Show TeenExaminer V Net o WeberDavis teens Tesim parente: Learning to live with “4 a new life By SUNNY NAKAE exactly does a teen break Many teens think “My parents are gonna kill me" but that’s usually not the case “I was freaked out I was like ‘What am I gonna do?' " Summer Ruple a Gearfield resident said about her pregnancy at age 16 “My parents didn’t know until I was about four months I didn't tell anybody The hardest thing was to think about it myself Once I told my parents it got By SARAH THOMPSON TX correspondent sensuous player we lose is at it better” After talking to her parents and going to LDS social services Ruple considered her options “At first I was going to give her up for adoption but as time went on I decided I wanted to keep her” Ruple said “It was hard to decide but he wanted to keep her even if I didn’t want to He’s a good dad” she added about her baby’s father Robert Ruple became a wife and mother at 17 years old She says she feels fortunate to marry her baby ’s father and is now able to stay home and be a e parent Some teens aren’t so lucky Chandra Barnes’ boyfriend left her when she told him she was pregnant “He wanted to keep it at first I guess he realized how much of a responsibility it was He let me do my thing and took off” the Ogden resident said She remembers the tears of those trying times when she was 16 "It took me three or four months to tell my parents My mom said she’d be there for me and my dad was excited to be a again Ton Amos full-leng- TX CHAT Meet the mystery moderator m TX’s online chat session 8 pm each Wednes- day on StandardNLT at wwwstan-dardn- et Next week’s topic: Who decided students should buy new dotbes for the beginning of school? The Bottom un g Teenage pregnancy rates In the U S are twice as high as rates in England Wales France and Canada and nine times as high as the Netherlands and Japan Sm h f Pregnancy Care Center 3701 S Harnson Btvd Ogden UT 84403 621-435- 7 Pregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake Inc 805 E 900 South Salt Lake City UT 363-543- grandpa” she said Her son is being raised by a couple in another state because she gave him up for adoption “I feel good about it” Barnes said “I think it was very unselfish In usVaon by ALEX NABAUMStandardixammw 3 Park City National Organization of Adolescent 647-622- 2 Pregnancy Parenting and Prevention (NOAPPP) 1319 F St NVV Washington (202) 783-577- Suite 401 D C 20004 0 noapppaol com Pregnancy Cnsis Center Hot Une (800) 492-553- 0 Advocates for Youth 1 025 Vermont Ave NW Suite 200 Washington D C 20005 (202) 347-570- 0 mfoactvocatesforyouthorg Planned Parenthood Federation of Amenca 810 Seventh Ave New York NY 10019 full-tim- (212)541-780- 0 commumcationsppfa org Website httpwwwppfaorg'ppfa'' a way it was predestined I was six months along when I decided it wasn’t really a decision I just knew it was supposed to happen" As a single mother Barnes works full time and takes care of her second son who is 2 and also came unplanned “It was hard to adjust" she says remembering the second pregnancy and birth "I was not ready for it at all It changed me I think I’m stronger “There were times when I’d be sitting m my living room and I’d just start crying because I couldn't go out and do what do I had to stay home and be mom” Barnes said Twenty-on- e years ago Denise a Syracuse resident who prefers to remain anonymous became a mom at age 4 Though it’s been a long time she has not forgotten the details “I was scared at first not knowing what my parents would say” she said Unlike Ruple and Barnes she turned to her parents right away “As soon as I found out I told them” she said “It was something I needed to tell them I never even thought of keeping it a secret even though 1 knew they'd be disappointed” ld 1 SeeTEENS6 Dream comes true with presidential meeting By UNDSAY LE1NINGER TX oorosponcJent has dreams I like any other child and so I a few myself: become a ballerina live in a house with stairs and “real” snow act in the next “Star Wars” movie and meet the president Well I stopped taking ballet lessons when I was 8 and I’m still waiting for George Lucas to call Yet many of my dreams have been fulfilled My family moved to Utah (real live snow') and this June I had the opportunity to meet the President of the United States Bill Ginton I was selected by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars to be this year's female Presidential Scholar from Utah I was so thrilled! Five months after laboring over essays and applications Gabncl Mendel from Park City the male Utahn Scholar and I were flying down the streets of D C in buses with 1 39 other scholars from all over the states and ld Every abroad r Whereto get help if you’re pregnant to her parents that How news going to have a baby? Try something new with Tori Amos recently released her fourth album “From the Chotrgirl Hotel” and proved that awesome music and mystenous meaning go hand in hand Ton Amos is trying something different these days rather than her usual tickling the lvones with a few strums of a guitar and using predominantly her voice "Choirgirl Hotel" offers an instrumental expenence that makes you wonder if it is really Amos Then her unforgettable voice comes through and rest assured it is Amos - pure as ever “From the Choirgirl Hotel" opens with "Spark" the song that local radio stations have played enough that if you haven't heard it you better check your vital signs The great thing about “Spark" being on the radio is the fact that it is a break from the guitars and