Spring Break
Reaching out to teens
Charleston Teen Reach offers life skill activities for teens
Jennifer Hawes/ Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/13/05 Section: News
"There are many activities the students enjoy such as movie appreciation, working in the computer lab and hands-on activities," Gienko said. "The hardest part is to get the students to do their homework."
The teens participate in football and basketball games, and in the summer they enjoy fishing, Kroeger said.
Students also form their own groups and get involved in the community. The Teen Group is a group of students in Teen Reach who help with community service, volunteer at nursing homes and plan parties and fund raisers.
The Illinois Community Based Learn and Serve program is now planning a community service project called "The Take Charge Curriculum," which is funded by a $5,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services. This money will allow students to make improvements throughout the community.
Gienko said she can see how Teen Reach has affected teens' lives.
"The students have improved with their school work, their attitude and have become more involved with the community," she said.
And Kroeger said he hopes the things being taught will be things the teens will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
"Hopefully they'll learn to be positive adult mentors themselves," Kroeger said.
The teens participate in football and basketball games, and in the summer they enjoy fishing, Kroeger said.
Students also form their own groups and get involved in the community. The Teen Group is a group of students in Teen Reach who help with community service, volunteer at nursing homes and plan parties and fund raisers.
The Illinois Community Based Learn and Serve program is now planning a community service project called "The Take Charge Curriculum," which is funded by a $5,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services. This money will allow students to make improvements throughout the community.
Gienko said she can see how Teen Reach has affected teens' lives.
"The students have improved with their school work, their attitude and have become more involved with the community," she said.
And Kroeger said he hopes the things being taught will be things the teens will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
"Hopefully they'll learn to be positive adult mentors themselves," Kroeger said.
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