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Prom safety tips
You’ve picked your tux or
dress. You’ve got your date. All
that’s left is the big evening it-
self.
Junior and senior proms are
times when you and your peers
celebrate new steps toward
adulthood. But too often these
happy times are when young
lives are lost – and not just be-
cause of drinking and driving.
Cappies celebrate acting in the region
PHILADELPHIA – It’s that
time of year when actors, musi-
cians, writers, and technicians
clad in evening gowns and tux-
edos stroll down the red carpet
to receive their golden trophies
Nearly 6,000 teen
drivers die in car
accidents every year.
We think it’s time that changed.
Call us today for a free copy of
Allstate’s Parent-Teen Driving
Contract. It’s an easy way to start a
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(610) 495-2218
2570 New Schuylkill Road (Rt. 724)
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scott.cowan@allstate.com
© 2008 Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL.
Consider the following food for
thought if you’re planning to
get behind the wheel on Prom
Night.
Car crashes are the number
one killer of American teens.
Almost 6,000 American teen-
agers were killed in motor ve-
hicle crashes each year for the
past decade. In addition to
and make heartwarming ac-
ceptance speeches. It might
appear to be the Tony Awards,
but all of the honorees at this
event are high school students.
It’s the annual Greater Phila-
delphia Cappies Gala, the re-
ECHO l Thursday, May 14, 2009
those killed each year, more
than 300,000 are injured. The
majority of teen crashes are
caused by driver error and
speeding.
Recent advances in studying
adolescent development indi-
cate that some brain functions
critical to safe driving – multi-
tasking, judgment and consid-
ering consequences – are not
gion’s preeminent event recog-
nizing student accomplish-
ments in theater.
On May 17, 2009, beginning
at 5:30 p.m., the Fourth Annual
Greater Philadelphia Cappies
Gala will be held at the Upper
Darby Performing Arts Center,
601 N. Lansdowne Avenue,
Drexel Hill, PA. Thirty-five
high schools in the Philadel-
phia region participate in the
program. High school journal-
ism students, known as Cappies
critics, write reviews of the
schools’ shows throughout the
year and compete to have their
reviews selected for publica-
tion in The Philadelphia Inquir-
er and other local newspapers.
The critics then vote for the
award winners, which are en-
tirely determined by student
choices. The awards are pre-
sented in categories ranging
from lighting, sound, set, and
costume design, to comic actor,
dancer, vocalist, and lead actor,
The top 10 most used
slang words by teenagers
By EMMA CORDES AND
KATHLEEN PELLEGRINO
10. Po-Po- Noun. (Pro-
nounced poe-poe) a police-
man.
“That party I was at got busted
by the po-po”
9. Trippin’ -V. /Adv. (de-
rived from “tripping”) to act
crazy or hostile about some-
thing or toward someone.
“Yo girl why you be trippin’?”
8. Swagga- Noun. A person’s
distinctive style and confident
presentation of self.
fully mature until age 25. As a
result, driving skills and knowl-
edge can quickly be outpaced
by social factors that reinforce
biological limitation.
To educate yourself on some
of the distractions to steer clear
of, check out Allstate Insur-
ance Company’s interactive
Parent-Teen Driving Contract
at www.allstate.com/teen. I en-
to the coveted Best Play and
Best Musical awards.
The Cappies program was
founded in Washington, D.C.,
ten years ago and is now active
in 18 cities across the U.S. and
Canada. The Greater Philadel-
phia region is the second larg-
est, with shows performed this
year including Rodgers &
Hammerstein musicals like The
Sound of Music and The King
and I, contemporary hits such
as The Wedding Singer and
Sweeney Todd, and plays new
and old such as Our Town,
Twelfth Night, and The Dining
Room.
The Greater Philadelphia
Cappies Gala will begin with a
musical number performed by
representatives from each of
the schools in the program.
Throughout the evening, 12
schools nominated for Best
Song, Best Play, and Best Mu-
sical will perform selections
from their shows. More than
275 nominated students will re-
“My swagga be betta than
yours.”
7. Rollin’ Up- V. To arrive, gin’”
mainly through the use of a car.
“What time are you rollin’
up?”
6. Nahh mean? -“Do you
know what I mean?”
“How was your day?”
“It wasn’t the best, nahh
mean?”
5. Sick- Adj. Something ex-
citing or intense.
“Yo man that movie was sick!”
courage you to talk about the
contract with your parents to
start a conversation about driv-
ing safety and responsibility. If
you, your date or any other
friends find yourselves in a
dangerous driving situation on
Prom Night, you can refer back
to the contract to help you
make a safe decision.
Enjoy your special evening!
ceive medallions, and 38 tro-
phies will be presented to the
award winners. Superintend-
ents, principals and board
members from participating
schools, as well as theater pro-
fessionals and members of the
press, will serve as special guest
presenters.
Tickets for the Fourth An-
nual Greater Philadelphia
Cappies Gala are available for
$12 at the Upper Darby Per-
forming Arts Center’s box of-
fice, located at 601 North Lans-
downe Avenue, Drexel Hill
and can be reached at (610)
622-1189. For more informa-
tion, contact Harry Dietzler at
(610) 394-1570, or e-mail him
at hdietzler@rcn.com.
2009 Greater Philadelphia
Cappies Nominees
Creativity
Kelsey Hodgkiss (Music) ,
See CAPPIES, Page 5
4. Bangin’- Adj. - to describe
how good or intense a thing is.
“That cheeseburger was ban-
3. Legit- Adj. To be in a state
just past coolness.
“His new shoes are legit”
2. A’ight- (Pronounced
“ite”) All right, okay
“Do you like my new shirt?”
“It’s a’ight”
1. Jawn –Noun. An unspec-
ified thing or person.
“Did you hear that hot new
jawn on the radio?”
“Yeah man, that jawn was
poppin’.”