Each summer about 60 Japanese foreign exchange students visit Los Banos, but this weekend two Los Banos teens will start their journey to the Far East.

Townsend Opera will hold the Kristina Townsend Memorial Vocal Competition on Feb. 25 at the Snider Recital Hall on the campus of California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock.

The Bee's Teens in the Newsroom program was created for local high school students and aspiring journalists. Here are a few things to know about the program.

Newman's Cub Scout Pack 83 will hold its annual Blue & Gold Dinner and Cake Auction on Feb. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m., at Orestimba Presbyterian Church, 1107 Kern St., Newman.

Question of the Week: How big a deal is the Super Bowl?

There's no shortage of grown-up distress over the dangers young people face online. Parents, teachers and schools worry about teenagers posting their lives, leaking passwords and more. One person thinks parents are worrying about the wrong thing.

13 Things To Know About Me: Josef Schneider, Modesto High

The Oakdale Cowboy Museum will award four $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Stanislaus County this year. One of those four scholarships will go to a student whose family is a member of the museum.

Seeking youth ambassadors, Modesto Sister Cities International is having a meeting tonight on its spring break Ukraine trip in April. It also is accepting applications for summer trips to Japan and France.

Buzzz Briefs: Of mystery and roller derby

When my daughter was in high school, she truly believed she had a lip balm addiction. She needed to have her Burt's Bees within reach at all times.

"Whoa, buddy, whoa!" Carly Williams says, laughing as a zebra noses his way into the back seat of her car as she tries to film a broadcast segment about Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville, N.C.

DEAR AMY: My wife and I are having a conversation about how our children (ages 6 and 4) should address adults.

Question of the Week: Rural, urban or suburban?

Some teens take the traditional self-employment route of mowing lawns or baby-sitting, but 15-year-old Modesto High School freshman Gabby Reynosa has found a unique way to raise money: artfully crafting cakes with skill beyond her years.