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YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITEE
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SUBJECT: Fall 2007 Teen Quarterly Report
Report Prepared by, Frank Luna, Recreation Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS: None
RECOMMENDATION: Receive Report
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: The Parks and Community Services Department provides activities
to teens in the community that enhance their social, intellectual, physical and emotional development.
During the fall 2007 quarter, the Department offered Teen Events, Student Union program and a teen
website. Following is a summary of the Teen Events, Student Union program and teen website.
Teen Events
The City implements a variety of teen events to offer teens in the community a specific activity just for
their age group. Two events were offered: Capture the Cauldron, and Teen Skate Competition at the Day
on the Glen Festival. 52 skaters registered with over 100 spectators.
These events gave the opportunity for youth to engage in a positive and safe environment while enjoying
the company of friends. The skate competition at the Day on the Glen Festival, encourage teens to engage
in a physical and creative activity. Following is a summary of participation in Teen Events.
Teen Events Registration Summary
Registration Type 2007 2006 2005 2004
Capture the Cauldron 58 86 115 35
Karaoke & Pizza Night - 30
War Night - 20
Teen Lock-In - -
Extreme Bowling - -
Youth Music Showcase 162 -
Boomers Blast 14 -
Teen Concert 200
(Day on the Glen)
Skate Competition
(Day on the Glen 152
Total Attendance 210 286 291 85
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Capture the Cauldron event, very popular amongst teens, was marketed at the Middle Schools and High
School as well as on the teen website.
Student Unions
Student Union is an after school recreation program designed specifically for middle school students. An
emphasis is placed on academic enrichment and recreation/leisure experiences. Student Union programs
are held in two eighteen-week sessions at Wells Middle School and Fallon School. The program offers a
variety of fun activities for teens, including educational programs, sporting events, arts and crafts, science
projects and music events. The program also features the popular homework club, and two exciting
excursions throughout the school year. The program is held on Monday from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM and
Tuesday through Friday from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
Students participate in Homework Club each day of the week. In addition, Mondays feature Monday
Madness; Tuesdays feature Music Appreciation where students can express their creativity through
activities such dancing, listening to music, and karaoke; Wednesdays feature Sports Day such as
basketball, soccer, football, kickball and whiffle ball; Thursdays feature Art Appreciation where students
may paint, draw, or make lanyards or other arts and crafts projects; Fridays feature Old School Games
where students can participate in a variety of games such as dodgeball, stickball, twister or listen to music
from the 80's & 90's. All activities are subject to change. The following table summarizes program
registration.
Student Union Registration Comparison Fall 2007
Registration Type 2007 III
Wells Middle School 51 53
Fallon Middle School 56 37
Total Registration 107 90
Avg. Daily Attendance 32 31
Full-Session 49 41
20-Day Pass 58 49
Teen Website
September 2007 to November 2007 the teen website report provides monthly statistics for the website on
the number of sessions (visitors), pages requested, and hits to the site. The number of visitors the website
had during the months of September through November was 1,894. The number of hits was 31,665. The
number of hits is calculated by every time the user clicks their mouse when using the website. The pages
requested is the popularity of the pages visited on the site. 4,712 pages were visited on the site during this
time period.
Staff has promoted and marketed the teen website at different locations throughout the community that
teens frequently visit. The locations included Dublin High School, Wells and Fallon middle schools, and
Dublin Library. Also, Staff has promoted the website at teen special events such as Capture the Caldron
and Capture the Creature events. Staff has promoted the website at Dublin High during lunchtime hours
and staff has included information regarding the website on the newly created teen newsletter "What's the
41 1?" Which was distributed to middle and high school students and sent to teens who have participated
in City sponsored teen programs. Staff continues to work collaboratively with the Dublin High
Journalism class which produces the school newspaper- "The Dublin Shield". The Dublin Shield is
included on the website, and is updated on a weekly basis. DubTownTeens.com is the only website
where students can view the school newspaper online.
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The site has a survey feature located on the cool page. Staff has the ability to change the survey question
at anytime. This will include questions ranging from what is the most popular holiday gift to what is your
favorite MTV reality show.
Staff will work with the Youth Advisory Committee Members and Teen Website Subcommittee Members
and continue to market the website at the middle schools and high school at lunchtime on a monthly basis.
Also, staff will ensure that the teen website continues to be updated with new games and features so teens
will get excited about visiting www.Dub'fownTeens.com
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Youth Advisory Committee receive the report.
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