More than 50 people attended Monday's Celebrate Healthy Youth at Nathan Hale High School and learned about how the community in northeast Seattle came together to reduce underage drinking rates. Following are links to media coverage of the event.
How alcohol use was cut at two Seattle schools (Seattle Times)
Finding: North Seattle teens are drinking less (KOMO)
Showing posts with label Roosevelt High School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roosevelt High School. Show all posts
The majority of Roosevelt High School students do not drink alcohol or use marijuana
Earlier today, I posted information about substance abuse rates among Nathan Hale High School sophomores and seniors. Below are two charts that show the substance abuse rates among Roosevelt 10th and 12th grade students between 2006-10
Since 2006, current alcohol use rates declined significantly among Roosevelt sophomores and seniors. All rates are now below 50% . . . this means that the majority of Roosevelt students do not drink alcohol or use marijuana.
Source: Washington State Healthy Youth Survey
Since 2006, current alcohol use rates declined significantly among Roosevelt sophomores and seniors. All rates are now below 50% . . . this means that the majority of Roosevelt students do not drink alcohol or use marijuana.
Source: Washington State Healthy Youth Survey
Roosevelt High School parent forum
Tuesday night, Prevention WINS, the coalition to prevent youth substance use in northeast Seattle, hosted a parent forum at Roosevelt High School. Here is the PowerPoint presentation about the 2008 Healthy Youth Survey that was shared with parents. It includes data about Roosevelt High School students substance use and related attitudes.
Keeping Our Children Drug-Free
Parent Forum: Keeping Our Children Drug-FreeTuesday, March 23, 2010
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Roosevelt High School Library
Speakers:
Lisa Sharp, Seattle Public Schools Prevention Intervention Program
Jeffrey Thaxton, Roosevelt High School Student Assistance Counselor
Parents will have a chance to connect with one another and discuss ways we can support one another as we guide our teenage children to remain drug-free.
Assault at Golden Gardens
On May 9, a Roosevelt High School student was assaulted at Golden Garden Park. The teenager's friend was stabbed and the RHS student was "also assaulted but did not require medical attention" according to the police report. The assault occurred after "a verbal argument ensued over what (was) described as an issue at school." A car was also damaged during the assault.
What is not mentioned in the police report is that underage drinking was involved. Our parks are havens for underage drinking parties and, increasingly, teenagers are injured or assaulted and property, including cars, is damaged or destroyed during these parties. While it's important to stop underage drinking because it is illegal and has negative health consequences, it's just as important to stop underage drinking to keep our kids and our parks safe.
What is not mentioned in the police report is that underage drinking was involved. Our parks are havens for underage drinking parties and, increasingly, teenagers are injured or assaulted and property, including cars, is damaged or destroyed during these parties. While it's important to stop underage drinking because it is illegal and has negative health consequences, it's just as important to stop underage drinking to keep our kids and our parks safe.
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