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In late October,
volunteers from Galesburg High School (Galesburg,
IL) joined the effort to spread information about
the site. Several freshmen stuffed envelopes with a
letter about the site and a flyer which could be
duplicated and posted. A group of sixteen
volunteers went to the
Educational Technology
Center
where they spent
four hours e-mailing law school libraries around
the country asking them to consider linking to the
Teen Court site. Four members of the American
Legion Auxiliary observed and photographed the
events which were part of National Make A
Difference Day.
In November, we
received some feedback from our mailings. Through
the guestbook, telephone calls, and letters, a
number of communities began inquiring about Teen
Court. Mrs. Lolita Junk, the Knox County Teen Court
Coordinator, set up appointments to visit several
groups in Illinois.
In December,
the site began to receive some important website
honors. Teen Court was linked to several law
enforcement sites, to the ERIC search (a national
education-related resource), and to several sites
for children and families.
In January, USA
TODAY's Classline featured Teen Court in the daily
lesson plan that goes out to thousands of schools
across the nation. Also, the site received the Gold
Tin Award from the Detroit Police Association and
the Digby Award from a site that specializes in
highlighting material for and by young
people.
In February,
site designers Mike and Tim were
honored by the City of Galesburg with its Youth
Extra Effort Award. On Feb. 3, they were the guests
of the city council where they received special
proclamations. Channel 4 from the Quad Cities did a
feature on the site and their award. Also, starting
Feb. 24, Teen Court became the Site of the Week for
Computer Currents online magazine.
In March, Teen
Court Coordinator Lolita Junk was a keynote speaker
in Washington, D.C. at the national convention of
the American Legion. She had the honor of meeting
the national commander of the Legion and presenting
him with a copy of ThinkQuest material mentioning
the website proposal.
Later in the
month, she spoke to a number of educational groups
throughout the state of Illinois.
(Look
and see what is in Mrs.Junk's right hand)
THINKQUEST!!!
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