{"id":15352,"date":"2013-12-05T11:52:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T19:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-police-offer-game-of-life-conference-for-students\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T21:20:38","slug":"kent-police-offer-game-of-life-conference-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-police-offer-game-of-life-conference-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Police offer Game of Life Conference for students"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kent Police Youth Board and the Kent Police Department will host the 27th annual Game of Life Youth Conference Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 10-11, at the Kent Commons.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Middle school and senior high school students from Kent, Renton, Auburn, Enumclaw, Federal Way and other school districts will participate in the one-day conference, according to a Kent Police media release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Students will attend workshops that focus on alcohol\/drug prevention, youth leadership development, dangers of distracted driving, bullying prevention and more. As part of attending the conference, the school teams implement a student-driven project in the spring focusing on a specific topic in their school. Projects range from drug and alcohol prevention, emphasizing diversity, to bullying prevention.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The conference is planned and implemented by the Kent Police Youth Board, a group of 25 Kent middle and senior high school students who dedicate their time to promote youth well-being and community involvement. It is their goal that the students that attend the conference leave inspired to make a positive change in their schools and communities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Several community businesses and service groups are funding the conference.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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