Body Image Awareness

Mr. Koebel will present to Psychology and Sociology classes later this week regarding body image and eating disorder issues. We are constantly bombarded with images of thin, beautiful people which can make it very difficult to maintain a healthy body image.

Some statistics to ponder:

-One in four college-aged women engages in disordered eating.
-Due to public perception, men are less likely to seek help for eating disorders.
-If Barbie were a real person, she would have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.
-Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of women.

Many of the images that we see in the media are not real. They are edited, altered, or airbrushed in some way. The following "Evolution" video from Dove cleverly shows how images are altered to fit an "ideal."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfAPT1_0TDg

ASVAB Scores

ASVAB score reports are now available for students who took the test last month. Please see Mrs. Starcher in Guidance to pick up your score report. A representative from the military will come in later this month to meet with students to help interpret test scores.

Ohio University Summer Honors Academy

The Ohio University Summer Honors Academy is open to current freshman, sophomore, and junior students. A cumulative G.P.A. of 3.25 is required.

"The Ohio University Summer Honors Academy provides you an opportunity to enroll in selected college courses and experience life on campus. During the Honors Academy you will:

participate in an online orientation session with your parents, after which we will register you for your summer classes;
have the option to live on campus or commute from home;
take two or three regular Ohio University classes;
choose from several Exploration Seminars where you’ll learn about the college application process, as well as college majors and related careers;
spend a lot of time with University student mentors, who will conduct some of the non-class activities, and be on hand throughout each day to give advice and assistance."

Please check out www.outreach.ohio.edu/honorsacademy/index.htm

ACT Now

Students recently received information from A Call to College in their English classes regarding several ACT practice opportunities. Events include: ACT Brown Bag Lunch (1/18), ACT Practice Test (1/26), Turbo Camp (2/20), and ACT Extended Lunch Study Session (3/8). Remember, higher ACT scores can mean a wider range of schools to choose from and more scholarship money!

Participation forms must be returned to A Call to College in order to participate in these ACT Now events. Please contact Junior Program Director Lynn Straker of A Call to College with any questions. Also, check out a acalltocollege.org for more information.

Finding Kind

"Finding Kind" is an award-winning documentary that focuses on the issue of female bullying.

"In February 2009, while attending Pepperdine University, two young girls recognized a problem and decided to do something about it. Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, both affected by female bullying, decided to create a documentary and non-profit that would ultimately change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across America. The girls have gone on three national tours, spreading their school assembly program and documentary film in hundreds of schools and communities across the country." www.kindcampaign.com


Please click here to see a trailer for "Finding Kind": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woZTiMgWYDo


I am in the process of setting up a screening of "Finding Kind" for Newark High School. The screening will be held on a weeknight in the new student commons area. High school and middle school girls and their mothers/ guardians will be invited. More information to follow in the coming weeks!