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♪ welcome to "teen kids news." i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm jessica. here's our top story for this week. most high school students just need to worry about passing an important math test or finishing an essay on time. but tyler reports on a school where how much you pay attention in class could be a matter of life and death. >> what two medications can you give a patient having chest pains? >> reporter: these students at gorton high school in yonkers, new york are learning how to become emergency medical technicians. emts. >> approximately five, six years ago westchester community college expanded their tech prep grant program with gorton high

school, and we are able to offer an emt class to the students. >> you remember last week we spoke about the cardiac patient. and what i want you to do today is do the assessment of a patient which would look exactly like myself. >> reporter: the students are being trained by experienced emts on how to properly assist paramedics on the scene. >> sir, i'm an emt and i'm here to help you. what seems to be the problem? >> i'm having chest pains. >> reporter: we offer a medical program, truly one of its kind throughout the nation. which gives students the opportunity to go out into the workforce and have hands-on experiences. >> today as you can see we're in the ambulance. were practicing scenarios, you know, taking blood pressures, vital signs, you know, doing the basic patient assessment. just asking questions to the patient to see what's wrong with them. >> take a deep breath. take a deep breath. okay, do you feel any pressure breathing?

>> reporter: while the students spend a lot of time practicing and running drills, they also get to be a part of real-life emergency calls. >> they do ride-alongs with us on the ambulances, they get to get hands-on experience with empress. they do two sixteen hour -- two eight-hour tours which is sixteen where they get to ride along with us and get the experience. >> one experience was pretty much like a life or death situation. we had an older -- we had a geriatric patient where he had trouble breathing and his blood pressure was extremely high to the point that paramedics ended up taking care of him. >> reporter: this program is designed for those who are looking to join the medical field as soon as possible. >> after they graduate high school they take their emt for the state and they go right onto an ambulance ready to work. >> reporter: to understand what to do in a real emergency, the students must first concentrate in class. they have to learn all the dynamics of the human body. >> we take two years of anatomy and physiology to learn about every part of the body and how every part of it works.

each piece, each part that makes the body up and makes it important. >> first of all, we're going to do the external anatomy of the heart. the top chambers, what are they called, everybody? the atria. okay. we have the five career pathways for health science. so students who are interested in computers would go into the health informatics or radiology track. those that are interested in law would go into support services where they would be learning about mkt medical ethics. and then we have what we would call the more traditional medical programs. >> reporter: it's a tough program that offers priceless experience. someday people could be thanking these students for saving their lives. stay with us. there's lots more still to come, on "teen kids news." >> we'll be right back. lify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine...

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>> the goal of the program girls going places is to encourage and reward entrepreneurial spirit amongst young women. specifically those ages 12 to 18. and the program's been in existence for about ten years. >> reporter: maria umbach is a businesswoman herself. and she's part of guardian's girls going places initiative. >> what we do is have annual events and community events that encourage the mentorship between young women and women in the business community. >> reporter: today, these girls are meeting their mentors. it's a chance to pick their brains about how they got started in business. >> about 4 1/2 years ago i started my own business. so that all i do is college counseling. >> reporter: and learn what it takes to survive in the business world. >> i really did not like certain types of math, but i learned being a business owner, you have to learn your math. you must. and if you don't know it, you

have to have somebody in your team that knows it very well. >> a friend of mine told me about this program and i thought it was a great way to impart some of my knowledge to the young women of today and sort of give them guidance. i wish i had when i was younger. i would have saved myself some time and a lot of mistakes! >> the mentors are really cool, man. i can't believe some of the jobs they had. >> reporter: the girls also got to hear from another powerful woman. >> women have a right to a life and a career. >> reporter: who had a career of her own before becoming first lady of new york. >> i think girls need that extra push and mentorship to realize what they may want to do with their lives. >> reporter: but girls going places is about more than just introducing girls to mentors. it's about pushing them to actually start their own businesses. >> we give grants or awards to these young women who are starting businesses. and you'd be surprised at how many of them are actually starting business and starting charities and doing a lot of work in their community. >> reporter: like christina johnson, a past winner.

>> i have two businesses, and i have a non-profit. >> reporter: claudia gieb wrote and published her own book when she was just 13 years old. she says conferences like this, can be an inspiration. >> a lot of girls maybe have never considered being a business person, or never thought about what they want to do. but they come to a place like this and then they get an idea for what they want to do or maybe are inspired to even go to college. >> reporter: and the girls agree. >> i think it's a great way to start us off with our own business. >> i want to start a business for young kids that like to play basketball, because i love playing basketball. >> i had an open mind by coming here, and now i learned that i can like go branch out of what my parents want me to be and now i can actually go explore things on my own. >> reporter: girls going places hosts conferences all over the u.s. want to learn more? visit our website. >> reporter: this report is brought to you by nintendo. you don't have to travel to the north pole to find out about

