPNN Youth Open Lab).
St. Matt’s Tech Club
Visits SPNN
On Monday,
March 9th students from the Neighborhood Learning Community-St.
Matt’s Tech Club visited SPNN for a studio tour and production
exercise. After a behind the scenes tour of SPNN, SPNN Youth staff assisted
the Tech Club members in producing a roundtable conversation about
“media cool” and “actual cool” images from
different magazines. Through the production the students worked out why
they liked particular photographs and what problems they thought there was
with the pictures, and got to try out video production in Studio 1.
If your
school or community group would like to set up a tour of SPNN, please
contact Erika Backberg, Youth Distribution and Outreach Coordinator, at Back...@spnn.org or
651-298-8919.
Schedule on Channel 16
April 2009
Monday through Sunday: 3-4PM & 7-8PM
Monday:
7PM SPNN Youth Video: Set It Up
Season 2008-2009 Episode 2 ~ Race (Premiere)
7:30PM SPNN Youth Video: Digital
Storytelling Spring 2009 (Premiere)
Tuesday:
7PM Video Voices: PSA Show 1 (Premiere)
7:30PM MTN: Beyond the Digital Divide (Premiere)
Wednesday:
7PM SPNN Youth: Set It Up Achieves:
Teen Civil Rights
7:30PM
SPNN Youth: Set It Up Achieves: Teens Taking Action
Thursday:
7PM Swept Away TV: Rockstar Stories
Show 9-7. Featuring new music and interviews from Escape the Fate, Black
Tide, & Valencia (Premiere)
7:30PM Swept Away TV: Rockstar Stories
Show 9-5. Featuring Interviews from Reel Big Fish, Artreyu, & Anberlin
Friday:
7PM Asian Media Access: East Meets
West ~ Teens in Love (Premiere)
7:30PM Asian Media Access: East Meets
West ~ Teens in Love (Cont.)
Saturday:
7PM In Progress: On the Road to
Colorado
7:30PM Phillips Community Television: Our
Turn (Premiere)
Sunday
7PM St. Paul Central Touring Theater
“Stand For Me” Part 1: The
Making of… & Part 2 The
Play
7:30PM
St. Paul Central Touring Theater “Stand For Me” Part 2 The Play (Cont.)
To learn more
about our national youth media partners and the youth media we program,
please visit our YTV webpage
http://www.spnn.org/departments/youth/YTV
Youth Media
Opportunities
Opportunities
from TCYMN Organizations
ThreeSixty:
Summer Journalism Workshops
Location: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus
Date: June 14-26th
or July 6-30th
Event
description: Apply today for
ThreeSixty’s intermediate journalism camp, a two-week residential
camp held from June 14-26, 2009. Students will work with professional
journalists and University of St. Thomas faculty to produce print, video,
photo and audio stories. You can use the same application to apply for the
introductory camp from July 6-30,2009, a day camp that introduces beginners
to a range of journalistic skills. Every
student chosen for the camps will receive a full scholarship.
Application
deadline: April 24, 2009
MORE INFO. HERE
Job,
Internship, Scholarship & Civic Engagement Opportunities
College
Exploration Tips: Choosing a College, Getting Scholarships, Avoiding
Scholarship Scams
It's never
too early to start planning for college. There are many different types of
colleges, so you need to think about what programs you are interested in,
do some research and visit campuses to see which type fits best with your
personality, budget and career plans. Also, make sure to speak with
parents, guidance counselors, admissions counselors at various
schools, to make sure that you know all your best options. The following
are a few resources to help you get started.
Career Exploration Resource www.iseek.org
Recommended
by over 15,500 high schools and 3,500 colleges, FastWeb.com is the nation's largest, most accurate, and most frequently updated
scholarship database online and it’s FREE. Free
Scholarship Search. Personalized Scholarship Matching. Side-by-side
College Comparison. Financial Aid and Student Loan Tips. Part-Time Jobs
and Internships Search.
Make sure not to get scammed when applying for
scholarships!!! Learn how
to identify scholarship scams, how to distinguish between legitimate and
fraudulent organizations, how to protect yourself from scholarship scams;
and what to do if you are scammed. The following resources will help you
learn about these scams and how not to get robbed!
http://www.purdue.edu/dfa/sandg/scams.pdf
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml
http://www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/408.html
The Presidential
Election is over, how do I stay Involved?
“Young
people are among the more vulnerable members of our society, and they are
also among the least heard. Youth media in an election year gives young
people the opportunity to weigh in on the very real issues and policies
that affect them—providing that editors and the audience listen.
(Kelly Nuxol)”
This next
section is dedicated to highlighting resources created by civically engaged
youth and youth allies from around the country. Whether you could vote or
not, you have a voice. Inform yourself,
voice your opinions, get involved, tell your story!
MN Youth
Council ~ APPLY NOW
An exciting
opportunity for youth in Minnesota has arisen. A brand new MN Youth Council is currently being created, which
will have a direct voice in the Minnesota political process.
The Council, made up of youth across
Minnesota, will advise the House of Representatives, the Senate,
and the Governor on issues relating to MN and USA youth. There will
be 20 delegates in total on
the Council. Below you will find apecific details about the role of a
delegate. If you or any youth you know are interested in this
opportunity, please contact Joseph Gibson at 612-741-6083, or joewg...@yahoo.com.
The
responsibilities of a delegate are as follows:
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Attend
meetings either in person or by tele-conference
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Represent MN
youth in all meetings, and vote accordingly
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Travel MN and
the mid-west giving speeches and meeting with other youth
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Represent the
decisions of the general assembly (all 20 delegates) to their committees
The
requirements of a potential youth delegate:
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Be age 15-24
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Be interested
in politics and current events
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Be able to
meet once every two weeks in St. Paul at the Capital (we are getting a
youth council office set up)
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Be willing to
work with other delegates to achieve the council’s goals
“Although
we are just getting started, no council like this has ever existed in MN.
I want to stress that all youth interested realize that these will be
the most powerful 20 youth in MN politics, and they should be dedicated and
professional. Other than that, it will be a fun and amazing
opportunity to not only get involved at the legislature, but to have a
powerful voice on bills that involve youth.”
Do you know
of more nonpartisan (event or organization which does not advocate on behalf
of a political party or candidate) action items or youth empowerment
resources around the Twin Cities? If so, please send them to ebac...@spnn.org.
Thanks!
Pay it Forward Foundation Grant
The Pay it Forward Foundation offers students the
opportunity to identify what they consider to be the challenges of their
communities. They tackle such problems as homelessness, pollution, youth
violence, literacy issues, the loneliness experienced by long-term hospital
and nursing home patients, and the alienation of today's at-risk youth from
the community. The Pay It Forward Foundation provides seed money for such
worthwhile projects.
Your school, church or community youth group may
apply for this $500 mini-grant to fund a one time
project with a Pay It Forward focus.
Applications will be accepted anytime by email to gra...@payitforwardfoundation.com.
For more information please
visit http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
or e-mail in...@payitforwardfoundation.org.
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