Trauma can linger in minds and bodies. Today on Dayton Youth Radio, a teenager shares the story of how she transformed a memory and found her calling with the support of her mother and a mentor. Centerville High School student Thomi Brown tells her story of becoming a dancer. Thomi Brown is a student at Centerville High School. Special Thanks to Tricia Rapoch, teacher for the Communication Arts Program at Centerville High School. Learn more at the school's website: Dayton Youth Radio is

My name is Anthony Brandell, and I’m a senior Centerville High School. I was born into a pretty cool family. I have a mom quit her career as a travel agent when she found out she was pregnant with me, a loving father who owned a bar in Dayton and two funny brothers named Nick and Jason. But when I was in 4th grade, everything changed. My parents received an offer they couldn’t refuse. For years the local hospital have been trying to buy our bar. They wanted to buy our property because they had

When you have a tough road, it’s good to know someone has walked it before. Today’s Dayton Youth Radio producer tells us about some real-life and fictional characters who have helped him on his journey. My name is William Richard Pittl III; call me Billy for short. I am the third of two other people, and we all look exactly alike. I’m 18 years old, and a senior at Centerville High School. I love to sing and do voice impressions of famous people or cartoon characters. I don’t remember much about

Death can be difficult to face when you’re young, and for teenagers, the death of a peer can be especially hard. Today on Dayton Youth Radio, we hear from one local student who’s still working to make sense of the loss of her friend. My name is Kenzie Wilkinson. I am 18 years old and currently a senior at Centerville High School. Growing up, my neighborhood was filled with fun events. The neighborhood was filled with kids my age, and we were all close and would hang out after school. My home

Drew Schemmel doesn’t have to worry about what he’s going to wear each morning. He pulls on a shirt that says PGO, for Pretty Girls Only. That’s his clothing line where he designs T-shirts and sweatshirts at Centerville High School. He has some thoughts to share on being a young entrepreneur.

Drew Schemmel doesn’t have to worry about what he’s going to wear each morning. He pulls on a shirt that says PGO, for Pretty Girls Only. That’s his clothing line where he designs T-shirts and sweatshirts at Centerville High School. He has some thoughts to share on being a young entrepreneur. My name is Drew Schemmel. I have a big imagination and believe my ideas could be the next big thing. My story is about being a young entrepeneur and how I began my own clothing line with my brother Nick and

My name is Dalton McKnight. I am a 17 year old senior at Centerville High School. I’m on probation. I used to be a pothead; I've smoked for about 5-6 years of my life. Growing up people was always smoking either cigarettes or cigars. My stepdad smoked cigarettes daily, even going through about 2-3 cartons a day. My grandpa would smoke about a box of 5 cigars daily, and for my uncle, well he smoked weed and cigarettes. Even though I was younger, I didn’t see anything wrong with me smoking since

My name’s Madrid Joy, and I’m a sophomore at Stivers School for the Arts. I like reading, writing, debating, and eating. Something else that my close friends know about me is that I hate Thanksgiving. Everyone always has something to say, like "Immigrants are lazy or that they don't pay taxes or why don't they improve their own country first" or stuff like that.

My name’s Madrid Joy, and I’m a sophomore at Stivers School for the Arts. I like reading, writing, debating, and eating. Something else that my close friends know about me is that I hate Thanksgiving. Everyone always has something to say, like "Immigrants are lazy or that they don't pay taxes or why don't they improve their own country first" or stuff like that. I think everyone has a memorable holiday story, and mine is about politics. There's a political divide in my family, kind of a mixed

Dayton Youth Radio student Lauren Redfern is always moving. As a matter of fact, it's hard to count all the teams she's been on, but then she came across a hurdle. Hi my name is Lauren Redfern, and I break records. When I was 12, my dad and I competed in a 340 mile canoe race on the Missouri River. We spent over two straight days together while competing in the canoe race. With our finish, I became the youngest to ever paddle and successfully complete the MR340. We finished 18th out of 340 boats