Midland Teen Court, Inc.
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Midland Teen Court, Inc.
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September is National Youth Court Month 2006 National Youth Court Month ActivitiesIn celebration of National Youth Court Month, Midland Teen Court will hold various regular and special events to help promote the importance of Teen Court's system of restorative justice: Teen Court sessions will be held on September 11th, 18th, and 25th, with check-in at 5:00 p.m. at the Midland County Courthouse, 200 West Wall. Everyone enters through security in the west basement of the Courthouse. All persons must dress appropriately for the court in neat, conservative clothes: long pants or skirts/dresses, shirts tucked into the waist of the trousers. Electronics must be "off" in the courtroom. The fall Teen Attorney Training will be held September 6th. Interested students must serve at least two jury evenings prior to training, visit with the Executive Director, and turn in a signed parental consent/information form by September 1st to attend this training to be a teen attorney. Training will be held at the Midland ISD Administration Building, 615 W. Missouri, Room 101 from 4:15 to 6:30 p.m. Teen Court traffic education classes, (all youth with traffic citations referred to Midland Teen Court must attend one session or a written alternative, if there is a school related conflict) will be held on September 7th, 14th, and 21st, from 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. All traffic classes are held at the Midland ISD Administration Building, 615 W. Missouri, Room #226. Midland Teen Court will present an Educational Seminar on Triggers on September 20, 2006. Each month a new topic-specific subject will be introduced in a seminar-style setting for students. All youth are are encouraged to attend these education seminars, both those with a case before Teen Court and volunteer jurors or teen attorneys. Interested students MUST register with the Midland Teen Court office prior to the class date: supplies, snacks & space are limited. Monthly seminars are on scheduled dates from 4:30 to 6:20 p.m. in the Midland ISD Administration Building, 615 West Missouri, Room 101.Please contact the Teen Court office for further details (689-1065). In conjunction with
National Youth Court Month,
Midland Teen Court will host a breakfast
Celebrating 20 Years
of Service
on
Thursday, September 28,
7:30 – 8:30a.m. in Room 420 of the Midland Independent School District
Administration Building, 615 W. Missouri. Special guests include
volunteers and donors for Midland Teen Court, including judges, deputies, teen attorneys,
current and past members of the Teen Court Board of
Directors, County Commissioners, Members of Midland City Council, and Midland ISD Board of Trustees,
donors, etc. 2005 media coverage: "Program recognizes volunteers for their value to Teen Court," Midland Reporter-Telegram, Saturday, September 17, 2005.
To view photos of the Midland Teen Court 2005 Appreciation Breakfast, simply click on the thumbnails below:
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