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Youth sports
YOUTH SWIMMING JAMES RIVER AQUATIC CLUB SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP at NOVA Aquatic Center 1. Southampton 1,377.5, 2. Westwood 1,208.5, 3.

Youth summer classes
The Banning Cultural Alliance youth department has announced its summer classes and fun things for local youth to participate in this summer.

Youth Education on Stage to perform musical
Those who attend Youth Education on Stage's production of "Eeek! A Mousical" next week will experience an historic event as well as an entertaining play.

Youth races
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Goshen girl wins in youth races at Historic Track By Chris Tully General Manager, Goshen Historic Track Goshen Heather Perry of Goshen was a winner in a field of seven fledgling harness drivers who competed in two exhibition races at the Goshen Historic Track.

Youth mission program builds structures — and good times
St. John Baptist Church youth finished building a walkway and painted walls, among other projects, during a weeklong mission trip in Tampa.

Area youth to embark on service tour
The Fargo Moorhead Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Program is celebrating its 15-year anniversary with a ribbon- cutting ceremony, local service projects and a service tour of Minnesota starting Monday.

Youth get to work on outdoor classroom
Youth Conservation Corps crew members were busy last week adding rock surfacing to a new section of trail they had recently created in the north loop area of the bosque.

Youth society awards scholarship to West Charlotte grad
Leonard Maxwell, 23, a junior at N.C. Central University, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Youth Educational Society Friday night.

Fergus Cullen: Youth to Youth -- Activists with a cause
In-your-face activism is nothing new for Youth to Youth, the drug and alcohol abuse prevention group for teens and 'tweens active in several Seacoast towns. -->

Gay student gets money for studies Brandon Perkovich graduated from Community School of Naples this month as valedictorian of a class of 58, with a 4.52 grade-point average on a 4.0-point scale. During his senior year, he took four Advanced Placement classes: biology, English literature, environmental science and statistics; served as class president; and completed a thesis on carbon dioxide emissions produced by people driving to and from the school. He also worked part time and applied to colleges. The 18-year-old is headed to Harvard University to major in microbiology and pre-medicine. He also happens to be gay. A More Candid Approach To Sex-Ed The Montgomery County school board yesterday approved new lessons on sexual orientation for use in every middle and high school, introducing homosexuality and gender identity in health classes where they have not been discussed except in response to a question from a student. UW grad led by example Twenty close friends, three varieties of ice cream and one $60 pecan pie shipped overnight from Florida were the ingredients Leoule Goshu chose recently to mark his graduation. Iowa Lt. Gov. And College Students Advocate For Inclusive Civil Rights Code Iowa’s Lt. Governor Patty Judge and State Senate Leader Mike Gronstal joined the Iowa Pride Network College Coalition at a press conference at the State Capitol to advocate for the Iowa Civil Rights Code to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. Hearing Held In Suit Over Gay Teachings In Schools School officials in Massachusetts want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to end gay teachings. The suit by four parents claims Lexington schools are trying to indoctrinate their children about a lifestyle they consider immoral. John Davis, an attorney for the town, argued in court Wednesday afternoon for dismissal. He says teaching diversity is a legitimate state interest and that parents don't have the right to dictate the ideas their children are exposed to in school. What Makes a Private School Gay Friendly When Philip Kassen teaches a middle-school course about human sexuality, he frequently invokes anecdotes about adolescent romances — not only between young men and women, but also between same-sex couples. This helps create a comfortable atmosphere for teenagers with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents as well as students questioning their own sexuality. Colin Higgins Foundation Youth Courage Award Winner Named Among Out Magazine's "Out 100" Ana Lopez, a 2006 winner of the Colin Higgins Foundation Youth Courage Award, was named to Out Magazine’s "Out 100" list. The annual listing includes the year’s most interesting, influential, and newsworthy LGBT people from the worlds of entertainment, sports, business and politics. Harassment sparks legal action The family of a Harper Junior High School student who was harassed by other students because his father is gay is pursuing legal action against the Davis Joint Unified School District. Among the demands is a $100,000 payment for damages. Six Vassar Students Arrested in Times Square Protest Over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Six Vassar College students were arrested at the Armed Forces Recruiting Station in Times Square. The students were holding a peaceful sit-in to protest the federal policy that denies openly gay Americans the right to serve in the military. They were charged with criminal trespassing.

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