Inuvik (Oct 13/06) - The youth have spoken and the name they chose for their new publication is officially The Bomber Pages.

The name comes from slang used by young people in town and means 'cool' or 'different.'

Sarah Earley is the assistant director for the youth centre and is also helping students with the newspaper.

"This paper will be for all youth in town, not just the schools," said Earley.

Contributions are coming in from different organizations, like the youth centre.

"This project is aimed at getting the kids of Inuvik to create their own paper," said Earley.

A lunch time meeting was held last week, where more than 40 students gathered to hear about the new idea for a youth paper.

Fifteen-year-old Rebecca Kaufman is one of the students who attended the first meeting and is interested in being involved.

"I've always been interested in writing," said Kaufman.

Kaufman said she has been involved in past attempts at school newspapers and hopes this one gains some momentum with the students.

"There was no general interest in the last attempts," she said.

Kaufman said she brought other students to the meeting to spark their interest in contributing.

"I have friends who can draw and write, which will be needed for this paper," she said.

Photographers, writers and artists are also needed to fill the pages of the newspaper.

Kaufman said she wants other students to come out and get involved.

"I hope this works this time," said Kaufman.

Kenzie McDonald is another student who was involved with past newspapers.

He has concerns about the school and is looking for a stage to vent his thoughts.

"I'd like a column where I could just rant about the things in school I want changed," said McDonald.

The idea of having opinion columns like McDonald's was popular and snowballed into talks about other articles.

A horoscope, top-ten list, book and movie reviews as well as countless other suggestions were brought up by students who want to be involved.

While some students wanted to write and others wanted the life of an investigative journalist, others simply wanted the chance to see their photos in print.

Sydney Dunlop is one of the students who is interested in being a photojournalist.

"I like taking pictures of my friends and stuff. I'm also involved in sports and I want to be a part of this paper," said Dunlop. The 12-year-old athlete said she would like to cover her passion, which is winter sports.

"I've been involved in figure skating and hockey," she said.

After thinking about the possibilities of taking the photos, Dunlop said she is anxious to start working on the newspaper. Earley said the group is always open to new contributors of any type.

"Literacy is not just about writing. We want to see your art and photos, too," said Earley.