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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"><b><font color="#000099">CHIT-CHAT<br>
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A weekly publication of the CCHS Parents Association<br>
Friday, March <font color="#000000">31</font>, 2006<br>
2005-06 Edition<br>
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<div align="center">+++++<font color="#000099"><b>PANEL ON TEEN
SUBSTANCE ABUSE</b></font>+++++<br>
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<div align="left">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 <b>Monday, April 10, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the CCHS
auditorium</b>, 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.<br>
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<div align="center">+++++<font color="#000099"><b>DIRECTORY UPDATE</b></font>+++++<br>
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<div align="left">Please note the following address change in your
Connections Directory:<br>
Frederick Napolitano(2007) and Ryan Napolitano(2009)<br>
261 Central Street <br>
Concord, MA 01742<br>
978-254-5118<br>
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<div align="center">+++++<font color="#000099"><b>FIFTH ANNUAL NICK
RESSLER MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE</b></font>+++++<br>
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The Fifth Annual Nick Ressler Memorial Blood Drive will be held <b>Saturday,
April 8, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the First Parish Church</b>,
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! <b>Appointments
are necessary</b>, and the donation takes about 30 minutes. Call <b>Pam
Ressler at 978-369-0869</b> or <b>Cindy Tenner at 978-371-0306 to
schedule</b> an appointment or to ask questions.<br>
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<div align="center">+++++<font color="#000099"><b>WALL-TO-WALL WIQH</b></font>+++++<br>
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Wall-to-wall WIQH, 88.3 FM, comes your way <b>April 7 through April 9</b>
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 <a href="http://www.WIQH.org"><b>www.WIQH.org</b></a>.</div>
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