some of this holiday season's coolest games. welcome to the nintendo holiday house. the halls and walls are decked with holiday spirit and the rooms packed with games for this unique family event. so let's go check them out. new from nintendo is a game called wii party, which features your own mii characters and brings the fun from the tv into the living room. there are 13 unique party game modes and more than 80 minigames. >> we've actually been playing wii party together. it's so much fun because we all work together and there's, like, a lot of different stuff. >> reporter: these kids are trying to solve puzzles in "professor layton and the unwound future" for the nintendo ds. >> i'm trying to figure out where the correct building is, because it's like a mystery game and you have to use clues. >> reporter: parenting expert amy mccready says video games can play an important role over the holidays. >> video games are a great way

to get the whole family playing together because when we spend time with kids playing in their world and doing what they love to do, it really increases that emotional connection and creates that social experience. >> reporter: video games aren't just for fun. they can also teach new skills. for example, "art academy" is like having your own art teacher in your nintendo ds. >> it shows you art lessons but you can also just, like, paint. >> reporter: the nintendo holiday house was visited by its own man in red. mario was on hand to shake hands and pose for pictures. >> reporter: what's your favorite game to play as a family? >> wii party is fun. i like it because of like he said the mini games, and then i get to interact with him and beat him. >> i like wii sports, actually, best of all. but this wii party game we tried tonight was pretty fun too. >> reporter: who's the toughest player and who wins the most? >> that's up for debate. >> he's pretty tough. i don't think i can beat him at most of these games. >> reporter: and if you're traveling with your family this holiday season, here's a tip -- taking along your nintendo ds or

wii will make the trip even more fun. for "teen kids news" i'm hannah. when w w come back, i'll shw you how to make a deliciously crunchy granola.

students from the culinary institute of america are sharing some of their favorite recipes with "teen kids news." here's what's cooking this week. >> hi. today we'll be making a vanilla-scented granola. it's a really easy recipe for granola with a vanilla scent that's great for breakfast, lunch or even a snack. so, i'm going to start with my oven preheated to 300 degrees. now i'm going to spray a sheet pan so that nothing sticks to it. okay. now i have my pan right here, i'm going to add a third of a cup of vegetable oil,

2 tablespoons of sugar, and quarter cup of honey. i'm going to put that over medium heat, stir it up a little. now, while that's heating, i'm going to go over here, and i have four cups of oats. i'm going to add a cup of sliced almonds, a half a cup of brown sugar, a pinch of salt, and an eighth of a teaspoon of cinnamon. now, i'm going to stir this up. so you know, if you don't like almonds but you like a different kind of nut, you can sub that in. you can add dried fruit to this. you can really do anything you want with it.

sometimes i add peanut butter. i used to make this all the time when i was younger. and i still do, actually. so i'm just going to combine this till its all well mixed, make sure there's no clumps of anything. remember to use a towel or an oven mitt, because handles get hot. so i'm just going to take this. it's my oil and honey and sugar. i'm going to pour it over my oats. don't forget to add your vanilla. i'm going to add four teaspoons of the vanilla. so -- yeah. this is going to make it smell so good. so in the morning sometimes i have this with milk, and that's always really delicious. or i just eat it dry. now i'm just going to stir this up.

make sure everything is nice and coated. yeah, i can remember making this with my mom when i was younger. okay, that looks good. now i'm just going to take it over here. pour it onto my sheet tray. spread it out nice and evenly. and i'm going to put it in my oven. and that'll just take about 30 minutes. just stir it up a couple times during that. luckily, we already have one made. so it's been 30 minutes, and my granola is all finished. and it smells amazing, like cinnamon and vanilla. so i'm just going to take it over here.

and all you have to do it take a zip-loc bag, and put as much as you want in. you can also keep this in tupperware or anything else that's airtight. and it should keep for about two weeks. so i'm just going to seal this up. and then with a yogurt and a banana you have a lunch. all you have to do is open up your yogurt, spoon some granola in and stir it up. add your banana and that's a great lunch for anytime, school or even at home. so that is vanilla scent granola. at the culinary institute of america, for "teen kids news," i'm andrea.

