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Today's Date is: Saturday, May 10, 2008
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From the PrincipalTime To Let Go? Ryan Ricenbaw…PrincipalWith graduation just days away, I felt this article really hits home for parents of graduates and the graduates themselves. You can access the article in its entirety at:
http://www.acacamps.org/parents/healthyteens/holdingon.php
Holding On, Letting Go
Graduation Season Brings Risk and Reward
By Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed.
High school seniors everywhere will soon embrace a graduation season marked by pomp and circumstance, risk and reward. Staying safe means balancing freedom with responsibility and communicating honestly with parents. For many teens, those aren\'t easy assignments.
Young people venturing closer to true independence yearn for the freedom that parents extend based on assurances that nurture trust. But, something funny often happens on the way to commencement.
At graduation time, even clear-thinking teens may suddenly feel unburdened by the strictures of law and once open channels of communication between parent and child become clogged with issues of trust and truth.
A successful transformation of the parent-teen relationship from caretaker to caregiver, coach to consultant, requires confidence in the decisions young people will make. Unfortunately, a reality gap separating the behavior of teens from the perceptions of parents points to a "false trust" in many families, particularly at the intersection of decision-making about underage drinking and drug use.
Many adults are simply unaware of the choices that teens face every day and, more important, of the decisions they make. Others simply look the other way, unwilling to put a stake in a ground they neither understand nor seem particularly concerned about.
Either way, their children lose. Absent parents truly connected to their world, or with ones abdicating authority over it, teens are forced to traverse the path toward independence unaided by the communication, expectations, and consequences they say they want. The liberating milestone of graduation aside, parental responsibility ends neither at the end of high school nor at the beginning of college.
Maintaining parental prerogatives when it comes to adolescent health and safety requires communicating with teens about important issues, establishing expectations for their behavior, and enforcing consequences when they violate the rules – even at graduation time.
In an Open Letter to Parents, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and partners say, "Your teen may be graduating soon, but that doesn\'t mean it\'s time to let go." These groups, including SADD, offer this advice to parents.
- Reinforce your expectations. Throughout their high school years, you\'ve set rules and established the consequences for breaking them. Perhaps you\'ve loosened up on a few rules, like curfew. But be clear – drinking or drug use remains unacceptable. Being an upperclassman has privileges, but it also has responsibilities.
- Encourage your teens to make each moment count. They only get one senior year. Let them know you don\'t want them to miss out on things because of bad choices, like drinking or drug use. One bad choice could change their lives forever
- Provide safe alternatives. Parties abound during senior year. Plan chaperoned alcohol-free parties around graduation.
For example:
- Among high school teens, those who tend to avoid alcohol are more than twice as likely as those who repeatedly use alcohol to say their parents never let them drink at home (84 percent vs. 40 percent).
The fact is that teens don\'t need – or want – their parents to be simply bigger versions of their friends. They need their parents to be parents – especially during the waning days of high school when opportunities to stray from well-established norms regarding personal behavior abound.
Bridging the reality gap by promoting dialogue, establishing parameters, and requiring accountability represents a meaningful step toward letting go.
Hold on.
From the Assistant PrincipalPreparing for Finals....Zach Kassebaum, Assistant PrincipalIt is time for finals again. I am amazed at how fast the year has gone by. It has been a tremendous year and our students continue to impress me and make me proud each day. Recently, I read an interesting article written by John Cosgrove (no relation to Kevin ☺ ) titled, “Stay healthy during exam week.” At this time of year it is very easy for students to become overwhelmed, ultimately affecting their health. The article gives four suggestions to staying healthy during these stressful times: nutrition, physical activity, rest, and limiting caffeine. The article is below.
Staying healthy during exam week
Tips to scoring good grades, without putting your health at risk
By: John Cosgrove
It\'s easy during exam week to get into the habit of all-nighters, boxes of pizza and can after can of energy drinks.
However, there are three major parts to maintaining energy and concentration at any time, and especially during exams: nutrition, physical activity and appropriate rest. And just because it\'s exam week doesn\'t mean you can ignore these facets of a healthy lifestyle, according to Keith Harris, associate professor of food science.
Here are some tips to eating healthy, keeping active and staying awake during crunch time.
Nutrition
Fats, carbohydrates and protein are the three major macronutrients, and their balance is the focus of any healthy diet.
"It\'s very important to maintain a balanced diet during the period [of] exams," Harris said.
He also mentioned that, along with the three major macronutrients, fiber is still important and can come from a variety of fruits and vegetables. Major sources of fiber include whole grains (whole wheat breads, pastas and oats), leafy greens (lettuce, collards) and fruits (apples, oranges and bananas).