screaming and well all other noises that “alternative" groups are making these days Amos on the radio is better than hearing it on a CD With “Spark" the appreciation level nses and no matter how much it is played the beat never grows tiresome In the past Amos has been a turn-of- f to listeners who stray away from women who play the piano and whine This is where “Choirgirl Hotel" offers a diversion from the traditional Tori “Raspberry Swirl" and “She’s Your Cocaine" prove this Those who feel they need a little more rock 'n' roll in their life won’t be disappointed and the worshippers that eat breath and love Amos will not be let down by her path in the instrumental direction The CD offers enough vanety so the listener won’t have to skip around for that one song that is really good When “Black Dove" comes on some may want to skip right through this one On a flawless album it is hard to pick out something that isn’t as compelling as the surrounding songs "Black Dove” may be one that isn’t supposed to be understood just listened to Amos has had huge success w ith her past three albums and is rekindling that magic in her upcoming tour w hich will visit Utah on Sept 2 Like her past shows this is one that shouldn’t be missed “Choirgirl Hotel" live along with music from prior albums and the musicians who will accompany Amos will put quite a touch on the past songs and ignite this powerful new album Sarah Thompson a recent graiiuate of Roy High School likes to sim read and hang out with her friends ! 1 Thursday July 30 1998 TX correspondent The 776-495- 625-42- 14 S£JjJLW -- On The The news page written by and for V Weber Plus I Monday June 15 1 pm 1 didn’t know what to expect The tnp was my first time to Washington DC and even the squirrels had me in total awe Gabe kept teasing me for being so naive about city life He used to live in Chicago and almost died laughing when I suggested that we get all the scholars together to play tag on the metro lines On the bus ride to the White House all of us were happily nervous about what was to happen I almost forgot my camera' The ceremony was held m a beautiful white lawn tent The Marine Corps band was playing (did I mention that we got our pictures taken with some Marines?) the press had their black towers of equipment set up in the back and everywhere I looked parents teachers and scholars mingled politely holding little paper cups of water We settled down in alphabetical order and all of a sudden HE walked in Beforehand I tried to tell myself that it wasn't anything to fuss over I tried to remind myself that I hadn’t always held him in the highest regard photo courtesy of UNDSAY LEININGER but m that fantastic moment of awe we AT THE WHITE HOUSE: all forgot our prejudices and gasped as Lindsay Letninger and the figure in gray suit and red tic smiled her English teacher Nancy Isaacs of Roy and took his place on the stand The pose for a picture dunng the Medallion President at White the in House Ceremony Let me tell you that I don’t get much Washington DC worked up over the ins and outs of famous people - who married who how much somebody gets paid or out to the south lawn for the Walking which hair gel Mr Celebrity used But Medallion Ceremony my friends and I to be completely honest when I saw made quite a scene We stopped in President Ginton it didn’t really seem front of every statue for a picture and to matter what the headlines blared even waited 15 minutes in line so we about him everyday Just looking at could take a picture in the “official him 1 thought: This person represents White House outdoors bathroom" My the United States of America He's a roommate Lauren from Connecticut symbol He stands for democracy and even saved a paper towel with the blue peace emancipation and suffrage free Presidential Seal on it Secret Service speech and everything else I learned in 1 women and men were swarming all Ith grade US History And when I over the place hiding in Ihe bushes My thought about President Ginton that friend Neal from Guam saw Socks the way 1 couldn’t help but gasp "Woo" cat going to the bathroom on the lawn! That’s when I fumbled for my That was definitely a highlight camera like a tourist snapping shots all nice-looki- over the place 1 think we all did Yes even Gabe with his “been there done that” city-bo- y smile was poking arounc heads with his Kodak FunSaver trying to capture the moment One or two times I checked back on my parents Yup The camera was still flashing nonstop Good old Dad President Clinton and Bruce Reed the government's best domestic policy aide and a former Presidential Scholar himself spoke briefly about the McCain Tobacco Bill and then about the honor we were to receive In mqjestic sweeping words the president spoke of how we were the future of America Feeling like I was in some small way advancing my country 1 think I was practically beaming with pride When it was time I followed the line up to the stage David from Las Vegas my friend and happily appointed cameraman positioned himself right alongside the presidential photographer behind the flower bouquets “Lindsay Leininger Utah” was announced and I controlled my excitement as I bounced across to shake the president’s hand He flashed a smile I grabbed his hand confidently and whispered “It’s nice to meet you" Always fncndly he nodded and whispered back something like “You too We’re proud of you" And that was It The ceremony ended Still a little jittery inside 1 greeted my parents who were standing by the red carpet We talked excitedly |