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Brookline High School - This Week
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KEEPING TEENS SAFE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE B-PEN's new tip sheet - Keeping Teens Safe on New Year's Eve offers guidelines and tips on talking to your teens about safety over the holidays. While the season can offer a number of celebratory opportunities to connect with family and friends, it can also foster an "all rules are off" mentality toward teen partying - both by teens and their parents, who may be tempted to be less vigilant. New Year's Eve especially can be one of the most dangerous nights of the year for teens. Just as adults tend to party and "de-stress" with alcohol, teens gravitate toward alcohol and other substances at their own get-togethers, whether at someone's house, in a rented hotel room or simply out and about - enjoying "First Night" with the gang is sometimes a convenient alibi for house parties. But while most adults are able to enjoy alcohol in moderation, when teens drink, they most often drink to get drunk, which can lead to unsafe behavior. Check out Keeping Teens Safe on New Year's Eve for some basic talking points - and Happy Holidays from B-PEN!
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Brookline High School - Upcoming/Ongoing
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BHS CLASS OF 2015 PTO MEETING Wednesday, January 8th, 7 - 8:30pm in room 410. Fran Kuehn will speak about Fostering Independence. Fran has a masters in social work and in special education. For the past 12 years, Fran has been a BHS School Social Worker; he is an adjunct faculty in the Simmons College school of social work where he teaches a class on providing mental health services to students in schools. Fran lectures on a variety of topics related to school mental health, and will be presenting at the Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance conference on School Mental Health in late January. Following the discussion, we will have time to catch up with other parents--old friends and meets new friends. We have had many meetings this year, but mid-year is a good point for informality. If you would like, bring a beverage or a dessert to share.
AFTERNOON DRIVER'S ED CLASSES AT BHS begin on Monday, Jan. 13th. Classes will be held Mon., Tues. and Thurs. from 3:00 pm-5:00 pm for 5 weeks. Sign up with a $62 Registration fee payable to the Town of Brookline, in the Adult Ed Office. You do not need a Learner's permit to take the classroom portion of the course.
REMEMBER TO SHOP WITH THE BHS AMAZON LINK Please consider using the link to the right or on the BHS PTO website for all your Amazon shopping needs. You'll pay the same Amazon prices as always, but a portion of your cost returns to the BHS PTO.
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FREE ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS Currently seeking motivated 6-7-8 graders in need of academic support, this BHS student-inspired program will run on Sundays from January to June at the Brookline Teen Center. Supervised by former Brookline School Superintendent Dr. Robert Sperber, the Tutor/Mentors are BHS students who are committed, responsible and have demonstrated academic excellence in high school. To enroll or for more information, please email BHSTutorMentor@gmail.com.
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