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CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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AGENDA TITLE:
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Presentation by the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission
Regarding Honoring Teens program.
August 21, 2002
Community Center Coordinator
Presentation.
The Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission, in conjunction with the
Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club, Holiday Inn Express and Central Valley Waste Services 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 Michael Hopps from Lodi High
School.
FUNDING:
APPROVED:
None Required.
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Ylvette Maragliano
Community Center Coordinator
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H. Di4oGi Flynn -- City Manager.
Bio for City Council
August Teen of the Month
August Teen of the Month is Michael Hopps from Lodi High School. He has earned a
4.0 GPA while enrolled in a rigorous college preparatory program. He is well respected
by his peers for his personality and work ethic. He was a participant in the Youth
Commission's Teen Lead program and is an alternate on School Site Council. As a
representative with Kaiser Permanente he has traveled to Mexico and Guatemala. He has
an interest in political science, public administration and in law. This year he was
selected as one of 12 students statewide to compete for two positions on the California
State Board of Education. He is working this summer in a mentoring position with the
S.J. County Superior Court.
Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission Announcements
• Orientation for Teen Lead will be at the Tokay High School Ropes Course on
August 19.
• Wet n' Wild — was August 3 — at Lodi Lake Beach Front from 4 — lOpm.
• The Crush High School Dance in conjunction with Omega Nu — August 30 — at
Hutchins Street Square in Kirst Hall from 8:30pm —12 midnight for $6 per
person. Proceeds go to the Lodi Youth Commission Scholarship program.
• A new event sponsored by the Lodi Youth Commission is The Grape Jam, which
will be held on Sunday, October 20 from 1-5pm at the Lodi Grape and Harvest
Fair Grounds. There will be seven live bands and a Karaoke Contest for $10 per
person at the gate. Local and Regional bands will be featured. We already have
contracts with three bands and are looking for four more.