May – June 2005 Issue

At the SPL, there are players from around the world. It is sometimes hard for them to understand what the

Teens would change the world by gettting rid of guns, gangs and suffering.

William, 18, lived on the streets for nearly two years. What he saw and experienced, no teenager should have to go through.

Maybe you have seen those smelly homeless guys asking for money. But did you ever stop to think that one of them might actually be a teenager? I spent a year and nine months on the streets. What I saw and experienced, no teenager should have to go through. …

L.A. Youth congratulates these young artists whose self-portraits were chosen by our teen staff from 275 entries as the winners of the annual L.A. Youth art contest.

A lesson plan based on the article about William’s experience as a homeless teen in the May-June 2005 issue of L.A. Youth.

L.A. Youth thanks the following teachers for submitting work to the contest. Deanna Chaquinga, Live Oak Canyon School in Glendora;

Scenes from a comic book convention

A running diary of what it was like to camp out (not overnight though) for Episode Three.

Nattalie, 14, had one of her biggest wishes come true—she got to meet actor Johnny Depp and he turned out to be cool.

Sasha can’t stop thinking about toes. WITH PHOTO GALLERY.