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Andrea Lee, 17
Andrea enjoys writing, dancing, and playing and listening to music. This is her second year on the editorial board. She is also a peer educator for a teen peer/sexual education group.		 Sam Yospe, 18 Sam doesn’t want to tell teen readers how to think; he wants to help them make their own decisions. Migdalia Roman, 18
Migdalia wants to educate herself and, in turn, educate her peers on safe sexual behavior. She believes that teens need to understand their choices.
   
 

Sexy Teens on TV: Is That All There Is?

By Acacia Stevens, 17, Staff Writer

A few days ago, I sat down to do something I hadn�t done since middle school: watch the WB Network. I started avoiding it after the success of Dawson�s Creek led them to pump out several more similarly-themed shows.  I wondered if the teen-drama genre had changed much since I left it.

LEFT: Acacia Stevens
 
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Absolutely.
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No way.
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Michelle Grant�s story was amazing and touching. I�m sexually active and, in the past, I haven�t used protection�and it was foolish and silly of me. There have been times when I thought I was pregnant or had a sexually transmitted infection.
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