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APRIL-MAY 2015
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Apr. 4
Apr. 7-8
Apr. 10
Apr. 11
Apr. 15-17
Apr. 16
Apr.16-18
Apr. 18
Apr. 20
Apr. 28 8am
May 4-15
May 4-22
May 7
TBA
May 24
May 25
TBD
TBD
May 29
Lawnmower Cleanup
11th Grade NeSA Science– Pullout
Scholarships Listing deadline
Speech Applications due
Hall of Fame
Skills USA
Mock Interviews
Spring Play
ACT at MNHS
Commencement Speech Tryouts
11th Grade ACT (noon start f/ 9,10,12)
AP Exams
IB Exams
Senior Honors Night 6-7 pm (Auditorium)
Commencement Rehearsal @ 10:00am
Last day for Seniors
Commencement @ CenturyLink Ctr. 4:00 pm
NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day
Final Exams periods 1,3,5,7
Final Exams periods 2,4,6,0/8
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (Full Day)
Millard North High School
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Millard North is to guarantee that each student masters the academic skills and develops character traits and intercultural understanding through challenging, diverse, personalized opportunities that prepare, engage, and motivate students to pursue career pathways and contribute nationally and internationally.
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Hall of Fame ................... 3
Spring Play ..................... 3
Yearbook ........................ 3
Health Room .................. 3
Summer Reading ............ 3
Skills USA ...................... 3
Honors Spanish .............. 3
Varsity Dance Team ....... 3
Adv. Placement Exams... 4
IB Exams ........................ 5
Lawnmower Cleanup ..... 6
Mustang Mart Blowout .. 7
Counselor’s Corner......... 8
Chess Team .................. 10
Robotics........................ 10
Economics Challenge ... 10
Debate .......................... 10
Dating Apps.................. 11
Marijuana Facts ............ 13
Graduation Information 15
ATTENDANCE: 402-715-1223
(Use this number to report absences, call students in late, appointments, or phone messages)
SPORTS SCHEDULES: www.mhsaaconfer ence.or g
LUNCH MONEY: www.mylunchmoney.com
PARENT ACCESS: www.mpsomaha.or g
MNHS: www.mps.mnhs.schoolfusion.us/
BAND: http://www.mnband.net/
ORCHESTRA: http://mnhsor ch.com/
SHOW CHOIRS: http://www.millar dnor thshowchoir s.or g/
COUNSELING: http://mps.mnhs.schoolfushion.us/
Click on Counseling
FORENSICS: http://mps.mnhsfor ensics.net/
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
402-715-1379
A - Br............................... Laurie Stackhouse
Bu-Fen ............................. Paul Gabel
Feo-Hud .......................... Carmen Hippen
Hue-Mac ......................... Loel Schettler
Mad-Peterson .................. Jillian Depue
Peth-Stac ........................ Jodi Therkelsen
Stad-Z ............................ Andy Hahn
Millard Board of Education
Millard North Administration
Mr. Dave Anderson
Mr. Mike Kennedy
Mr. Paul Meyer
Mr. Mike Pate
Ms. Linda Poole
Mr. Pat Ricketts
Dr. Jim Sutfin, Superintendent
Mr. Brian Begley, Principal
Ms. Mary Bayne, Assistant Principal
Mr. Aaron Bearinger, Assistant Principal
Mr . Casey Lundgren, Assistant Principal
Ms. Susan Marlatt, Assistant Principal
Mr. Chad Zimmerman, Activities Director
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HALL OF FAME
Hall of Fame Ceremony will be April 11th w/tours starting at 2:30 and then the ceremony from 3-5 pm that
would be great! Thank you.
SPRING PLAY
Spring Play "The Glass Slipper" Thursday, April 16th, Friday, April 17th,Saturday April 18th all at 7:00pm. Tickets are $8 at the door.
YEARBOOK
Anyone who purchased a 2015 yearbook must have a school ID to pick up his or her yearbook this May at the
concession stand. A limited number of books will be on sale for $60 after pre-orders have been filled. Those
books will be first come, first serve. Announcements on MN 99 News and posters in early May will announce
distribution and sales. Spring activities will be covered in a special supplement and will be distributed in August. Any questions, e-mail Mrs. Crotzer at [email protected].
