NOT FOR RELEASE -- FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AG THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1997 (202) 616-2765 TDD (202) 514-1888 ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO TO TALK JUVENILE JUSTICE AT ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Friday, Attorney General Janet Reno will join Congressman Jim Davis and students at Tampa's Adams Middle School in a discussion of the school's successful Youth Connection Program. This initiative for at-risk youth provides student members with business experience that often leads to after school or summer employment. Youth Connection members tend to improve their academic performance. The Attorney General will highlight this Tampa program as a model for drop-out prevention and juvenile justice in America. WHO: U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno U.S. Representative Jim Davis Adams Middle School Principal Jerry Jackson Adams Middle School students and alumni WHAT: Focus on Adams Middle School's Youth Connection Program WHERE Media Center, Adams Middle School 10201 North Boulevard, Tampa WHEN: Friday, September 12, 1997, 10:45 a.m. NOTE Media should arrive at 10:15 a.m. This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed. ### 97-380