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Kehil's fatherl an offic,er with the 134th Bfigade Support Battalion, will leavei in May for Kuw <br />4 <br />with 2,400 Minnesiota, National Guard members, his third deployment since Kelii was 7. <br />R <br />When her father left 'in 2008,11i Kell'i"s, strugles With grades almost got her kicked out of an ho <br />g nor,44; <br />class. "That was the hardest year," she said. I <br />This timei,, Ke and her mom, have notified her, teachers, that the, stress of the deployment could <br />11 <br />cause a dip 'in, gralaes. Thanks to the Teen, Panel, she'll alsol have pe,ers to turn to who understan <br />what she's going through. I <br />We dont know anyone else in Bloomington that's a military ki her, mom, Barb Kelil sai <br />she has a network offriends, from Shakopee to Rochester. We're hoping the Tcen Pan <br />brings out more."' I <br />The, group aims to get more, than 100 Minnesota teens to a June summit for activities and <br />sessions on, how to, ciolple with a parent's, deployment., <br />We heard it all the time, 'There"s notIfing, for teens, therlei"s nothing for teens,"' said Amber <br />Runke, program splecialist for Operation Military Kids, which oversees, the p�anel with the <br />Minnesota, National Guard. "It really i's a, big plush 'in the last fe�w years on mil itary families. if <br />the, fmily isn't supported, the, service member is not able to do well." <br />I=1y Smith * 612-673-4141 <br />