"You got a lively bunch in there today," YDR editor Jim McClure remarked as I slipped from the conference room into the newsroom Sunday afternoon.

I'm not sure if he was referring to the thundering running, the dinging bell, or the victorious cheers. No matter which, I wonder if he would have believed me had I told him that members of the Teen Takeover staff were learning grammar during this latest monthly staff meeting.

Grammar and fun in the same room? The same sentence?

Yep.

AngelaMarie Flynn, Laura Detter, Corinne Elliott, Sean Ramirez and Amber Routson prepare to run from one end of the YDR conference room to the other to grab the next question in Sunday's Grammar Smackdown.

Smackmaster Amy Gulli (white top) watches as the teens grab their papers and take off.

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Here are a bunch of Teen Takeover staff members getting a visit from York Revolution mascot Downtown during a special staff outing to Sovereign Bank stadium yesterday.

The gang got to chill out in a skybox and watch the Revs beat the Maryland Blue Crabs. Below are more fun photos from the evening.

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Hi! I'm Katie Swade and I'm a new member of Teen Takeover this year.
Sorry this entry is so late but here is a little bit about me:
First of all I have an amazing family who I really enjoy being around. My brother David, who is 23 is very entertaining and interesting at the same time. My sister is really the reason I applied for Teen Takeover. She was part of the staff last year, loved the experience, and recommended that I try it. Annie is 18 and is my role model and my best friend at the same time. She is creative and talented, especially in writing. I'm not sure if I was able to get it to work, but if there is a picture it is of my sister and I at Homecoming. This is a really old picture, but it is still my favorite. My family has and always will come first to me.

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Hey everyone. I'm Alex Peterson (my middle name is Britton, pronounced just like the country in Europe) and I attend Central York High School. If you're forgetting who I am, I was the one who waltzed in late to the first intro-meeting a few Fridays ago...yeah that's me.

I love fishing, I just got back from Canada two days ago with my family and one of my best friends. We caught over 400 fish in 6 days, it was awesome. I love being outside and just being in the wilderness I guess you can call it.

I also love traveling, going anywhere and everywhere. I traveled to Europe twice, once in 2000 and once in 2005. I visited England and France with friends and family. It was an experience of a lifetime and I plan to go back someday soon.

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I forgot to add a couple of things. My two best friends are Hayley Hoch and Kate Edwards. I have two ambitions and only two. Here they are:

1.) To find out how many licks it takes to get the center of a tootsie pop....
2.) And, how many minutes and seconds are in one whole year.

I am on myspace A LOT! My profile has Jonas Brothers all over. By the way, if you haven't figured it out yet I LOVE THE JONAS BROTHERS!

My favorite movie is Elf because it is hilarious. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series and The Perks Of Being A Wallflower!

I tend to watch the Disney Channel a lot so that I get to see the Jonas Brothers. And I listen to the radio. (They are #1 on the most requested in Lancaster! If you don't believe me, then listen yourself. It is on 96.9 WLAN.)

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Hi. My name is Laura Detter or sometimes known as LD or Detter. I am a sophomore at Susquehannock High School and I live in the sleepy town of New Freedom.
My favorite music artist is John Mayer.

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This is Alicia here. I go to West York Middle School. (Exciting, NOT.) I'm going into 8th grade. I am the field hockey manager. During the summer I watch the two biggest brats in the world, my sisters. I help at a park at a counselor in training. Nights are filled with endless fun with friends, swimming with the family, and reading as many books as possible! I LOVE to read. I am a #1 fan of the Jonas Brothers! My walls are filled with pictures and posters of them! My family ROCKS my colorful socks!

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I've watched the Teen Takeover staff from afar for years, and now I'm excited to be a part of it.
Some fast facts about Kara Eberle:

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Why hello there. My name is Amber. Amber Routson is the name and music is the game. I'm really into music. You are probably wondering, but no, sadly I do not play an instrument. I've always wanted to play the guitar, but I have no one to teach me and to put it quite simply, I can't teach myself something I have no idea how to play. Haha.

My favorite band is From First to Last. Many people have not heard of them, but they are pretty amazing.

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Hey I'm Angela Marie Flynn. I go to Agora Cyber Charter school now, but I'm probably going to be changing schools for high school. Anyway, I'm going to be a Freshman in the fall.

I love music. I'm in a rock band, I sing, and I know more rock bands than the 12 year old entrepreneur around the corner. From old school punk, to emo, to classical, altern to folk, to Indian, to anything. My Chemical Romance to Billy Joel to Led Zeppelin. indie stuff too, local stuff too. I love writing reviews and I do have a well-developed taste if I do say so myself. Haha, kidding, I'm not like an ego monster or anything. But my dream (one of them) is to have my current band go far...maybe signed onto a label even. Ah, heaven. But in the meantime I annoy people by humming while I do anything...and with my awful voice singing when im supposed to be doing more important stuff.

Sportswise, i love basketball and I used to do fencing. Skateboarding is my thing even if I'm not too good at it myself (my friends are, not me). I want to be sponsored someday when I get good (another dream...). I love hanging out with friends, going to parties and dances with them, going to concerts and just having fun. I also love to write, although I've had a little bit of writer's block when it comes to fiction. I bet non-fiction would help that. I wish I had pets but I don't...I used to have a snake but it ran away. Sorry.

Haha I was reading Madi's entry and I kind of am a TV junkie too, but movies and stuff also. I usually watch whatever my parents are watching. I'm usually too lazy to change it.
How I applied for Teen Takeover was that I saw it in the newspaper. At first, 'cause I've been having this nagging writer's block, I was like uhhh, but I signed up and I thank the newspaper for accepting me. :) Well, thanks for listening to my rambling! Hope it helped.
Peace, guys.

-angelamarie

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