Articles About youth-community relations

• ‘Awesome’ local youth center

  By Audrey HackettMarch 5, 2020

  

  Open Mondays through Fridays from 3 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., the local drop-in youth center is free and open to all kids ages 10 to 18.

• Will you be my valentine?

  By Aaron ZaremskyFebruary 13, 2011

  

  The Yellow Springs Public Library hosted a valentine-making event for children last Friday afternoon.

• School Forest builds festive character

  By Aaron ZaremskyDecember 5, 2010

  

  The School Forest Festival is still offering hand-cut Christmas trees today from 9 am to 2 pm.

• And they’re off!

  By Aaron ZaremskyAugust 1, 2010

  

  Over a hundred women and girls participated in the second annual Simply Women’s 5k Run/Walk last Saturday morning.

• The Quilt Barn Project

  By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 19, 2010

  

  A local 4H club put up the first in a series of painted quilt designs last Sunday afternoon.

• Rock and Roll

  By Aaron ZaremskyJuly 12, 2010

  

  The fourth annual Skate Music Fest was a big success this Sunday evening at the skate park.

• Village youth say race is still an issue

  By Brooke BryanFebruary 25, 2010

  

  Yellow Springs can be a supportive town for black youth to grow up in, according to a group of 10 current Yellow Springs High School students and recent graduates in recent interviews. But the village is not immune to the issues that tend to divide the community by color and burden some African-American families disproportionately. Instances of discrimination are very subtle, and can be unintentional, but they do occur here, the youth said, and they pose obstacles both of perception and in actual practice that young people of color are challenged to overcome.

• Bench talk gets new legs

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 8, 2009

  A recent mediated dialogue between local young people and downtown business owners has increased understanding between the two groups and will likely result in a new public bench downtown, Village Council members were told at their Oct. 5 meeting. “The message to the youth is that they’re important to the community and that we want […]

• Council considers revised land use plan

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 16, 2009

  

  The often contentious issue of annexation sparked conflict between Council members during the July 6 meeting of Village Council. At issue was the language in the Yellow Springs Comprehensive Plan, which was recently revised by Planning Commission. The plan, which is the land use plan for the village, is revised by the planners and submitted for Council approval every five to seven years.

• Youth group finds voice in old village tradition of discourse

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 12, 2009

  

  It’s 3 p.m. on a Sunday, and many Yellow Springs youth are shooting hoops at the gym, playing SingStar at a friend’s, procrastinating on homework assignments or lounging at home, soaking up the week’s last hours of freedom from responsibility.