HEALTH ROOM
Attention Parents/Guardians,Students: The health room will not store any medication over the summer break.
Students will need to pick up their medication before the last day of school or it will be appropriately discarded.
Thank You, Karen Horton RN
SUMMER READING
All students enrolled for the 2015 fall semester in Honors English 9, Honors English 10, IB English 11, IB English 12, IB Film, AP Language and Composition, and AP Literature and Composition are required to
complete summer reading/summer projects. Teachers will communicate this information to you in May and
provide the necessary materials. Specific information about summer requirements for your class can be accessed on the “Summer Reading” link on the Millard North Homepage starting May 1, 2015. Please direct
questions to Leslie Irwin: [email protected] or 402-715-1365, or your current English teacher.
SKILLS USA
The SkillsUSA Nebraska Leadership and skills Competition will be April 15- 17and is open to the Public on
April 16 to watch all the competitors compete. Competitions will be held at the Century Link and South Omaha
Metro campus. We Welcome everyone to come and watch the Students compete.
HONORS SPANISH
Theresa Jensen's Honors Spanish classes will be doing a language and culture immersion in the South Omaha Business District on April 21st and 22nd, thanks to a $700 grant from Target.
VARSITY DANCE TEAM
The Millard North Varsity Dance Team had another successful year. The team started off the year with UDA
Summer Camp! They team performed at Football and Basketball games throughout the year and took part in
the Millard Days Parade. The Millard North Dance Team competed at several competitions throughout the
year. The team placed 1st in both the pom and jazz divisions at the local UNO Dance Competition hosted by
the UNO Dance team. The team then traveled to Minnesota for the Spirit of America Regional Dance Competition where they finished 2nd in jazz and 1st in the pom division. The team qualified for the UDA National
Dance Team Competition which is the largest dance team competition in the country. The team competed
against over 60 teams from across the country in each division placing 5th in the large varsity jazz division and
3rd in the large varsity pom division. The team closed out the year winning their 8th straight Nebraska State
High School Class A pom title and also winning the Class A jazz title. The Millard North’s Dance Team’s National Routines will be aired on ESPNU April 5th, 2015 at 10:00am. Go Mustangs!!!
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Millard North High School Advanced Placement Exam Information
Spring 2015
NOTES for TESTING
Please read the “Bulletin for AP Students and Teachers.” You will be asked to sign that you have read this prior to completing your exam.
Each student is REQUIRED to attend a pre-administration session to fill out the demographic packets which will be held on Monday, April
13 and April 20, either at 8:00AM and 3:20 PM in the Mustang Center. Everyone taking an AP exam must make arrangements to
attend one of the sessions. Students who do not participate in the AP pre-administration session will not be permitted to take the AP
exams.
Morning Exams will begin at 7:45AM and Afternoon Exams begin at 12:00PM. The afternoon exams can last past 4:00. It is important to
note this for any school or work conflicts. . All exams except World Language and Music Theory will be held at the UN - Omaha campus.
Buses will be provided only for the return trip to MN following the AP Human Geography exam. All AP Human Geography test takers are
required to take the bus back to MN.
Students must present their student ID the day of the test before any exam will be administered. Any student who does not have his or
her ID should see Mrs. Linbo in the activities’ office for a new one prior to the exam. No cell phones are allowed in the testing room.
Please do not bring them with you.
Students who are testing in the afternoon will be excused from school at the end of 3 rd hour so they have time to eat lunch (cafeteria will
have an early lunch available). Students involved in morning testing will be sent to class at the conclusion of testing. (All morning testing
will be done before the beginning of 5th hour.)
2015 Exam Calendar - Week 1
Morning – 7:45 a.m.
Afternoon - 12 p.m.
Monday, May 4
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Psychology
Tuesday, May 5
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chinese Language and Culture
Wednesday, May 6
English Literature and Composition
Japanese Language and Culture
Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Thursday, May 7
Computer Science A
Spanish Language and Culture
Art History
Friday, May 8
German Language and Composition
United States History
European History
2015 Exam Calendar - Week 2
Morning – 7:45 a.m.
Afternoon - 12 p.m.
