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CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Presentation by the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission
Regarding Honoring Teens program.
MEETING DATE: September 16,1998
PREPARED BY: Special Projects Coordinator
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission, in
conjunction with the Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club and Christopher J. Olsen, American
Express Financial Advisors, is sponsoring a program entitled Honoring Teens. The Lodi
Youth Commission Leadership Committee selects one teen to be awarded Teen of the
Month from the applications submitted to the commission from the general public,
various schools, and church groups. This month's Teen of the Month is Nicasio Heras
from Lodi High School.
FUNDING: None Required.
Yvette Mardgliano
Special Projects Coordinator
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APPROVED:
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Bio for City Council
September Teen of the Month
Nicasio Heras is a sixteen -year-old Lodi High School student. Nicasio excels in
academics with a 3.8 GPA in the most rigorous courses available. He devotes a great
deal of his time to performing community service. He has consistently volunteered at
Lodi Community Center. Nicasio's parents speak no English and his older sister is a
student at Sacramento State studying Biological Science. His older brother received the
Buck scholarship and attends UCLA. Nicasio plans to major in Biological Sciences and
perhaps go into medicine.