8-18 Media is an award
 winning youth news bureau  where kids ages 8 to 18
 report on issues that affect  their lives. Our mission is to  empower young people by  giving them a significant voice  in the world.

 Members work in teams to  produce stories which are  published regularly in  Marquette Monthly magazine  and broadcast weekly on  WMQT-Q107 Radio and  WNMU Public Radio 90 in  Marquette.

 Besides local reporting,  members cover special  projects such as recent  cultural exchanges with youth  in Japan and the 2008 Democratic and Republican  National Conventions. Stories  have appeared in numerous  national outlets including The  Boston Globe, New York  Daily  News, Los Angeles  Times and  The Philadelphia  Inquirer.

 The bureau has approximately  45 members. For
 membership information click  here.
 
 8-18 Media Director
 
 

 Dennis Whitley
 8-18media@chartermi.net
 (906) 226-7874

  
     
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8-18 Media hangs with Lisa Ling on February 5th at NMU. L to R: Ben Harris, Danielle Jahnke, Ling, GlenEllen Lehmberg and Erin Bozek-Jarvis
MAPS Board welcomes students
The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education has the task of making decisions that affect the hundreds of students and teachers in the district. In the past, the board has deliberated without much input from students. This changed this past school year. Click here to read more.
Students honor influential teachers

Each spring, as the school year comes to a close, schools in Marquette and Alger Counties celebrate Excellence in Education Week. Click here to read more.

4-H kids from around the U.P. compete in the Regional Horse Bowl

Over 100 kids gave up a recent Saturday to go to the Forest Park High School in Crystal Falls to be drilled, question after question. The questions weren’t on algebra or history, instead they were about something the kids love--Horses. Click here to read more.

Ishpeming youth put mayor on the hot seat
Ishpeming Mayor Gary Nelson has been involved in running Ishpeming for a decade as a member of the city council so 8-18 Media asked him what can be done for kids in Ishpeming. Click here to read more.
School fundraisers: a necessary Evil?

It takes all of your willpower not to roll your eyes as your child, grandchild, niece or nephew presents a school fundraiser form to you. Click here to read more.

Audio Stories
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Don't want to be a Shakespearean scholar when I grow up
A commentary by Lane Whitley, 14

Bans on gay marriage are wrong
A commentary by Chelsea Parrish, 17

Putting a stop to bullying
By Chelsea Parrish, 17 and Maggie Guter, 11

Change, I hope is for the best
A commentary by Lorissa Juntti, 10

A visit with Lisa Ling
By Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 15, Ben Harris, 14, Danielle Jahnke, 11 and GlenEllen Lehmberg, 11


Life lessons from a sophomore
A commentary by Hayley Maskus, 16

School of Rock
By Hayley Maskus, 16, Jorden McCallister, 15 and Scott Kalishek, 14

Excellence in teaching
By Ben Harris, 14, Danielle Jahnke, 12 and Will Guter, 8


A Plea for the Endangered
A commentary by Lorissa Juntti, 10





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