Presentation

Visit with senior editor Bill Snead at the J-W

Bill Snead, Journal-World senior editor, will meet with Journal-World Teen Advisory Board members and other interested students at 7 p.m. April 19 at the News Center, 645 N.H. He will give a presentation on his work from the past 40 years, including stints at National Geographic and the Washington Post. If you’re interested in attending, send an e-mail to teens@ljworld.com or call Christy Little at 832-6361 or Steve Rottinghaus at 832-7254.

Get Involved

Join the J-W teen board

Students in fifth through 12th grades are welcome to join the J-W Teen Advisory Board. We’re looking for aspiring writers and photographers as well as ideas on what you’d like to see on the 18 & Under page. The board meets again at 7 p.m. April 26 at the News Center, 645 N.H. If you’re interested in attending, send an e-mail to teens@ljworld.com or call Christy Little at 832-6361 or Steve Rottinghaus at 832-7254. Poetry entries are welcome, too, sent to teens@ljworld.com.

Good deed alert

Lawrence teen donates $200 for chimpanzee

Thirteen-year-old Spencer Higginson, of Lawrence, came away from a trip to the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan determined to help a good cause: He spent the past year saving $200 to “adopt” a zoo chimpanzee as part of the ZOOParent adoption program.

“I saw an adoption brochure, and I thought that I could help the zoo, and I thought it would be cool to adopt an animal,” Higginson said in a press release.

ZOOParent adoptions contribute to the animals’ care, veterinary bills and habitat upkeep. Adoption categories range from $15-$200 (Higginson chose the highest-cost adoption category.)

Visit www.sunsetzoo.com for more details.