Monday, May 11
Biology
Music Theory
Physics C: Mechanics
Tuesday, May 12
U.S. Government and Politics
French Language and Culture
Wednesday, May 13
English Language and Composition
Statistics
Thursday, May 14
Comparative Government and
Politics
World History
Macroeconomics
Friday, May 15
Human Geography
Microeconomics
Latin
Afternoon - 2 p.m.
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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May IB Diploma Exams Rapidly Approaching
All MNHS IB Diploma students in grades 11 and 12
completed their Internal Assessments in March, which were sent digitally or physically to examiners around
the world; the English and World Language W ritten A ssignments, the Extended Essays, ToK Essays and Oral Exams in English,
French, German, and Spanish were sent in February.
This is the third year for the art portfolio images and reflective workbooks in Visual Arts to be uploaded and assessed digitally. Rather than a Visual Arts Examiner visiting us in person to conduct a face-to-face interview as in the past, the Visual Arts teacher conducted and digitally recorded a structured video interview, which was uploaded to IB and graded by a Visual Arts Examiner who
could be in another state or - another country.
All MNHS IB Diploma juniors and seniors will be taking exams in all of their IB Diploma subjects (the same exams, based on the
same curriculum, graded by the same standard world-wide) during all four weeks of May. The exams will be conducted in the basement room of the Mutual First Federal Credit Union at 14510 “F” Street - just west of South 144th Street. These exams are written
collaboratively by IB Diploma teachers from around the world and are sent away to be graded by IB Diploma teachers who serve as
examiners. Three of our own MNHS IB Diploma teachers are examiners (one of whom was just promoted to senior examiner), and
will be receiving and grading the work of students in other IB Diploma schools around the world in the subjects they teach our
MNHS IB Diploma Program students.
IB Diploma exams are mostly essays rather than multiple-choice questions, and grading essays takes time, so the results of the May
exams will not be known until the first week of July. The IB Diploma Senior candidates finish their Creativity-Action-Service (CAS)
requirement in April; all that remains for them to determine whether they will be awarded the IB Diploma in July is how well they do
on their IB Diploma exams in May.
Best wishes for successful exams for all of our IB Diploma students!
Registrations for the IB Diploma exams were finalized in October 2014. The dates and times when the exams will be taken in each IB
Diploma course appear below. Please look for any potential conflicts. These tests can be up to 4 hours long. IB Diploma students
(juniors and seniors) testing in the afternoon should plan ahead for these time frames in their personal after school plans. 130,000+
students will take these same exams worldwide at the same times on the same days – with no alternate exam dates.
IB Diploma exam results will be viewable online on Monday, July 6 th at 10:45 AM at: https://candidates.ibo.org
2015 IB Diploma Exam Calendar – Week 1
Monday, May 4
Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
Morning – 7:45 AM check-in
English
Latin
Biology
Psychology
Physics
Afternoon – 11:45 AM check-in
Latin
English
Psychology
Biology
No afternoon exams
2015 IB Diploma Exam Calendar – Week 2
Monday, May 11
Tuesday, May 12
Wednesday, May 13
Thursday, May 14
Friday, May 15
Morning – 7:45 AM check-in
No morning exams
Mathematics
Spanish
History
Chemistry
Afternoon – 11:45 AM check-in
Physics
Spanish
Mathematics
Chemistry
History
2015 IB Diploma Exam Calendar – Week 3
Monday, May 18
Tuesday, May 19
Wednesday, May 20
Thursday, May 21
Friday, May 22
Morning – 7:45 AM check-in
History
French
No morning exams
No morning exams
Music
Afternoon – 11:45 AM check-in
French & German
No afternoon exams
No afternoon exams
Mathematics
German
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Counselor’s Corner
Counselors for 9-12th Graders:
A-Bt
Mrs. Stackhouse
Bu-Fen
Mr. Gabel
Feo-Hud
Mrs. Hippen
Hue-Mac
Mr. Schettler
Mad-Pe
Mrs. DePue
Pf-Stac
Mrs. Therkelsen
Stad-Z
Mr. Hahn
Youth Services Coordinator:
Peggy Breard
School Psychologists:
Kelly O’Toole and Terrin Dorathy
Registration Deadlines for
ACT and SAT:
There are just two ACT test dates remaining for the
2014-15 school year. Saturday, April 18 and Saturday, June 13 (this one will not be offered at MN due to
construction, but you can choose another area testing
center). This is a great time for juniors to be taking
the ACT. We also have the junior class all school
ACT coming up on Tuesday, April 28.
