What's Your Story?

Josh Shipp has a pretty amazing story and really great advice on, well --just about everything! MTV calls "Hey! Josh" the Dear Abby for teens.

So go ahead, ask him a question, connect on MySpace or learn how to create a budget. He can even teach you some crazy good laundry management skills or how to get along better with your parents.

Yep, he's cool like that.

Q: “Hey Josh, My relationship with my parents is awful. What can I do about it?”

I get this question a lot. It’s tough because your parents are supposed to be like these child-rearing wizards, right? But sometimes they aren’t. Nobody is perfect. So no parent is perfect.

Your relationship with your parents will be the longest lasting relationship in your life. You can deal with the problems now, or the problems will deal with you later. And remember, the relationship doesn’t have to be perfect but it can always be better.

Behold, my next installment of knowledge. Enjoy & Forward it to whoever you think needs to hear this message.

Take the Pledge to Give Back to Your Community

Take The Presidential Pledge

During the inauguration festivities, President Obama encouraged the youth of our country to participate in community service and to share goodwill with their fellow citizens by preparing service care packages with tips and guidelines from the non-profit USA Service.

Related Resources

• USA Service Blog
• Facebook Group > USA Service
• USA Service > Show Our Troops You Care
  

Barack Obama: 44th President of the United States of America

From the Boston Globe:

"Yesterday was a historic day. On January 20th, 2009, Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America - the first African-American ever to hold the office of U.S. Commander-in-Chief.

The event was witnessed by well over one million attendees in chilly Washington D.C., and by many millions more through coverage on television and the Internet. Collected here are photographs of the event, the participants, and some of the witnesses around the world."

YLC 2008 Photos!

Hey there!

We've uploaded some pictures from our 2008 Youth Leadership Conference over on our Flickr page! Check em' out!

If you took photos, you can add them to our YLC Group page! You can even tag photos, leave comments or blog a photo.

So why not sign up for a free Flickr account and keep the YLC 08 conversation going??

Map to 2008 YLC Event

Here is the map for the 2008 San Diego YLC. You can also get a printable version (you'll need Adobe Reader, it's free and available here) of the map and driving directions over on our website.

Click here to view a larger version of this map.

See you there!

Digital History: World War II & Bataan Death March

Medals, newspaper clippings, video, letters, and the story of an American flag created by Clarance Bramley, a survivor of the Bataan Death March—all this and more can be found in an online exhibit, “Remembering World War II: Pearl Harbor and Beyond.”

The online collection features items and stories selected from a collection of World War II materials housed at the Lee Library at Brigham Young University.

Related Resources

• Wikipedia > Bataan Death March
  
• National WWII Monument
  
• American Experience > FDR

Essay Rubric: ylc '08

Each application is to include a 250-500 word essay on: “What is leadership to you?” Please give examples from your personal life and/or from American History.

Identify the leadership traits of this person that made them stand out to you. The best essay will receive an award at the conference. You can view the Google Doc with the 2008 Essay Rubric here.

Type or print your thoughts on the topic. Essays may be submitted as a file attachment or Google Doc link via email to debbie(dot)kash(at)cox(dot)net.

Or you can mail a copy of your essay to:

Debbie Kash
1667 Reflection Street
San Marcos, CA 92078

Here are some good sites to help you write your YLC essay. These sites will provide you with some tips, tricks and ideas to get those creative juices flowing!

Essay Links

• Essay Tips
• Ten Essential Essay Tips
• Yahoo! Answers Community > Essay Writing
• Get Google Docs
  

Now Available: 2008 YLC Application

We recently uploaded the 2008 Youth Leadership Application to Google Docs. You can view and print the YLC application by clicking here.

Of course we still have the 2008 YLC Application and other forms over on our website. Just click the Microsoft Word or PDF icon to download them in the format of your choice!

But hurry, applications are due on June 1st, 2007.

Do You Know the Way?

Here's the directions to Camp Pendleton and YLC 07. See you there!

