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Show The Park Record C-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 25-28, 2017 YouthSpeak gives students a platform for expression scotthale.com/springdeals 385-399-2347 29 $ FURNACE TUNE-UP ORIGINALLY $129 Valid during normal business hours. Limited to one coupon per visit. 49 $ MAIN LINE DRAIN CLEANING WITH A FREE CAMERA INSPECTION WITH EASY ACCESS HOMEOWNERS ONLY. Valid during normal business hours. Limited to one coupon per visit. 50 $ OFF OF A $ 100 REPAIR ISTOCK /COURTESY OF CHERYL HENRY Wednesday event will be a night of poetry and essays “I think teens feel things more deeply than adults, because the feelings are new,” Nilsson said. “So, I love that this event validates their feelings.” INCLUDES HEATING, PLUMBING AND DRAIN Valid during normal business hours. Limited to one coupon per visit. By SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record 500 OFF $ OF A FULL SEWER REPLACEMENT Valid during normal business hours. Limited to one coupon per visit. FREE FURNACE WITH THE PURCHASE OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Offer valid with an 80% efficient furnace or credit of equal value to a high efficiency furnace. Valid during normal business hours. Limited to one coupon per visit. Kirsten Nilsson, youth services librarian of the Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, remembers what it was like to be a teen. She rerecalls the flurry of growing emotions and the awkwardness of the stage between being a child and becoming an adult. Nilsson’s teenage past is one reason she enjoys YouthSpeak, an annual student showcase of poetry and essays that will be read and performed at the library on Wednesday, March 29. The event, which is free and open to the public, is a platform where teens can express their feelings in a safe environment, but still receive feedback from professional and semi-professional public speakers. Most often the kids write and read or perform these heartfelt poems and essays that dig deep into their life experiences...” Kirsten Nilsson Summit County Libray Kimball Junction Branch youth services librarian YouthSpeak will start at 5:30 p.m. with music performed by local singer and songwriter Bill McGinnis. “There will be refreshments as well,” Nilsson said. “We’ll have pizza and drinks and it will be a casual teen party before they start reading and performing at 6 p.m.” YouthSpeak started two years ago through the library’s partnership with Treasure Mountain Junior High School teachers Cheryl Henry and Michelle Stratton and Park City Toastmasters. “It’s an elective that is intended to be one of several options for students to let their voices be heard at the end of the third quarter,” Nilsson said. “We have had great response.” The events have showcased anywhere between 10 and 20 students. “Most often the kids write and read or perform these heartfelt poems and essays that dig deep into their life experiences,” Nilsson said. “That may be a surprise to a lot of people because there is a misconception that 15-yearold kids aren’t deep thinkers. But they are.” Nilsson said she has experienced many powerful readings and performances during YouthSpeak, but one really hit her hard. “Two years ago, a girl wrote and read a poem about her parents’ divorce and the emotional abuse she suffered during her childhood,” Nilsson said. “The poem was about her mixed-up Please see Youth, C-3 |