There are just two SAT test dates remaining for the
2014-15 school year.
Saturday, May 2 and Saturday, June 6. This is a great
time for juniors to be taking the SAT.
Test Preparation:
Many options are available for test preparation.
Please see “ACT and SAT Test Preparation” under the
Guidance Tab on the Millard Website: http://
mps.mnhs.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/
homepagefiles/cms/750501/File/2014%20-%2015%
20Guidance%20News/ACT%20SAT%20PSAT%
20Test%20Prep.pdf
Family Connection Test Preparation:
In addition to the many outside test preparation options, students may also take two complete practice
tests through Family Connection:
https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/
auth/login/?hsid=millardnorth click on “prep me” at
the top left part of the screen.
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Scholarship Deadlines:
Although many scholarship deadlines have passed by
the end of March, there still are some scholarships
available. Seniors have been urged to check the scholarship rack in the Counseling Center, and read the Guidance News on the Millard North web page and posted
on “Family Connection” for information on these scholarship opportunities.
Attention Scholarship Winners – Recognition Deadlines . . .
Scholarship winners are requested to notify the counseling center of any and all scholar ship offer s
(academic and athletic). Please provide a copy (or bring
the original, we can make a copy) of the award letter to
verify your award (whether you plan to accept it or not,
we would like to have all offers recorded).
The deadline to turn in scholarships / awards to the
Counseling Center (Susan Reinholz) to be included in
the Omaha World Herald, the Honors Night Program
and the Graduation Program is Friday, April 10, no exceptions.
Honors Night
Honor's Night this year will be on Thursday, May 7th
at 6:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. You and your senior will be invited if he/she: 1) has received and
turned in scholarship award information to the
Counseling Center, 2) is eligible to receive an honor
cord (cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above), 3) qualifies
for a Liberal Arts or Specialty Diploma 4) is an IB Diploma Candidate, or 5) is a National Honor Society
member. Invitations will be mailed home the last week
of April. Mark your calendars NOW.
Graduation 2015:
The Millard North graduation ceremony will be Sunday,
May 24 at 4:00 PM at Centurylink. “School Traditions”
has been at Millard North several times for students to
order caps and gowns and other products. If your student has not ordered cap and gown, please call: (402)
733-0300.
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Planning to Attend College after Graduation?
If you are a sophomore or junior planning to attend college, you may be asking yourself – What should I be
doing now to get started? Here are a few suggestions:
Register and take the ACT or SAT Spring of your junior year.
Make sure you utilize “Family Connection” as the valuable tool it is for the planning process.
Go through the ACT prep program on “Family Connection.”
Visit with college representatives who come to Millard
North (sign up for these under the “colleges” tab in
Family Connection.
Attend special college programs during the summer.
Visit college campuses with your parents or friends.
Write for or request information on-line from schools
you are interested in attending.
Visit college web sites.
Talk with your counselor and advisor.
Make certain you have the high school courses needed
for college.
College Visits
It is not too soon to be making visits to college campuses. Here is a list of things to do when making a campus
visit.
Take a campus tour. The following are must sees: a
dorm room, library, computer center, dining hall, student union, academic facilities, athletic facilities, and
performing arts facilities. Tours are usually arranged by
calling the admissions office of the school that you want
to visit. If you need assistance – see your counselor.
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Make appointments to visit with an admissions counselor, someone in your major area of interest, and someone in scholarships and financial aid.
Sit in on classes in your prospective major.
Meet with coaches from your sport if you are a prospective student-athlete.
Attend an event: a concert, theater, or sporting event to
get a feel for campus life.
Sample the food in the cafeterias on campus.
Talk to students. They will be eager to chat and will be
able to give you some insight into what you can expect
from the college experience.
Pick up a copy of the campus newspaper or any other
publications that will give you additional information
about the college.
College Fair
On Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 P.M. the
UNO Sapp Field House. This is an excellent chance for
students to explore various college opportunities and
talk to admissions representatives from various colleges. EducationQuest is hosting this fair and there are
over 100 colleges registered to attend. This is a great
time for sophomores and juniors to talk to college representatives.
