About Alicia Strong

Age: 21
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Stories by Alicia

	Singing here, there, everywhere By Laurann Brown, 15, Stephanie Hull, 14, Alicia Strong, 13 They practice so much that they often have to give up outside activities. Their coaches are demanding and expect a lot out of them. They perform under hot lights for audiences who sit comfortably in air conditioning. And they love it. They are members of the Indianapolis Children's Choir, whose goal is "to provide quality music instruction while attaining the highest level of artistic excellence i
	Atheists say they're all right without religion By Andy Goldblatt, 15, Alicia Strong, 16 Summer camp usually includes swimming, horseback riding, canoeing and other physical activities. But Camp Quest, a "secular humanist" camp for atheist youths in Overpeck, Ohio, just north of Cincinnati, offers something more. Every year, Camp Quest's director issues a challenge to campers: Find the unicorns. He tells campers "unicorns" are invisible. They are silent, leave no tracks or traces, and
	Students' efforts aid young 9/11 victims By Alicia Strong, 15 Think back to when you were younger. You might have had a stuffed animal or doll that went everywhere with you. It was your buddy, your best friend. It was anything you wanted it to be. We all remember the events of Sept. 11 and the relief efforts for the victims. But the people who worked at the World Trade Center -- as well as the firefighters and police officers who died -- weren't the only one
	Family pride lifts 3 who lost firefighter dads By Courtney Sampson, 15, Alicia Strong, 16 "Growing up without a father, you do feel left out, playing baseball, football, father-son breakfasts. There's quite a bit of stuff that dads and sons do together that I couldn't do anymore. "I remember trying different uncles, but it just wasn't the same. I ended up not wanting to mess with anything like that, 'cause it wasn't him, and it just wasn't right doing it without him." Mike Moore was 7
	Foolish Fathers' intent belies name By Alicia Strong, 15 Many children see nothing of their dads except in the morning and at night, juggling a schedule of work and school. Weekends can be just as busy. But it's different for some Indianapolis children and their dads, who are members of Foolish Fathers. Imagine a day of doing nothing but having fun. That is the idea behind Foolish Fathers, founded in 1972 by seven dads who almost called the organization