TIGER TRACKS CO-EDITOR RECOGNIZED FOR DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION PIECE

FARMER'S KORNER - Laura Lerner, co-editor of Summit High School's (SHS)
student newspaper, Tiger Tracks, received a letter of commendation from
Brad Owen, lieutenant governor of Washington state.

In his letter, Owen praised Lerner's story on the negative effects of
marijuana, which ran in the November issue of Tiger Tracks.

The story recommended using the "Mfiles" Web site (www.mfiles.org),
maintained by Owen's office as a reference on the subject.

Mfiles is designed to increase community and student awareness of the
dangers of drug abuse.

In his letter to Lerner, Owen told the Tiger Tracks co-editor, "It is great
to hear from young people like you who have compassion for their peers.
Articles such as yours are instrumental in communicating the harsh
realities of substance abuse. I am confident your work will help not only
your peers, but their families and friends as well."

Lerner is a junior at SHS and serves as co-editor of the SHS Literary
Magazine in addition to her post at Tiger Tracks.

PHOTO CAPTION: Tiger Tracks co-editors Spenser Hill, seated, and Laura
Lerner work on a recent issue of the Summit High School student newspaper.
Lerner received a letter of commendation from the lieutenant governor of
the state of Washington for her recent feature on marijuana. Special to the
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