MADELINE WHITEREPORTS... THAT'SALL BEEN CHANGEDFOR THE BETTER."FOUR 5TH GRADERSSET OUT TO RESOLVEAN ACCIDENTWAITING TO HAPPENWITH THISINTERSECTION NEARTHEIR SCHOOL.

THEYMADE THEIR VOICESHEARD-- AND THECITY LISTENED.""WHY DID YOU GET INTO PUBLIC WORKS?IT'S FOR THINGS LIKETHIS!"NAMPA'S PUBLICWORKS DIRECTORJUST PUT THEFINISHING TOUCHESON THIS NEWCROSSWALK."IT'S SO EXCITING TOSEE THE WORK GETDONE, AND TOCREATE A SAFEINTERSECTIONBECAUSE SOMEYOUNG GIRLS SPOKEUP."SPOKE UP THEY DIDZ-- YOU MIGHTREMEMBER THISGROUP OF SNAKERIVER ELEMENTARYSTUDENTS WHOMADE APRESENTATION TOCITY COUNCIL."TO SEE THESTUDENTS DIG INAND ACTUALLY DOALL THE RESEARCHWHICH THEY DID,AND THEN TO PUT ITALL TOGETHER IN AGREATPRESENTATION.

SOTHEY DID SUCH AGREAT JOB ANDTHEN IT JUST MADEIT EASY FOR US TOALL SAY, 'YES, LET'SGO TAKE CARE OFTHAT.'"WHEN THEIRTEACHERS ASSIGNEDTHEM TO FIND APROBLEM IN THEWORLD TO PRESENTSOLUTIONS FOR..."PEOPLE CAN STAYALIVE WITH THEIRFAMILIES INSTEAD OFDYING."THEY FOUND ASAFETY PROBLEMRIGHT UNDER THEIRNOSES..."FOR SOMEONE WHODOESN'T KNOW THATTHERE'S A SCHOOLJUST A STONE'STHROW AWAY FROMHERE... IT'S KINDAHARD TO TELL THATTHEIR MIGHT BESCHOOL CHILDRENCROSSING THESTREET."AFTER BLOWINGTHEIR AUDIENCEAWAY WITH THEIRWELL-RESEARCHEDPRESENTATION."PUBLIC WORKS ANDOUR STREETS TEAMTHAT IMMEDIATELYGOT ON IT LIKE THENEXT DAY."ABOUT FIVE WEEKSLATER-- THEIR WORKIS COMPLETE."AND I WAS LIKE, 'OHMY GOSH!'

AND SOAFTER SCHOOL WECAME DID YA KNOWJUST PERSONALPICTURES OF GIRLSYA KNOW STANDINGIN THE CROSSWALK,CROSSING IT."PUTTING A RENEWEDCONFIDENCE INTHEIR 5TH GRADEMINDS."PEOPLE ARE PROUDOF US AND THEY ARESURPRISED AT WHATCHANGE WE CANMAKE."AND IF THERE'S ONETHING THISCROSSWALKSYMBOLIZES--"IT'S IMPORTANTTHAT PEOPLE USETHEIR VOICE."IT'S THAT ACTIVISM--HAS NO AGEREQUIREMENT."WE CAN MAKE ACHANGE IN OURCOMMUNITY TO KEEPOUR PEOPLE SAFER.""THE CITY OF NAMPAIS IN THE PROCESSOF UPDATING THEIRLONG-TERMTRANSPORTATIONMASTER PLAN.

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MADEL