NEW YORK (AP)—It's a landslide for President Barack Obama—at least among people too young to vote.

Nickelodeon's Linda Ellerbee said Monday that the president captured 65 percent of the vote to beat Republican Mitt Romney in the network's "Kids Pick the President" vote. More than 520,000 people cast online ballots through the children's network's website over one week earlier this month.

KIDS PICK THE PREZ—President Barack Obama waves to members of the media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)

Since it began in 1988, the kids have presaged the adults' vote all but once, when more youngsters voted for John Kerry over George W. Bush in 2004.

Obama answered questions submitted by Nickelodeon viewers for a special earlier this month. Romney didn't participate.

Debbie Maier Jacknin, executive director of the Holocaust Project: Born to Remember and who has dedicated her life to helping school students understand the lifelong ramifications of following the crowd rather than one’s heart, was recently at Sto-Rox School District to talk about bullying.

BE PROUD OF YOURSELF—Taiece Brooks, student at Sto Rox High, addresses Middle School students on bullying.

by Ashley Ross
For New Pittsburgh Courier

Existing all too often in the shadows of headlines depicting youth violence, poor academics and negativity, are the untold stories of area teens providing a light of hope in the Pittsburgh community. It’s a stark disparity in media coverage Orlana Darkins Drewery and her husband, Darnell Drewery, are trying to overcome, through the annual Shyne Awards, which celebrate young adults for their positive achievements.

CO-FOUNDERS—Orlana Darkins Drewery and Darnell Drewery pose for a photo on the red carpet. (Photos by J. L. Martello)

There are many organizations located in Pittsburgh that are dedicated to the youth of our region. However, there is one program that is making a difference; that place is the Creative Arts Corner.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh’s Creative Arts Corner offers a free audio/visual training program that’s free for all HACP Residents.

STUDENT JOURNALISTS—Keith Butler-Brown and Billie Patterson interview Dan Hart.

CAC students are provided with a unique opportunity to cultivate their creative strengths in a state of the art studio environment, learning how to compose and contribute to broadcast quality productions using professional techniques and equipment. The students also take and develop high quality digital photographs using SLR cameras and software like Photoshop.