Teenagers cannot vote until they are 18, but that doesn’t mean they need to wait until adulthood to shape the world around them. Many ways exist to get involved in teen civic engagement, whether in politics or other aspects of community leadership. “I used to think stuff like civic engagement … was for old people […]

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JOYCE DAVIS, a sophomore at Wichita’s South High School, is an intern serving as The Beacon’s first high school correspondent. A 16-year-old Wichita native, her interest in journalism stems from a concern that her peers do not fully understand how much their lives are affected by current events at the local and national level.