Can We Talk?
Fourteen-Year-Old Tackles Peer Issues as Radio Show Host
BY SABRLNA JONES
Chronicle Suff Writer
Amanda Buthea is a talented
young girl with big dreams. .
She is a 14-year-old rising
freshman at Reynolds High School
who aspires to be a journalist and
civil rights leader. And some works
of this budding poet is reminiscent
of a young Nikki Giovanni.
Buthea, who wants to attend
UNC-Greensboro to study commu
nications, has gotten her first big
break as the host of a new radio talk
show that is geared toward
teenagers.
"Our Generation," a Sunday
inuining prugrain on radio station
WMQX AM- 1340, was created as
an outlet for teen-agers to voice
their'concerns, said Leon Henry,
creator of the program and
WMQX's gospel director.
"It was basically my idea to
have a teen talk show because teens
need an avenue to ventilate their
ideas and thoughts," said Henry.
"We hear a lot about teen-agers get
ting into trouble and 1 wanted to
show that teens can do some posi
tive things, especially black teens."
The program airs Sunday morn
ings at 8:30 a.m. and will air the
.third Sunday of every month during
the school year. Program topics
include teen-age violence, drug
abuse and teen-age pregnancy.
Buthea was selected to host the
program following an interview
with her counselor, Andrea Bush, at
Cook Elementary School. Bush
hosts the program "Educational
Keynotes" on WMQX. After hear
ing Buthea recite a poem at a school
reception. Bush invited the young
girl to appear on her show. "Our
Generation" will replace "Educa
tional Keynotes" during Bush's
absence during the summer.
Buthea's radio experience
began early. In third grade she read
her poem "My Favorite Christinas"
over the radio after she won first
place in the station's poetry contest.
Amanda Buthea sits in the control room at WMQX radio station.
The honor student is proficient in
speaking and writing as demon
strated by her school activities. She
is president of the debate team; she
won third place in an oratorical con
test and received an academic excel
lence award signed by President
Clinton.
As the host of "My Genera
tion," Buthea wants to make a dif
ference in ihe lives of her peers. She
is also a co-producer and helps with
the show's writing, x
"I want to tplk-to teens and let
them know what's out there to help
them make it I want to let the adults
know what our generation is about
and let people know that we have a
voice and we can speak out for our
selves," she said.
Vacation Bible School
Holds Finale Parade
By DELHTHIA SUMMEY
Chrome It Suff Writer
If you live on Cleveland
Avenue, 14th Street, Highland
Avenue or 12th Street, last Satur
day evening, it's guaranteed that
you saw a crowd of people in
costumes waving flags and
singing "When the Saints Come
Marching In" along with the
tunes of a trombone."^
This sight that you wit
nessed was the Parade of
Nations, a grand finale of the
Vacation Bible School at Eph
esus Seventh Day Adventist
Church 1225 N. Cleveland Ave.
During the celebration,
youths ranging from pre -kinder
garten to junior teens recited
memory verses from the Bible,
sang hymns, such as "Onward
Christian Soldier," and repre
sented the countries of Egypt,
Kenya, Hawaii and China by
adapting their native dress.
In addition to honoring those
with perfect attendance, the three
winners of the essay contest
called "Why I Am Happy with
Jesus" presented their essays,
which expressed gratitude and
love.
The winners , were Courtney
Harris of the kindergarteners,
Jamal Aliens of the primaries,
and Brittany Davis of the junior
teens.
Although there were only
three categories, Haroline
Holmes of the prekindergarteners
was recognized for her participa
tion and effort.
At the end of the annual pro
gram, Sister Ernestine Swift,
director, stated, "It's (Vacation
Bible School) been two weeks of .
spiritual teaching, trials, praying
and fun."
Several children from the William C. Sims Recreation Center frolicked in the warm sun last Saturday at the
'Stop the Madness" program at Kennedy Middle School. The event , sponsored by STEP ONE, offered games
ind plenty of other types of fun.
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Programs
The William C. Sims Recre
ation Center held a girls' sleep-over
on July 16. The girls participated in
makeup clinics, aerobics classes
and self-esteem talks. Deborah
Cook Harris, Barbara Cook,
Belinda Peoples, Lillie B.
Whitaker, Annette Sunday and
Adriene Wilson led workshops.
The following girls partici
pated in the program: Sindy Abbott,
Lyreather Home, Michelle Davis,
Kesha Fulton, Frederica DiUworth,
Kesha Patterson, Tasha McCall,
Samantha Johnson, Dianna Wright,
Aralia Wilson, Sharonda Single
tary, Nichole Nicholson, Latasha
Gillis, Kawana Booker, Natasha
Sunday and Angela Sunday.
The young girls gathered in
groups to discuss personal hygiene,
and makeup and to go swimming,
play games and do aerobics.
Kirby Green was the girls'
advisor. Clarence Brown was the
boys' advisor.
The Sims center also took 14
children from Happy Hill Gardens
to Northside Bowling Lane on July
15.
The children who participated
in the event were James Sawyers,
Travis Bristow, Tomont Williams,
Tyrone Jefferson, Ronnie Wilson,
Natasha Sunday, Nichole Nickel
son, Kesha Patterson, Tramond
Cobb, Tasha McCall, Arifah Lyons,
Lyreather Home, Antinio Nichol
son, Tyrone Davis and Leon
McCorkle.
The Sims Recreation Center
took 15 children to the Stop the
Madness Program at Kennedy Mid
dle School. .
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