Article: TEEN'S SHORT MTV MESSAGE LINGERS NEWPORT HIGH SENIOR WARNS OF AIDS RISKS.(News)

Byline: BRAD WONG P-I reporter

BELLEVUE -- It may have only been for one shining moment - a few minutes at most.

But for 18-year-old Stacie Brashem, her debut on MTV's "Staying Alive" concert, which marked World AIDS Day, meant the world to her. Her message - about a family friend who died from acquired immune deficiency syndrome - was rife with meaning.

Sunday, the Newport High School senior's words and photographs were broadcast to a nationwide audience as part of the network's special concert. It mixed messages, rap, rhythm and blues, hip-hop and a segment from Seattle's Experience Music Project to raise awareness about the disease.

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