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CHESS TEAM
Tuesday, February 24 the Chess Team won the Metro Chess League Championship by beating Omaha Central 4-1. This
caps an undefeated dual season, during which the team went 3 and 0.
Brandon Li
Jason Selvaraj
Nick Nguyen
Justin Xiong
Varun Norohna
Christian Nguyen
Shashank Potineni
ROBOTICS
NEVER underestimate the hard work and determination of
our students!
Over the course of the season, our teams have accumulated 13 tournament champion or runner-up trophies, including the Nebraska State Championship, which was
help this weekend at Cross County HS in Stromsburg, NE.
In addition, all 6 of our teams qualified for the National
Tournament in early April to be held at the Mid-America
Center in Council Bluffs!
Back Row L to R: Nick Shaffart, Isiah Haase, Daniel Johnson, Daniel Levy, Aleser Alahmad, Nick Wilson, Levi Janes
Front Row L to R: Luis Ramirez, Nick Sabata, Paurnima
Ghotikar, Andrew Nguyen, Kyle Diaz, Austin Currie
Finally, one of our teams, as a result of winning the State
Title, gets the opportunity to represent Nebraska at the
World Championships in mid April, which will be in Louisville, Kentucky this season!
ECONOMICS CHALLENGE
Congratulations to the Millard North Economics Challenge competitors. For the fourth consecutive year, Millard
North is the State Champion!
The State Champion team members are: Raymond Thai, Sukarn Chokkara, Neil Band, and Priya Kukreja.
Raymond Thai and Sukarn Chokkara are three time champions!
Millard North teams also earned 5th and 6th place in the top 10.
5th Place Team: Varun Noronha, Sameer Kunte, Justin Xiong, Sheng-Jie Lim
6th Place Team: Emma Clausen, Lynlee Baumann, Carter Knight, Pranav Subramaniam
The Millard North first place team will now represent Nebraska at the Regional competition in April.
DEBATE
The Millard North Debate Team was named the 2015 Nebraska State Champion at the NSCTA Stat
Tournament on March 27-28! Millard North had the top speaker in LD (Grant Brown), Policy (Neil
Band), and Public Forum (Renee Wehrle). Congratulations to our students on this great achievement!
The season continues as nationals approach, however. Millard North qualified four students for the
National Tournament of Champions in April and six for the National Speech and Debate Association’s
national tournament in June. Good luck to these Mustangs!
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It’s a Whole New Dating World
People, including our children, are meeting in a whole new way! Recently, there has been a
rise in the use of dating apps by both middle and high school students. While they all have
the same purpose, to connect the user with another person, each app does it a little differently.
Hot or Not:
Hot or Not is appearance-based match-making using geo location technology.
Users upload a photo of themselves
and the app locates other users that
are in the same geographical location
and displays their photos in the app.
The user then “votes” if the person is hot or not by
either pressing the red heart icon or the blue x. Users collect fans of their picture and if both users indicate the other is “hot” then they may chat with one
another using the meet me feature of the app. Only
personal information shared by the user is displayed. There are no age restrictions for use on this
app so any photo uploaded can be seen and rated by any age user, meaning that adults can
see and rate teenager’s photos and communicate and vice versa. Additionally, there are no
privacy settings that enable a user to have a limited or blocked profile.
Tinder:
Tinder, like Hot or Not, is appearance-based match-making that uses geo location technology, however, Tinder
allows a user to set a specific radius
from which their matches will come.
Additionally, Tinder differs from Hot
or Not as this app gathers users basic information
from social media such as Facebook & Twitter to
match potential candidates who are most likely compatible. Once Tinder has identified those potentially
compatible in the geographic radius, identified users
anonymously like by pressing the green heart or reject them by swiping the picture away. If two users both press the green heart then they are
“matched”. Matched users are then introduced by Tinder and they are allowed to chat. Tinder
was created and targeted for college age users, however, there are no age restrictions to create an account. Photos/profiles on Tinder can be seen by any user in the set geographic radius.
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SKOUT:
SKOUT is
a location
based
social
networking app
that is frequently used/
referred to as a dating
app. SKOUT uses the
device’s global positioning (location services) to
connect users, though
with this app users can
opt out of location service connections. SKOUT differs from most apps because it has two distinct communities: one
for teens (ages 13-18) and one for adults (18 & over). Within these “communities” SKOUT allows users to instant message but does not allow adults to communicate with teens or teens
with adults. SKOUT touts their dedication to keeping their communities safe with staff dedicated to community management, monitoring 24/7 communication, ensuring behavior is appropriate. According to the SKOUT website, they have a “zero tolerance policy for inappropriate behavior, banning over 40,000 devices each month for violations of our standards”.
