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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
  
Jairo Yanes Munoz named SPNN’s Youth Producer of
the Year
On
May 12th, at
SPNN’s Annual Meeting,
Jairo Yanes Munoz was surprised when he heard his named called for the SPNN
Youth Producer of the Year award. Jairo was chosen for the award
because of his commitment to making media that makes a difference in his
community. Jairo first became involved at SPNN when he was selected
from well over one-hundred applicants to be one of ten to take part in the
summer 2007 SPNN Youth Intern Program. As an intern, Jairo made a heartfelt public service
announcement about teen depression and also shared the incredible story of
his journey from Guatemala
in a documentary about immigration. The following summer, Jairo was hired as a peer mentor for the
summer 2008 intern program and did a wonderful job. In addition to
being involved in SPNN Youth Programs,
Jairo is also an active Access member who helps his church make videos for
broadcast on SPNN. One peer mentor applicant,
when describing why she wanted to become a peer mentor, explained with admiration that she wanted to
be like Jairo. Congratulations,
Jairo!
 TCYMN Straight Shot Youth Media Summit
On
Sunday, May 17th, 25 youth participated in the first annual
TCYMN (Twin Cities Youth Media Network) Straight Shot Media Summit at the
Central Library in downtown Minneapolis.
The summit was organized by a group of 12 youth and 5 mentors from various
youth media organizations around the city,
including 4 organizers from SPNN Youth. The goal of the summit was for
youth from different youth media organizations around the Twin Cities to
get to know each other and have a chance to stretch themselves by working
on a media project together on a tight timeline. At the beginning of
the day, youth were divided up
into groups of 5, and given a
genre and prop. By 3:30 PM,
all of the videos were shot and edited and all attendees gathered for the
screening. Three local celebrity media makers served as judges, Squid Squared,
Viva and Jerry, and prizes were
given for Best Use of Prop, Best
Use of Genre, and Best Overall
Video. There was also an Audience Pick award. After the
screening, there was a pizza
party and a performance by a local youth spoken word group.
  
Four
youth from SPNN – Niambi Burns,
Cameron Mitchell, CJ Beacham, and Courtney Igbo-Ogbonna attended the summit
and said they had a great time. Cameron’s group won two awards
– Best Overall Video and Audience Pick!!! We hope to hold the Summit again next year, and thank all the TCYMN members and volunteers
for making it happen! We’ll post the 6 videos created during the
summit on our website soon.
  
Set It Up Wraps It Up
On
Tuesday, May 26th the
Set It Up crew met for the
last time to screen the third episode of the season,
“Teens in the City.” The episode featured a series of profiles
of teens doing good things in the community including: Johnson Senior and
Vessey High Schools’ JROTC programs,
St. Paul Open School’s Kids Against Hunger program, the Lunch Box Dance Crew,
and the Set It Up crew.
We
said our goodbyes over dinner on the West Side, but we are (and you should) be looking forward
to 2 more episodes which will be making their way to YTV this summer. You
can catch the premiere of “Teens in the City” in June on YTV, Mondays at 3 and 7PM and in July catch our “Best of 2008-2009”
episode with some of our favorite segments from the season. Watch for
applications to join next years crew,
right here in your trusty SPNN E-newsletter come August!
Sign Up now to participate in the
Neighborhood Video Project on the East Side
In East Side Junior KidVenture,
youth entering grades 5-8
focus on leadership and community issues by working with community teachers
and artists on exciting neighborhood projects. Programming is free to youth who live or go to school in
the Dayton's
Bluff or Payne Phalen Neighborhoods. During Session I of this summer's
Junior KidVenture, + SPNN will
work with youth to produce video documentaries about community history and
current issues as part of our Neighborhood Video Project. Come investigate
your neighborhood's history,
learn video production skills,
and make a video about your community's untold stories! Free Transportation to Junior
KidVenture is available on the East Side Circulator buses.
Session I runs June 22-July 11 from
12:30-4:30 each day at Wilder
Recreation Center.
Register now by calling Saint Paul Community Education at
(651) 293-8733
Schedule on Channel 16
June 2009
Monday through Sunday: 3-4PM & 7-8PM
Monday:
3 & 7PM SPNN Youth Video: Set
It Up Season 2008-2009 Episode 3 ~ Teens in the City (Premiere)
3:30 & 7:30PM SPNN
Youth Video: Digital Storytelling
Tuesday:
3 & 7PM Video
Voices: Trailer Show (Premiere)
3:30 & 7:30PM PCTV: Our Turn
Wednesday:
3 & 7PM SPNN:
City Songs 2009 (Premiere)
3:30 & 7:30PM SPNN:
City Songs 2009
Thursday:
3 & 7PM Swept Away TV: Rockstar
Stories Show 9-9. Featuring new music and interviews from Fall Out Boy,
We the Kings,
and Hit the Lights (Premiere)
3:30 & 7:30PM Perpich Center for the Arts: In the Box 2009 (Premiere)
Friday:
3 & 7PM Listen Up! Video
Showcase #1
3:30 & 7:30PM Listen Up! Video Showcase
#1 (Continued)
Saturday:
3 & 7PM TCYMN: Media Mike
Presents Reel Time
3:30 & 7:30PM TCYMN: Media Mike Presents
Reel Time (Continued)
Sunday
3 & 7PM
Listen Up! Video Showcase #3 Part I
3:30 & 7:30PM Listen Up! Video Showcase
#3 Part II
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
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 WALKER: Fake It,
for Real: Media Workshop with Tectonic Industries
Mondays, Wednesdays in June 15 - July 1, 1-4 pm:
Aliases, avatars, usernames,
and profiles are the ways that we use media to depict ourselves to
others. But are these really you? Does it even matter? Decide for
yourself in a multimedia workshop led by artist duo Lars Jerlach and
Helen Stringfellow, aka
Tectonic Industries. To register or to inquire about scholarships, e-mail teenpr...@walkerart.org
or call 612.375.7628. Limit: 16 high-school age participants
MORE
INFO. HERE
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 IFP
MN Summer Workshops for Kids & Teens
Summer
is the perfect time for young people to get creative. Check out these
summer workshops
from IFP in video, photography and animation. To register call
651-644-1912.
CLASSES INCLUDE:
On Your Way to YouTube Fame
Scratch Animation
Documenting the Age of Aquarius
About Face – A Study of Digital Portraiture
Pinhole Camera Class
Fashion Photography
Creating Illusions Through Digital Photography
MORE INFO.
HERE
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Job,
Internship, Scholarship & Civic Engagement Opportunities
Spring Graduate Exposition @ Brown College
Thursday, June 11th from 9 to 6
· Graduate
Career Fair from 10:30—1:00
· Radio
graduates will be conducting remote broadcasts; interviewing employers and
graduates.
· Television
graduates will be conducting and airing video interviews from select
departments. (If you are an employer
interested in
being interviewed related to your particular expertise please let us know.)
· Design
& Photography graduates will present their portfolios.
· Business
Management graduates will display their Capstoneprojects
· Criminal
Justice will be hosting demonstrations by Amicas & Dakota County.
· Much
more!
Questions or comments? E-mail us at kbaum...@browncollege.edu
or call 651-905-3499
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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