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1 SATURDAY, MARCH 10,2001 ASBURY PARK PRESS Mil 1 i iiimp mmmmmmmmmmm, IV Dylan West (in plaid shirt), 7, has a question for Jade Yorker during a student assembly. Teen actor tells pupils why they need to study Actor Jade Yorker, a 15-year-old Manalapan High School sophomore, takes questions during a student assembly at the Lenna Conrow School in Long Branch. St Rose students' art work on display PHOTOS By STEVE SCHOLFIELD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER STORY By KAREN HAMMERDORFER DELANCEY CORRESPONDENT It was just another routine assembly at the Lenna Con-row School in Long Branch as drama teacher Chip Heptig showed students some film clips of Jade Yorker, a 15-year-old actor from Manalapan who has performed with Meryl Streep in "Music of the Heart" and with Denzel Washington in "He Got Game." with approval when Heptig presented clips from the Nickelodeon movie "Snow Day," which was shown in theaters two years ago. But just as Yorker's character, "Chet," is about to do battle with the dreaded snowplow man, a pivotal scene in the movie, Heptig stopped the video. The youngsters let out a groan of disapproval.

"Hold on a minute. Here he is waiting in the cried the drama coach as he led Yorker into the cafeteria to greet the surprised students. Yorker, a sophomore at Manalapan High School, answered students' questions, which ranged from "Is it hard to act?" (No) to "How much money do you make?" (He didn't divulge that information). Yorker has also appeared in numerous television shows including "Third Watch" and "The Cosby Show." He also appeared in the highly acclaimed HBO television mini-series "The Corner." "We wanted to provide a role model for our students. This is See Teen actor, next page Students at St.

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