Around The Diocese For Feb 10, 2017

Happy Birthday!

Rachel Wright, parish catechetical leader at St. Mary, Huntingburg, celebrates her birthday Feb. 21.

Kacie Klem, parish catechetical leader at St. Ferdinand Parish, Ferdinand, celebrates her birthday Feb. 22.

Dubois County Free Throw Winners

Good Shepherd of the Hills Knights of Columbus council hosted their local round of the nationwide K of C free throw competition at the Northeast Dubois Middle School gym on Jan. 22. Congratulations to all and thanks to all those who competed, including winners Emmerson Kalb, Drew Schroering, Averi Bauer, Carson Beckman, Shelby Seufert, Brock Werner, Rhylan Kalb, Ty Kalb, Kole Buechler, Jazlyn Sander, and Trevor Buechler.  The winners competed in the district competition held at the Cabby O'Neill Gym in Jasper.

Vanderburgh County Teen Court New Volunteer Training

Interested in volunteering and learning more about the judicial system?  Students currently in 8th-12th grade are invited to apply to join the Vanderburgh County Teen Court.

Vanderburgh County Teen Court is a restorative justice-based diversion program that serves first-time juvenile offenders and middle school and high school student volunteers (8th-12th grade). Respondents are sentenced at a hearing of their peers who volunteer to serve as jury members, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, bailiff, and judge’s assistant and who are mentored by adult attorneys. Teen Court provides respondents and youth volunteers with the mentors, education, tools, and resources to make positive, healthy choices.

Youth Resource’s law enforcement and probation partners refer young offenders to Teen Court as a voluntary alternative to the traditional juvenile justice system. Juveniles charged with a low-level offense can forgo the formal hearing and sentencing procedures of juvenile court and participate in a sentencing forum made up of a jury of their peers. Youth volunteers take their roles seriously and recognize that it is a privilege and responsibility to participate and to have the opportunity to help a peer.

Teen Court hearings are held on Monday evenings in the Courts Building in the Civic Center Complex.

More information is available by visiting http://youth-resources.org/programs/teen-court/ or by contacting Laura Heister at 812-421-0030 ext. 17 or laurah@youth-resources.org.