(Sources: http://hotornot.com; http://www.gotinder.com; www.skout.com)
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Legal or illegal, marijuana, like alcohol, is one of the most common drugs of abuse among teens that has led
to serious problems and consequences. Remember the 80’s commercial, “this is your brain on drugs”, with
the egg in the frying pan? Well, that analogy might be more accurate than anyone truly knew at the time.
Today, with the all the mixed messages kids receive about marijuana, regardless of a state’s legal stance,
knowing the facts about marijuana is imperative in addressing the topic. Here are some facts you should
know:
Marijuana is Addictive: The main active ingredient in marijuana, THC, stimulates brain cells to release the chemical dopamine, which creates a feeling of pleasure. This effect is partly responsible for the
“high” a person feels when he or she smokes marijuana. It is one of the main reasons people use marijuana
again and again, which can lead to addiction.
Today’s marijuana strands have a much higher amount of THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the active
ingredient in the drug, as compared to the versions available in the 1960’s and 1970s. In fact, the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that, on average, today’s marijuana contains almost 10 percent THC.
When marijuana is smoked, THC rapidly passes from the lungs into the bloodstream, which carries the
chemical to the brain and other organs throughout the body. It is absorbed more slowly when ingested in
food or drink. Regardless of how it enters the body, the THC targets receptors on brain cells, called cannabinoid receptors. These receptors are ordinarily activated by chemicals similar to THC that naturally occur
in the body (such as anandamide) and are part of a neural communication network called the endocannabinoid system. This system plays an important role in normal brain development and function.
Teen Brain Development:
Unlike adults, the teen brain is actively developing and often will not stop until the mid-20s. Marijuana and
other drug use during this period can have a huge and damaging impact, affecting a teen’s ability to develop
and grow emotionally, academically and socially.
Certain parts of the brain (hippocampus, cerebellum, basal ganglia and cerebral cortex)
have a lot of cannabinoid receptors so those areas of the brain are most affected.
Learning & Memory: The THC in marijuana affects the way that sensory information is processed by
the part of the brain that controls learning and memory (hippocampus).
How does this happen? The THC in marijuana affects the way that sensory information is processed by the
part of the brain that controls learning and memory, as well as the combination of sensory experiences with
emotion and motivation. The neurons in the learning and memory part of the brain (hippocampus) are suppressed by THC. The hippocampus part of the brain plays an important role in learning. Disruptions or
changes in its normal functioning can lead to problems in studying and learning new things, as well as recalling recent events.
Coordination: The cerebellum is the area of the brain that controls balance and coordination, while
the basal ganglia is the part of the brain that helps control movement.
THC/marijuana can, and many times will, impair a person’s balance, timing and agility/movement. This may
lead to things such as diminished performance in athletics or cause impaired driving.
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Judgment: Since THC affects the frontal cortex, the area of the brain involved in decision making, using marijuana may only add to risky behaviors and/or poor decision making teens often partake in because of
their brain development.
As mentioned before, legal or illegal, marijuana, like alcohol, is one of the most widely abused drugs by teens.
So the next time you are having breakfast with your kids, crack open some eggs and talk to them about marijuana.
For more information on marijuana use and the brain please visit the NIDA website www.drugabuse.gov.
(Source: www.drugabuse.gov)
The list of things that a parent has to accomplish on any given day can be purely exhausting, so the idea of
adding one more thing to that list does not seem attractive! Talkaboutalcohol.org is packed full of resources
on much more than just talking about alcohol. The website includes information on building a strong family,
helping your child succeed and empowering you as a parent, all in one convenient place that you can visit
any hour of the day that works in your busy schedule! One great resource that many families have found
helpful is the “7 Keys to Heart-to-Heart Parenting” printable fridge list, which serves as a great reminder and
source of encouragement to parents. Not sure what the heart-to-heart parenting style is? Learn more at:
http://www.talkaboutalcohol.org/parenting-styles
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