Winter Edition of Boston Teens in Print (T.i.P.) Distributed to High Schools.

BOSTON -- The Boston Globe Foundation announces the winter edition of Boston Teens in Print (T.i.P.) newspaper. Boston public high school students worked in conjunction with The Boston Globe and WriteBoston(TM) to produce the issue, which was released last Thursday to local schools and included

T.i.P. is a free, quarterly publication created by high school students for other high school students. The student-journalists for T.i.P. aim to cover a dynamic range of issues that are of interest to their peers such as urban trends, concert reviews, making the transition from high school to college and teen perspectives on current events such as the MBTA's recent fare hike proposal. The staff of approximately 30 also tackles tough issues such as why teens join gangs, how immigration reform affects students and high school drop out rates.

The student-journalists, dubbed "T.i.P.sters," have reported on local theatrical shows like "Black Nativity," "Blue Man Group" and the "Urban Nutcracker." In October, the T.i.P.sters attended WJMN 94.5's Monster Jam concert where they met with the station's favorite morning show personalities, Ramiro and Pebbles, to interview musical artists Chingy and Cherish. All T.i.P. staff writers are afforded the opportunity to interview notable celebrities and public figures including Hugh Jackman, who lent his voice to the animated film, "Flushed Away," Amanda Bynes star of "She's the Man," comedienne Wanda Sykes of "Over the Hedge" and Channing Tatum of the summer flick "Step Up."

The Boston Teens in Print mission is to unite Boston teens to create an outlet to inform, communicate and provide positive change through written expression. The students write candidly on their thoughts and perceptions of issues pertinent to the hardships of teen life, as well as the enjoyable aspects of being a high school student in Boston.

"Boston Teens in Print is the result of the work of dozens of teen journalists who have found their voice and a forum in which to use it," said Leah Bailey, executive director of The Boston Globe Foundation.

"By distributing this unique newspaper to Boston's public high schools, libraries and teen centers, young people are able to communicate with each other, across neighborhoods, about matters they care about. And by reading T.i.P., adults can quickly learn about the key issues facing today's teens," Bailey said.

The spring edition of T.i.P. will be released in March 2007. To learn about submission guidelines or to submit student work via e-mail, visit the T.i.P. website at: www.bostontip.com.

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Background Information

Boston Teens in Print (T.i.P) History

WriteBoston and The Boston Globe Foundation--two organizations focused on celebrating the written word--came together in the summer of 2003 to create a new form of print media for Boston teens. Knowing the energy, activism, intelligence and talent of Boston teens, they wanted to create a special forum that would bring the varied voices of the city's high school students together. A new publication became the obvious choice. After surveys and focus groups confirmed student interest in this venture, a group of teens emerged as the founders of T.i.P. This group got together weekly to share ideas and write. They produced the first edition of T.i.P. Today, as a citywide newspaper, T.i.P. is distributed to 38 urban high schools and local libraries.

About WriteBoston

WriteBoston is a citywide initiative that mobilizes schools, families and community agencies to improve writing proficiency among Boston high school students. Writing is critical to academic success and has proven to be the gateway skill for student success on the MCAS. Writing is also the skill that employers most frequently cite as key to job effectiveness. WriteBoston's three core components include: working with high school students on an in-school writing initiative, working with after-school programs to offer writing enrichment, and working on a community awareness campaign to inform families and community members across Boston about the critical importance of writing and improving student writing. For more information about WriteBoston, please visit www.writeboston.org.