beavers are especially busy in alberta, canada. that's where the world's biggest beaver dam has been discovered. it's more than a half mile long. so big it can be seen on satellite images. it's believed generations of beavers have been building the dam since the 1970s. >> this report is brought to you by dreamworks animation and paramount home entertainment. this holiday season "shrek" is roaring into home theaters [ roar ] >> reporter: in "shrek forever after," shrek is living in domestic bliss. if you can call it that. >> honey, why don't you go check on the cake? >> sure. >> and don't forget the candles. >> reporter: he's famous. he has a family. and he's living in the burbs. >> hey. >> reporter: but he feels like he's losing touch with his ogreness. >> he feels that that ogre gruffness and edge has been taken away from him. >> reporter: enter

rumpelstiltskin. the legendary villain offers shrek a chance to go back to his roots -- as a swamp-dwelling ogre. unfortunately, there's a catch. shrek is sent to an alternate version of far, far away land where ogres are hunted. and now fiona has no clue who he is. >> hey, um, scott? >> my name is shrek, actually. >> reporter: so he sets out to win back her love and restore the world as he knows it. "shrek forever after" is available in stores on blu-ray and dvd on december 7th. and for the very first time you can pick up "shrek: the whole story," which has all four movies along with "donkey's christmas shrektacular" on dvd or blu-ray. ♪ parties and carols for everyone here ♪ >> for "teen kids news," i'm elizabeth. >> where did we find that guy? >> come on, donkey, vama nos. >> you are a cat-astrophe!

>> and you are ri-donk-ulous! it's time to get your thoughts, opinions, and comments in "speak of the week." >> reporter: you probably meet some pretty interesting people in your everyday life. but if you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be and why? >> well, it would be taylor lautner because i think he's really cute. >> i would meet barack obama because he has a lot of power and he pretty much owns the whole united states and i like him. he's like a role model to me. >> reporter: and why is he a role model for you? >> that he's the first african-american president and he's changing things. >> i think it would be george washington. i would like to see what he thought about the creation of our country. that kind of stuff. >> reporter: so are you into politics and all of that? >> not really politics. more like the creation of our country, the history of our

nation. that kind of stuff. >> i'd pick a comedian named kristen wiig because she's really funny. >> if i could meet anyone in this world, i'd meet the queen of england because she's, like, royal and cool. >> reporter: want to get to know some really cool people? check out the "reporters" tab at teenkidsnews.com and meet us. i'm siena.

what do you like about yourself? "highlights" magazine asked kids that question in a survey. boys were more likely to answer "my intelligence." the feature girls chose? their appearance. the survey was for 5-to-12 year olds. let's hope the girls get smarter when they're teens. >> this report is brought to you by drive to the auto shows, discovery hd theater. well at the 2010 la auto show, more than a million people will check out the latest and the greatest in new cars.

we've got a lot to show you. let's get right to it. from chevy a car that i guarantee just about any kid's going to want to drive in. and that's the all new camaro convertible. they've dropped the top, and this will be for sale this coming february for just around $30,000. a great addition to the camaro line-up. from chrysler, they're replacing their old chrysler sebring with this new sedan. a perfect car for the family, it's the 2011 chrysler 200. it's got a lot of nice luxury and some good styling on the outside. it has a v-6 engine. and the starting price will be about $19,000. well, here's a car from hyundai that's brand new and has a lot of value and some pretty good looks to go along with it. it's the 2011 hyundai elantra. now, this car gets exceptional gas mileage. about 40 miles to the gallon. that's something that's sure to capture mom and dad's interest. the hyundai elantra will go on sale in 2011. well, minivans haven't always been the most popular cars to look at, but this could change

things. this is the 2011 nissan quest. three rows of seating, one-touch sliding doors and how about those moon roofs? even one for the kids in the back as well. and speaking of kids -- how about a drop-down mirror to talk to your brothers and sisters back in the third row without having to turn around? that's from nissan. that quest will be on sale in 2011. well, if you're looking for even more room, you might want to look at this car. from mazda, it is the mazda5, all new. it's in a class of its own and that's because it seats six in three full rows of seating. it also gets excellent gas mileage out of its 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. it'll go on sale for around $20,000 in the early part of next year. and check this concept out. this is from subaru. it's a company that's really been growing lately. and while this subaru impreza concept is not a real car yet -- those are actually cameras that work as the side view mirrors. it could be a good example of what subaru has in store for their future styling.

from coda, its california-based electric car company, this four-door five-passenger fully electric vehicle can be completely recharged in six hours and can run between 90 and 120 miles on a single charge. from the electric car company coda available in the coming months. and from ford, they've redesigned the all new 2012 focus. they now have it in a variety of combinations including the four-door sedan like that one. great handling and really good styling and again, excellent gas mileage. 40 miles to the gallon. less money in the tank may mean more allowance for you. you tell mom and dad about the new focus. a hybrid, from infiniti getting a lot of attention. this from infiniti, the m hybrid. v8 power with four-cylinder fuel efficiency. a lot of luxury inside without using a lot of gasoline. and finally from kia. this is the kia optima hybrid. again, it's a hybrid, so it's half electric, half gas, but it's got some nice styling outside.

and check out those moon roofs as well on the inside. look for the new optima to also get 40 miles to the gallon. it will be on sale in 2011. at the l.a. auto show, i'm doug brauner for teen kids news network. >> that wraps up our show, but we'll be back with more "teen kids news." >> thanks for joining us, and have a great week. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> write to us at info@teenkidsnews.com.