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2010 Graduation Ceremonies Available on VHS or DVD!
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This year the ceremony will be videotaped and you will be able to order copies! What a great gift for grandparents and other relatives who are unable to attend the event! Click below for more information:
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ParentUp Campaign: How to talk with your kids
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ParentUp Campaign Encourages Parents to Talk to Teens
Vermont Parents Can Learn How to Prevent Underage Drinking
Vermont Department of Health
You can’t be everywhere with your teenager, and shadowing your child every hour of the day is not a realistic way to eliminate the risk that they will drink. In 2009, half of all high school seniors reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days.
So how do you intervene when you can’t be there to stop them from drinking? As the Vermont Department of Health launches the second phase of the “Parent Up” campaign today, parents can learn how and when to intervene.
“We want parents to be aware of the many community prevention and intervention resources available to help,” said Barbara Cimaglio, deputy commissioner, Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Programs. “Parents can help protect teens from consequences that can affect them for the rest of their lives.”
The first phase of the campaign was designed for parents of middle-school aged students. Parents can play a significant role in changing the high rates of underage drinking in Vermont, and studies show that parents have the most influence on whether or not their child will drink.
The campaign includes a postcard mailed to 15,000 parents of Vermont high school students. The postcard shows a scene of teens gathered around a campfire in the woods. In the foreground is a mom, reading in her easy chair dressed in a robe and fuzzy slippers, who looks like she's at the scene ... but she isn't. Because you can't be everywhere with your teen.
The ParentUpVT.org website and other materials illustrate simple, proven steps parents can take such as setting clear rules, limiting access to alcohol, and refusing to host underage drinking parties.
Link provided below.
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**NEW** HARTFORD PREVENTION COALITION QUICK-LINK
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About Hartford Prevention Coalition......
- The Hartford Prevention Coalition, founded in 2008, is part of a nationwide network of government-funded local groups charged with bringing people together to strengthen their communities.
- HPC is one of more than 30 similar groups throughout Vermont, funded through the SPF-SIG (Strategic Prevention Framework State-Incentive Grant) program found here.
to address the high rates of alcohol and drug abuse among the state’s young people. Found here.
- HPC brings together parents, teachers, youth, town and state officials, law enforcement personnel, members of the court system, business people, and other interested individuals in a coordinated effort to foster a social environment in which:
- Minors do not have ready access to alcohol, either from retailers or from family and friends
- All who use alcohol illegally or enable others to do so face clear and inescapable consequences
- Hartford residents fully understand the mental and physical damage caused by alcohol abuse
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Thinking about joining the Honors Program? Read what others have to say....
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Teachers and administrators can talk at length about the High School Honors Program, but sometimes it is what students say that matters most. We asked some of the 2009 graduate candidates about their Honors Program experience - their major project topic, the struggles and rewards, and advice they would offer to middle schoolers who are thinking about taking on this challenging academic program when they get to high school.
This article will have a permanent home on the website on the Honors Program page but can be access directly by following the link below:
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