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Our school superintendents, administrators, and teachers have a great deal of responsibility to our children. Year round they provide opportunity for our children to learn, grow, adapt, excel and succeed; not just in the academic field, nor just in athletic areas either. The school has also become the place to learn good behaviors, positive self-image and the six pillars of character: TRUSTWORTHINESS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, FAIRNESS, CARING, and CITIZENSHIP. In building our youth using these pillars, the school invariably is involved in preve...
Underage drinking is a problem that costs Montanans significant financial burden each year. In 2013, it cost $0.3 billion! That’s $300 million tax dollars “spent on medical care, work loss, and pain and suffering associated with the multiple problems resulting from the use of alcohol by youth.” Taylor DM, Miller TR. (2015). Methodology: Underage Drinking Fact Sheets. These costs also include criminal justice expenses and property damage expenses. To put this cost into perspective: at most local drinking establishments or bars, an adult can e...
I have teenagers at home. Three girls to be exact. I know that there are many people out there who can relate to the crazy that is my house right now. Sometimes however, when I need to remember why I love them, I reminisce about when they were young, really young, like just walking. (They were easier to control then.) They were so cute and happy waddling around; but they still needed me for almost everything. Every step they would take, I would always have the awareness to know when they were about to fall or head toward something dangerous....
