[CCHS] Chit-Chat, Friday, March 31

[Chit-Chat]

*CHIT-CHAT

* A weekly publication of the CCHS Parents Association
Friday, March 31, 2006
2005-06 Edition

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+++++*PANEL ON TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE*+++++

Spring is nearly here and with spring comes end of the school year 
parties, celebrations and proms. Our young people may seek to enhance 
their involvement in these experiences by taking some form of 
recreational substance (alcohol, marijuana, club drugs, heroin). On 
*Monday, April 10, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the CCHS auditorium*,  CCPI 
and the Alliance for Teen Safety will present a talk on "Social Studies, 
Chemistry and Guidance That Will Prevent Your Kids from Becoming 
History." The talk will propose strategies for parents about teen 
alcohol use, including how and why it's important to postpone and 
intervene. Renee Soulis, a senior prevention specialist from FCD 
Educational Services will present research about use and its effects on 
teenage brains, the sequence of initiation into and progression of use, 
and the social and cultural pressures students are likely to face at 
CCHS and in college. She will offer strategies to parents for the 
prevention, postponement, and intervention of use. Kathy Bowen, the CPS 
and CCRSD K-12 Health Curriculum Specialist will present the incidence 
of use in our towns as reported on the 2004 YRBS. Barbara Howland, 
director of the Alliance for Teen Safety, will present some of the 
community initiatives currently in place and those planned for our towns 
to address use. Come join us for this important and informative evening. 
Suggested donation $8/person, $15/couple.
  
+++++*DIRECTORY UPDATE*+++++

Please note the following address change in your Connections Directory:
Frederick Napolitano(2007) and Ryan Napolitano(2009)
261 Central Street           
Concord, MA 01742
978-254-5118

+++++*FIFTH ANNUAL NICK RESSLER MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE*+++++

The Fifth Annual Nick Ressler Memorial Blood Drive will be held 
*Saturday, April 8, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at  the First Parish 
Church*, 20 Lexington Rd., Concord. The blood  drive is an annual event 
held in cooperation with Massachusetts General Hospital to honor Nick 
Ressler, who inspired many in the Concord community with his  courage, 
hope, and perseverance before his death from cancer at age 14. Your  
donation will make a difference to the many people in the Concord and 
Carlisle  communities who require the specialized  critical care that 
MassGeneral Hospital  provides to children, adolescents, and adults. You 
can give the gift of life to someone who needs blood products, as over 
300 donors did for Nick during his illness. Did you know that 90 percent 
of us will need blood at some point in our lifetime? If you are 17 years 
old or older you may be eligible to donate. High school and college 
students are especially encouraged to be first-time donors! 
*Appointments are necessary*, and the donation takes about 30 minutes. 
Call *Pam Ressler at 978-369-0869* or *Cindy Tenner at 978-371-0306 to 
schedule* an appointment or to ask questions.

+++++*WALL-TO-WALL WIQH*+++++

Wall-to-wall WIQH, 88.3 FM, comes your way *April 7 through April 9* as 
CCHS's radio station hosts it's second 48-hour marathon broadcast. 
Dubbed "48 for 88" (48 hours for 88.3 FM), the weekend schedule is 
loaded with performances by CCHS bands, WIQH remote broadcasts from all 
over Concord and Carlisle, a live broadcast with live music at Kimball 
Farm in Carlisle on Saturday, and an open house especially for parents 
and other adults at WIQH's studios Friday night! CCHS Senior Gary Noke 
and Sophomore Ben McGinn will host the whole weekend. Get the complete 
schedule at weekend event schedule at *www.WIQH.org* <http://www.WIQH.org>.




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