Could you see yourself performing in an original opera? How about writing the script or composing the music for one? It's hard to imagine children undertaking such a great task. But a group of fifth- and sixth-graders at Eleanor Skillen School 34 proved it can be done. Students ranging in age from 10 to 12 produced their own opera, Future: Triumph Or Doom? Beth Brooks, a music teacher, and Edd

BAAD isn't bad anymore. In the case of Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, BAAD is good. BAAD stands for Bruins Against Alcohol and Drugs. It's a new program at Northrop whose main purpose is to reward kids who don't use drugs or alcohol by giving them discounts at area stores, according to Sue Beerman, assistant principal at Northrop High School. Beerman explained how the program came about.

Ten percent of all 15-year-olds in Marion County are gang members, according to the Marion County Metro Gang Task Force. Knights of the Roundtable, an Arlington High School group, is trying to lower that number. "Initially, last year, we (Arlington High School) were having some gang problems, and we started with ex-gang members," said Bill Benford, the director of the program. "Howard Stevens