To our readers:

This issue of Teens in Print marks the newspaper’s fourth year of publication, and we think you will find this year’s issues will be better than ever! We have welcomed new and enthusiastic staff members, and you can look forward to fresh new teen perspectives on the topics that most interest you. We are also pleased to announce that Teens in Print can be found in more places and read by even more Boston teens. Readers can now enjoy expanded Teens in Print content online. Along with a PDF of this issue, you will find additional articles and content updated regularly on the website. In addition to being available in all Boston public high schools and libraries, this issue is the first to be delivered to even more teen and community centers throughout the city.

We hope you will look forward to the new and exciting things happening at Teens in Print this year.

Sincerely,
Leah P. Bailey
The Boston Globe Foundation

Betty Southwick
WriteBoston

From the editor:

Dear Readers,

This summer, WriteBoston's Journalism program did it again, bringing teen writers together to explore and write about the city. We toured Fenway Park, swam at Spectacle Island, saved the environment at Nexus, and experienced the baseball exhibit at the Museum of Science. Many thanks to those who supported our summer: The Boston Globe Foundation, Bank of America, Citizens Bank, Northeastern University, Fenway Park, and the Museum of Science.

During the four weeks of the program, we created the September issue of T.i.P., which is packed with tons of fun stuff for you to read.

This issue has exactly what you need to start your school year on the right foot. You will learn how to ace the SAT and how to have an amazing school year. You will stay in tune with your beauty using homemade products and learn how to avoid video game addiction. Also inside, check out our special feature on violence in Boston. We looked especially at how youth get out of gangs and whether or not the city should revive the gun buy-back program. For the first time, T.i.P. also introduces two BPS sports stories.

Keep reading to learn about what peer leaders Ciara Martinez, Akshat Pandey, Aadhar Mahajan, and Alex Nguyen did at Zumix and Boston Architectural College. And since we are adding another issue this year, you only have to wait until November for the next issue of T.i.P.

A special note: The T.i.P family mourns the death of one of our writers in the May 2008 issue, Deavante Grant. He was a student at The Engineering School and will be greatly missed.

Stay safe and have a great school year.

- Sincerely, Ciara Martinez, Peer Leader and Kelly Knopf-Goldner, T.i.P. Manager

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