MEET EMILY SIMA ~ At
12 years of ag
As editor of the
paper I receive a LOT of mail. Few pieces however stand out as much as the one
I received from young
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Hello my name is
So truly yours,
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Obviously I wasted no
time in telling her that it was my sincerest hope that she would NEVER have to
put her RAD KID skills to use! J
Truth be told however is that
I
would certainly hope that no one would want to kidnap you! J In any case I am assuming you would like your info
added to the Heights service directory in our neighborhood newspaper? I am
happy to do that. Can you tell me how old you are?
There
is no charge to teens for this listing however if you choose to have a phone
number listed on the web site we would need signed parental permission for
that.
Maybe
you could also email me a story on your experiences with the “Rad Kids” program- what you got out of it, why it was
important to you and how others can find out more about it. If possibl
Heights Editor
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~ Do you hav
Yes, I have two brothers. I have a brother who is 27, his name is
~ Why babysitting and what do you like most about it?
I haven't started babysitting yet, because I just got my license. And I'd like to start babysitting because I love to play and hang out with kids younger than me. And this is a way for me to have fun with younger kids, a lot more often. And I think I'm ready for the challenges and responsibility of babysitting.
~ How long have you lived in the Heights?
~ How did you hear about Rad Kids and when did
you take the classes?
My dad works at the VA where they offered classes last summer.
~ What interested you most about these classes?
My parents were interested in us learning stranger danger and how to protect ourselves against possible abduction or attacks. We liked it because we got to fight against adults!
~ Have you ever had a real occasion to use thes
No, Thank goodness! But I am sometimes bullied at school and this class taught me how to respond to that. I also learned lots of stuff I am able to use everyday, like avoiding strangers, phone etiquette and avoiding drugs and alcohol.
~ What do you like to do when you are not babysitting or going to
school?
I take Musical Theatre
classes at Maltz Theatre and am in the Touring
Company. I also take voice lessons with
~ Any plans for when you grow up? If so what?
Yes. I want to be an actress.
~ Any specials plans for this summer?
I am taking a Musical Theatre Conservatory class for 3 weeks at Maltz Theatre
and am then going to
~ Anything else that is interesting or special that you would like to
share with me?
I am in 6th grade theatre major at
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Rad Kids had a very orderly way to do things. We had to show them our power rather than being afraid. We had to fight one of our teachers there. He wore lots of big, bright pads all over his body, so we can use all of our power to get away from his reach. Yet most of the time we had to yell and scream and even hit the teachers, they still wanted us to get to know everybody really well during the rad kids class. Although we learned all of the good technique they don't have the classes anymore. But you can find out more about rad kids at http://radkids.org/.
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