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March 28, 2024

Sun Youth Forum

Discussion subjects generally boiled down to right vs. wrong
Dec. 26, 2016
In our discussion about religion in politics, we focused less on religion affecting policy and more on how religion is represented in matters of the state. The first question dealt with the president being sworn in on a Bible. ...
Controversial topics produce division, broaden understanding
Dec. 25, 2016
The aftermath of the 2016 state and presidential elections resonated in many of the issues we discussed, such as the death penalty and police brutality. There were certainly issues that divided the room, with the death penalty being the first. ...
Millenials, Muslims painted with broad brush
Dec. 24, 2016
The 60th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum allowed me to meet and interact with fellow students who feel strongly about social and political issues that impact people all over the world. This amazing event was a public platform for positive political discourse and discussion — a true realization of First Amendment rights in action ...
Students want self-defense classes
Dec. 22, 2016
right students from around the Clark County School District were asked these difficult questions this year at the 60th Anniversary Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum. The event gives high school students the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas with their peers and a community leader who moderates their group’s discussion. It gives us students a sense of importance and lets us know that our voices matter too. ...
Stadium supported, funding questioned
Dec. 21, 2016
ur group was divided, with those in favor of public funding saying the stadium would bring new revenue into the state, would produce thousands of jobs during the construction phase and would generally improve the economy. It also would provide another attraction beyond gaming and what has really been the state’s only major sport: ­boxing. However, not everyone likes the game of football. ...
Students: Do away with hate, negativity
Dec. 20, 2016
Nov. 29, 2016, is a date I’ll never forget. It was the day of my first year at the Sun Youth Forum, and I was blown out of the water. I was surrounded by like-minded students who took a stance in their community and used their voice for the better. Everyone in our room had something to say; some butted heads, but for the most part we all came to a civil conclusion ...
Students optimistic about America’s future
Dec. 19, 2016
Division on a number of issues spilled from the 2016 presidential campaign into the America discussion at the 60th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum. But despite the contrasting views, all 35-plus Clark County high school students were respectful to one another and all agreed on the importance of showing courtesy in dealing with problematic subjects, such as improving the election system, the country regrouping after such a volatile campaign, advancing social rights and working toward higher education reform ...
Guns, race, drugs spark spirited debate
Dec. 18, 2016
After a particularly divisive election season, I had no idea what to expect walking into a political discussion filled with students I had never met. While I entered the Sun Youth Forum uncertain and nervous, I left with a sense of reassurance about our nation’s future, and an undoubtedly increased breadth of knowledge about key issues our country is facing ...
Students break into discussion groups during the 60th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.
Sun Youth Forum gets young Las Vegans talking about Trump’s presidential victory
Dec. 5, 2016
Donald Trump’s victory was a key topic at 60th Annual Sun Youth Forum , which drew nearly 1,000 students from across the valley to the Las Vegas Convention Center for a day of discussions about ...
In 60th year, Sun Youth Forum still inspires
Dec. 4, 2016
I am writing about the youth forum as I do every year about this time because it continues to inspire not only me but every student counselor, educator, administrator and moderator who are committed to the forum’s success, This year, more than most, the passion …
Sun Youth Forum student representatives selected
Dec. 3, 2016
At the end of the event, representatives from each session were selected to publish the takeaways from their session on radio, television and in print in the Sun. The student representatives are …
Sun Youth Forum Scholarship recipients
Dec. 3, 2016
The three students who received scholarships at the Las Vegas Youth Forum are …
Meet some of the Sun Youth Forum participants
Dec. 3, 2016
Here is a closer look at 10 of the participants in the 60th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum.
Students break into discussion groups during the 60th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.
Candid dialogue with no interruptions marks 60th Sun Youth Forum
Dec. 3, 2016
In an era when teenagers and cellphones are seemingly inseparable — at least according to the narrative commonly propagated — a peculiar thing happened this week at the Las Vegas Convention Center ...
Gian Paule of Desert Oasis High School takes a group selfie during the 60th annual Las Vegas Sun Youth Forum at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.
60 years later, Sun Youth Forum still advancing the conversation on big issues
Nov. 30, 2016
Las Vegas Sun founder Hank Greenspun had a theory: Adults could learn a thing or two by listening to young people. With that concept in mind, Greenspun launched the Sun Youth Forum in 1956, bringing 96 students from five Las Vegas-area high schools to the Royal Nevada Hotel for a day of discussion on issues affecting the nation and world. The Sun Youth Forum continues to flourish on the same principles. Nearly 1,000 high school students from 52 schools participated in the 60th anniversary of the event on Tuesday at ...