Cooking a healthy meal that will fill you up isn\'t as hard as it seems. It becomes even more important if you have to stay up late, Harris said.
"Protein is the most satiating [of the macronutrients]," Harris said.
Meals that are heavy in carbohydrates will tend to put a person to sleep faster than one lighter in carbohydrates would, he said. A healthy late-night meal might be as easy as a grilled chicken breast over top of some pre-packaged salad greens, served with a piece of fruit on the side.
Physical activity
Taking time out of studying to exercise may not be as difficult to accomplish as you may think. According to Harris, it\'s good idea to intersperse physical activity into hours of studying to break up monotonous periods of inactivity.
"You study for perhaps an hour, you get up and do 15 minutes of activity, you go back and study for another hour," he said. "That way, you\'re going to maintain your mental alertness to a much greater degree than you would if you simply try to sit there and knock out four hours of studying."
It can be as easy as climbing a set of stairs in between study sessions, or just walking around the area that you\'re studying in.
"Try to get to the gym at least three times a week if you can," said Daniel Twiddy, senior in criminology, a powerbuilder who works with both bodybuilding and powerlifting. "If not, do half an hour of something at least. Get on the bike for half an hour, or [get on the] eliptical."
Twiddy also mentioned lifting weights, but cautioned only to use equipment you know how to use.
"If you don\'t know what you\'re doing, ask someone in the gym who looks like they know what they\'re doing, because most people that are in there often don\'t mind giving advice if you have a question about a lift."
Appropriate rest
The common nightly sleep recommendation is seven to eight hours a night. However, during exam week, it can be hard to devote that time to sleep alone. According to research done in Australia and New Zealand by Drs. Williamson and Feyer, the performance of subjects that had been awake for 28 hours straight were equivalent to the performance of subjects whose blood alcohol content was at .1 percent. The legal limit to drive in the state of North Carolina is .08 percent.
The research results were based on a range of tests that included categories such as reaction time, grammatrical reasoning, memory and search and spatial memory -- a few things that might be important while taking a final exam.
Limiting caffeine intake
The average person consumes approximately 200 milligrams of coffee a day, and they usually consume it in one sitting, according to Keith Harris, assistant professor of food science.
He recommends drinking half cups of coffee instead of whole cups, and spreading those servings out during the day.
"[Half cups] of coffee should keep you alert much better than a huge dose at once," Harris said.
But according to Harris, gratuitous cups of coffee aren\'t always the caffeine culprit. People, he said, often rely too much on energy drinks like Red Bull.
"If you\'re relying on Red Bull, or any other energy drink, just to keep you awake in the absence of good rest and activity, you\'re in trouble," Harris said. © Copyright 2008 Technician
General NewsFBLA MEMBERS SHINE AT SLC
Fourteen members and their advisers from the Waverly Future Business Leaders of America chapter attended the State Leadership Conference held April 3-5. The three-day conference was held at the Omaha Holiday Inn Central. The chapter submitted two state reports for competition. Chapter awards included the Sweepstakes Award and the Gold Seal Award of Merit. Team awards included a third place in Network Design and a fourth place in Digital Video Production. Team members of the Network Design competition were Daniel Homan, Donn Marcussen, and Colton Strode. Team members of the Digital Video Production competition were Carson Kaufman, Dallas Polivka, and Brittni Wolff.
During the conference, the members attended competitions and seminars on a variety of topics. Several members were recognized for their academic achievement and involvement in FBLA. Jessah Hofker was recognized for Who’s Who in Nebraska FBLA. Competitive winners included Daniel Homan who received first in Technology Concepts, fourth in the Networking Concepts, and honorable mention in Computer Problem Solving. Kyle Carson received fourth place in Cyber Security and honorable mention in Networking Concepts. Kelli Claassen received honorable mention in Business Communications. Sam Evertson received sixth place in Computer Problem Solving and honorable mention in Technology Concepts. Jessah Hofker received honorable mention in Business Procedures and honorable mention in Marketing. Colton Strode received third place in Economics, honorable mention in Technology Concepts and honorable mention in Business Communications. Amanda Woita received honorable mention in Business Communications.
Daniel Homan, Colton Strode, and Kyle Carson have qualified for nationals and will be representing Nebraska at the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, June 25-30.
In other news, the officer team for the 2008-2009 school year was elected. President is Jessah Hofker, first vice-president is Colton Strode, second vice-president is Dallas Polivka, secretary is Amanda Woita, treasurer is Audra McClasin, reporter is Kelsy Reynoldson, and historian is Brittni Wolff. The FBLA Banquet will be May 12 at Valentino’s on 35th and Holdrege.
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