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Officials decided the upraised hands in this contest-winning sticker in Chicago could be misinterpreted as displaying gang signs. (The Associated Press)

Chicago to change city sticker after teen’s winning design allegedly showed gang signs

CHICAGO — As controversy swirled, Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza weighed concerns from some quarters that gang signs adorned the new city sticker against the feelings of a 15-year-old boy who said winning the contest to design the decal was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Officials decided the upraised hands in this contest-winning sticker in Chicago could be misinterpreted as displaying gang signs. (The Associated Press)

Chicago to change city stickers after teen's winning design allegedly showed gang signs

CHICAGO -- A 15-year-old boy will lose the honor of seeing his city sticker design adorn Chicago windshields amid questions about whether the artwork contains gang symbols, City Clerk Susana Mendoza said Wednesday afternoon.

The majority of responding Idaho students, 65 percent, said they had tried alcohol sometime during their lifetimes, and 22 percent said they consumed five or more alcoholic drinks in a row on at least one of the 30 days preceding the survey.

Survey: 65% of Idaho teens have tried alcohol

The Idaho State Department of Education on Wednesday released the results of a 2011 survey of the state's high school students regarding their participation in risky behaviors.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which was administered last spring to more than 1,700 students in 48 randomly selected public high schools in Idaho.

Xuemei Li, 31, teaches her Chinese II class to students at North Layton Junior High School recently. She spends half of her day at this school and half at North Davis Junior High School. Also known as May, she has applied to continue teaching in the Davis School District for the 2012-13 school year. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Teacher of Mandarin Chinese honored to share treasures with Davis students

LAYTON -- Walking into Xuemei Li's classroom is like stepping into another culture.

Hundreds of teens from across Utah role play as legislators

SALT LAKE CITY -- More than 500 teens representing 35 cities met Wednesday morning at the Capitol to role play as legislators as part of the Utah League of Cities and Towns Local Officials Day.

As part of that experience, two groups debated whether cellphone use while driving should be prohibited for those younger than 18.

A third group debated prohibiting idling vehicles within town limits.

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4 arrests in connection with gang shooting in Clearfield

CLEARFIELD -- Two teenagers and two adults who police say were involved in a Jan. 6 gang-related shooting have been arrested.

Teen pregnancy rates in the United States have fallen in recent years, but the country still has a higher rate than any other developed country.

U.S. teen pregnancy rate remains highest in developed world

Teen pregnancy rates in the United States have fallen in recent years, but the country still has a higher rate than any other developed country, according to data released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In this Jan. 5, 2012 photo, Geriann Headrick, acting food service manager at the Flandreau Indian School in Flandreau, S.D., cuts bison meat. The school began preparing school meals with fresh bison meat this year as part of a project between the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe and South Dakota State University researchers to restore the cultural significance of the animal and consumption of bison meat among community members, particularly the youth. Through cooking demonstrations and educational outreach opportunities, the students are learning that there are healthier _ and tasty _ options available that also connect them to their ancestors. (AP Photo/Kristi Eaton)

Will teens eat bison burgers over hamburgers?

FLANDREAU, S.D. -- It seems an unlikely concept: teenagers forgoing the immediacy of a McDonald's Big Mac to learn how to cook their own lower-fat version.

Students at Bonnevile High School meet last week as part of the DECA student leadership organization to discuss an organ donor awareness project headed by student Jordan Little. Two people who received kidney transplants will speak to students Jan. 19. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

ORGANizing AWARENESS at Bonneville High School

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- A Bonneville High School student is hoping to bring more awareness to the importance of organ donation.

Students invited to create art for 2012 bird fest exhibit, 2013 promos

FARMINGTON — The black-crowned night heron will be the spotlight bird for the 2013 Great Salt Lake Bird Festival, and students from grades K-12 are invited to create a picture of the bird as part of Davis County’s annual student art contest.

Delong Puk, 14, picks out shoes at the Target in Riverdale on Thursday. Students at Mount Ogden Junior High in Ogden raised money so other students at the school could go shopping for themselves and others and enjoy Christmas with their family. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Junior High students reach New Level of Fundraising

OGDEN -- A slow economy didn't have any effect on students' giving at Mount Ogden Junior High School this year.

Students raised more money with their Change for Children event than ever before -- almost $8,600.

Seven escape injury in two-car collision

MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE — Seat belts and air bags came in handy for seven people Thursday evening.

Clearfield High School student body officers (from left) Chris Carver, Joe Giacalone, Chris Bingham, Jake Roush, Sam Rodemack and Dallin Moss get their heads shaved after the school raised $9,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. The school donated $11,761.48. (Photo courtesy of Clearfield High School)

'Fabulous Falcons' raise money for Huntsman Center Institute

CLEARFIELD — Clearfield High School students lived up to their program’s motto — Falcons are Fabulous — by raising enough money to surpass their goal of $10,000 and handing over a check for $11,761.48 to the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Teens admit smearing cake with feces in prank

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Three Pennsylvania teens must clean toilets, urinals and bed pans after admitting they iced a birthday cake with feces as a prank on a high school classmate.

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