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i (WGc) Sunday, <strong>November</strong> <strong>11</strong>,<strong>2007</strong> The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers Julie Brown, Sue Mason, mentors ]cbrown@hometownlife.com, smason@hometownlife.com www.hometownlife.com Candidates need to Inside, C3; What's so great about book clubs BY KIMBERLY POMA TEENJOURNALiST Science books, math books, history books. High school students have enough textbooks to read and do work with, so why would anyone pick one up in their spare timeWell, why not ask them Many people are familiar with Harry Potter and IMUght, two very popular book series for teens. Harry Potter is the tale of a young wizard who casts spells, saves lives, and plays a game on a broomstick. All this, and Harry is only a teen. kimberly porno Iwfflghtis the tale of a Vampire family, the Cullens, and the girl Bella, who gets involved with them. There's romance, action, and a few funny moments. It's really no surprise teens can be familiar with these characters. After all, they are teens themselves. Just ask Lauren Anthony, a junior at Garden City High School. "I love Harry Potter, Twilight, and Angels and Demons" she said. "They are fun to read in my spare time." While some teenagers travel to the movie theaters to watch the book unfold on the big screen, some teens don't need to. According to Jennifer Johnson, 15, reading is "like watching a movie, but with more thought. It's more detailed." On the big screen, it doesn't take as long to findout the ending, but sometimes, the movie doesn't do the book justice. Some teens might mink of reading as a strain. After all, they have homework, after-school activities, and so much stuffthat keeps them busy. When do they have time to pick up a book and read '1 get to escape from reality, it's like a fun little ride, and it gives me time to relax," said Elizabeth Moore, a senior at Garden City High School. bome teens don't inma taking the time to pick up a good book. Sam Tilley, 15, loves to read "because it's like escaping life and living a new one." Once again, look to Harty Potter for an example. He's an average boy with magic in Ills bloud. He's able to do magic, fightdragons and befriend giants. He goes through the same things teens do. He has friends and crushes. It's easy to get lost in his world, because it's not that different fromours. It may seem that only girls pick up a book and read, but that's not so. Nick Stollings, a freshman at Garden City High School, likes to read. "It's fun," he said. "I don't have to be on Earth, I can escape to my own world. I like to read Goosebumps, mysteries, and things like that" Goosebumps come fromthe author R.L. Stine, and are scary stories featuring funny characters, chilling moments and strange endings. Mysteries, of course, are books that keep the reader guessing the ending until the last moment. Some wellknown mysteries are Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Stephanie Meyer and even the less known authors like Lemony Snicket and VC. Andrews, can create the characters and worlds for teens to read. Teens can find characters that they can findthemselves in. Things that happened, that once happened to them. It's so easy to just pick up a book and read. To get lost into a world, sometimes so different fromyour own. So, why not pick up a book and try it Today, more teenagers spend timewatching TV and playing video games. Why not put down the controller and go to the library During the summer, certain libraries come up with reading lists and fun activities forteens. Even schools have something to do with it. Garden City High School has a book club after school on Wednesdays. Students decide which books to read each month, and then watch the movies. It's a fun and exciting way to keep teens interested in reading. Kimberly Poma is a student at Garden City High School. BY FAWNA CICOTTE TEENJOURNALIST When the 2008 presidential election comes around, almost 50 million people ages 18-29 — the Millennial Generation — will be eligible to vote, and will fawna cicotte make up more than 20 percent of the electorate. The presidential campaigns are already beginning, and while the frontrunners of the moment, according to a poll taken by Newsweek, are Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudy Giuliani, it's overcomes BY MELISSA PENNINGTON TEENJOURNALIST Mark time, mark! The rumble of bass drums on the distant side of the field heralds their arrival. Blue and orange clad teens march their way into the back of the tTifrilSSO field and arrange themselves in a tight penning ion block. Horns gleam in the fading twilight and drums pound out the beloved school fight song. Just another game for the Garden City High School Marching Band. A cadence begins and out onto the field they go, spreading into a pat- still so early that the frontrunners could easily change. With such a frenzy surrounding the 2008 presidential election, the question is whether or not the big, and still growing, group of 18-29-yearolds wilt get out and let their voices be heard by voting. The number of young voters has actually gone up in recent years; More young voters turned out for the 2006 elections than in any previous year, continuing the trend from the 2004 presidential election, where 49 percent of all eligible voters ages 18-31 voted, up from 40 percent in 2000. Yet, this is still only about half tern seen only from the stands. Horns, winds and drumsticks snap into a ready position with a command from the capeclad drum major. "Ladies and gentlemen, the Garden City high school marching band will now take the field." Please see BAND, C2 of all eligible voters in that age group. In order for the Millennial to make as big of an impact as they possibly can, and for them to have the chance to shape the political landscape to their liking, voting counts. Studies show that the Millennial identify as more liberal than the older generations. More of these young voters have to go to the polls and vote. "(The potential candidates) try to be connected, but they really aren't," said Lyndsay Whitt, 18, who doesn't think that the candidates really understand where teens are coming from or what •Ab , ** *••*• 4 Please see CANDIDATES, C2 Karlee Derrick and Amber Voyt are band members at Garden City High. The Garden City High School marching band practices its halftime show under the lights. What: Garden City High School marching band How: Donations are being accepted for the annual spaghetti dinner fund-raiser. Donations of sauces, noodles; pop, desserts or money are accepted. Donations also are needed for the tin can raffle. Businesses can donate items from their store to be raffled off that night. All donations are to help support the instrumental program. All donations are tax deductible. 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