Additional Resources

• Map >View it Large
• Map it with Yahoo! Maps
• Map > Print PDF

Now on Google Docs: 2007 YLC Application

We recently uploaded the 2007 Youth Leadership Application to Google Docs. You can view and print the YLC application by clicking here.

Of course we still have the 2007 YLC Application and other forms over on our website. Just click the Microsoft Word or PDF icon to download them in the format of your choice!

But hurry, applications are due on June 1st, 2007.

Think Before You Post

Related Resources

• Media Awareness Network (MNet)
• Be Web Aware (en)(fr)
• eSchool News: "Programs Aim to Stop "cyberbullying"
• New York Times: Cyberbullies
• GetNetWise.org

ylc '07 Essay Tips

Here are some good sites to help you write your YLC essay. These sites will provide you with some tips, tricks and ideas to get those creative juices flowing!

Essay Links

• Essay Tips
• Ten Essential Essay Tips
• Yahoo! Answers Community > Essay Writing

ylc '07 Essay

Starting this year, each application to a MOWW YLC '07 program must include a 200-500 word essay on: “What does freedom mean to you?”

Type or print your thoughts on the topic to include your personal definition of freedom and why it is important to you. Click here for additional information, including the essay rubric.

Good Luck!

2007 YLC Dates!!

We are happy to announce that the 2007 San Diego Youth Leadership Conference will be held July 8-12th on the USMC Base at Camp Pendleton!

Check out the San Diego Youth Leadership Conference website for more details and application materials.

Conference updates and announcements will be posted here on buzz@san Diego ylc blog. We're looking forward to another great YLC event!

ylc buzz now with Snap Preview

Snap Preview is a neat little blogging tool that allows readers to get a sneak peak of the sites we're linking to, without having to leave our site. Here, just hover your mouse over this link and check it out. See? Isn't that too cool?

If you want to add Snap Preview to your blog, just click here to get signed up.

ylc '07 update!

Good news!

We know you are all wondering when the heck we are going to announce the dates for the ylc '07 youth leadership conference!

Well, I can tell you that we will be holding the 2007 San Diego Youth Leadership Conference at the USMC Base at Camp Pendleton. The dates are still being finalized, but we hope to make an announcement here on ylc buzz in the next week. So stay tuned!

In the meanwhile, you can check out photos from our past conferences over on our YLC Flickr page. While you're there, why not sign up (it's free!) and share some of your ylc '06 photos?!

We are really looking forward to ylc '07!

Flickr + YLC '06

Originally uploaded by MOWW YLC.

Hey there!

We've uploaded some pictures from our 2006 Youth Leadership Conference at the University of San Diego on our Flickr page!

Check em' out!

If you took photos, you can add them to our YLC Group page! So why not sign up for a free Flickr account and share your photos?

Get Happy!

What makes you happy? Is it positive thinking, counting your blessings, taking time to smell the flowers, or avoiding traffic jams? This BBC feature investigates whether there's a magic recipe, and how much value we place on contentment.

Learn why the increased wealth of countries hasn't necessarily translated into greater happiness, and decide for yourself if the government of Bhutan has figured out the balance between good cheer and wealth. Find out if joyful people are healthier, and how levels of fulfillment change throughout our lives.

Now take a test and see just how satisfied you really are. If the results are a little lower than you'd like, take heart in the site's good news: Joy is something we can all afford —and is easily within our grasp. Hallelujah! Come on, get happy.

Update: New YLC web site!

We recently changed our name from JH Pendleton / JP Holland Youth Leadership Conference to San Diego Youth Leadership Conference. And now we have a new web site!

So be sure to update your bookmarks and head over to our new site for applications and other information regarding the 2006 YLC!

Our new site:

• http://sandiegoylc.org/

Thanks!

National YLC Directory

If you live outside Southern California and wish to attend a MOWW sponsored Youth Leadership Conference, be sure to check the National Directory to see if there is a YLC event near you!

• National MOWW YLC Directory

This National YLC Directory was compiled by W. E. "Bill" Townsley, Col, USAF (Ret) and lists all the YLC organizations, their web sites, and other contact information.