Week of May 14th:

Topic:  Substance Use/Abuse

ARTICLE #5: Sexuality Topics

Hand-outs available to all students who miss class for testing.

Final Test:  Thursday, June 7th

Drug/Alcohol Test:  Wed. May 23

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Week of May 7th:

Topic:  Substance Use/Abuse

ARTICLE #4: Teens and alcohol

Hand-outs available to all students who miss class for testing.

Final Test:  Thursday, June 7th

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Week of April 30th:

Topic:  Substance Use/Abuse

ARTICLE #3: Marijuana Dependency/Addiction

Mental Health unit test: Tuesday, May 1st

Test will include information on adolescent stress/stress management, happiness, mental illness and guest speakers (suicide prevention, addictions, depression).

Final Test:  Thursday, June 7th

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Week of April 23rd:

TOPIC: Mental Health/Mental Illness

ARTICLE #2: Parenting

Mental Health unit test: Tuesday, May 1st

Test will include information on adolescent stress/stress management, happiness, mental illness and guest speakers (suicide prevention, addictions, depression).

Final Test:  Thursday, June 7th

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Week of April 16th:

Start of 4th quarter

TOPIC: Mental Health

ARTICLE #1: Mental Illness

There will be speakers from CAPS (Child Abuse Prevention Agency) visiting all classes to speak about date rape prevention.

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Week of April 2nd:

TOPIC: Mental Health

NO ARTICLE THIS WEEK

IN-CLASS iNTRODUCTION OF OPTIONAL LIBRARY READING ASSIGNMENT

See librarians for additional information.

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Week of March 26th:

TOPIC: HappinessMental Health

ARTICLE #7: Addictions

Speaker Thursday:  Gambling Addiction

Notesbooks will be collected and graded on Friday, March 30th.

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Week of March 19th:

TOPIC: Cancer - updates, prevention

ARTICLE #6: Happiness

Speakers will present a program on organ donation in class on Thursday.

Heart Disease/Cancer TEST:  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST (I am always available after school and throughout the day for extra help.)

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Week of March 12th:

TOPIC: Heart disease prevention- exercise, blood pressure, stress reduction

ARTICLE #5: Cancer (prevention, treatment, updates)

There will be a speaker from the Long Island Crisis Center this week . The topic will be suicide/suicide prevention.

Please donate your old cell phone to be given to Hope Phones. This is an organization that distributes phones to global health care workers in need.

TEST:  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21ST (I am always available after school and throughout the day for extra help.)

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Week of March 5th:

TOPIC: Heart disease/ heart disease prevention

ARTICLE #4: Tobacco Use

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Week of Feb. 27TH:

TOPIC: Heart disease/ heart disease prevention

ARTICLE #3: Weight/ Weight management

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Week of Feb. 13TH:

TOPIC: Accident prevention

ARTICLE: NO ARTICLE THIS WEEK

IMPORTANT DATE: Test - Wed., February 15th

Topics include:  leading causes of death (adults, 1900, teens), male/female life expectancy, government agencies,

sleep/sleep deprivation, accident prevention.

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Week of Feb. 6TH:

TOPIC: Health Overview, leading causes of death, life expectancy rates, government agencies

ARTICLE #2:  Teens and technology

IMPORTANT DATE: Test - Wed., February 15th

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Week of January 30th:

TOPIC: Health Overview

ARTICLE #1:  Sleep/Sleep Deprivation

IMPORTANT DATE: Test - Wed., February 15th

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Week of January 17th

TOPIC: Sexuality Unit

 No Article

Sexuality Test: Wednesday, January 18th Anatomy, Contraception, STI's

Notebook due Wednesday!!!

Final Test: Friday, January 20th

Topics include: leading causes of death, accident prevention, government agencies, heart/cancer prevention (including exercise, weight management, eating/exercise disorders), mental health issues (including stress/stress management and prevention, depression/anxiety/other mental disorders, suicide prevention), drug and alcohol use, misuse (including laws, classification of drugs, drug testing) and sexuality (including anatomy terms, STI"s, contraception) This is a general guide and the test is not limited to these topics.

Please see me about any issues or concerns. I am available any day after school or throughout the day for extra help!

ALTERNATE TESTING TIMES CAN BE ARRANGED IF NEEDED!!!!!!

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Week of January 9th

TOPIC: Sexuality Unit

Article #6: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Contraception or any other sexually related topic

Sexuality Test: Wednesday, January 18th

Final Test: Friday, January 20th

Topics include: leading causes of death, accident prevention, government agencies, heart/cancer prevention (including exercise, weight management, eating/exercise disorders), mental health issues (including stress/stress management and prevention, depression/anxiety/other mental disorders, suicide prevention), drug and alcohol use, misuse (including laws, classification of drugs, drug testing) and sexuality (including anatomy terms, STI"s, contraception) This is a general guide and the test is not limited to these topics.

Please see me about any issues or concerns. I am available any day after school or throughout the day for extra help!

ALTERNATE TESTING TIMES CAN BE ARRANGED IF NEEDED!!!!!!

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Week of January 3rd

TOPIC: Sexuality Unit

Article #5: Dating Violence

Final Test:  Friday, January 20th

Sexuality Test: Wednesday, January 18th

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Week of Dec. 19th

TOPIC: Intro to Sexuality Unit

No article this week.

Y ou may still donate clean, used jeans to be distributed to teens in homeless shelters around the country.

South Libray Staff is available in the library to help with the Health reading project

Drug & Alcohol Test Tuesday, Dec. 20th

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Week of Dec. 12th

TOPIC: Drugs/Alcohol

Article #4: Sexuality

In place of this week's article, you may donate clean, used jeans to be distributed to teens in homeless shelters around the country.

Guest Speaker: South Libray Staff will introduce Health reading project

Drug & Alcohol Test next Tuesday, Dec.20th

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Week of Dec. 5th

TOPIC: Drugs/Alcohol

Article #3:  Alcohol

In place of this week's article, you may donate clean, used jeans to be distributed to teens in homeless shelters around the country.

Guest Speaker: Date Rape Prevention

All students currently taking Health 9 & Health 11 will be trained in the "Red Watch Band" program.

This program will train students to recognize drug and alcohol emergencies. It will also include prevention and treatment of emergencies.  Bystander CPR is included.

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Week of Nov. 28th:

TOPIC: Drugs/Alcohol

Article #2:  Marijuana

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Week of Nov. 21th:

TOPIC: Mental Health

TEST TUESDAY, NOV. 22ND- Mental Health (Happiness, Stress Management, Suicide Prevention, Addictions, Depression/Anxiety, Mental Illnesses, Parenting.)

I am available for extra help after school and throughout the day.

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Week of Nov. 14th:

TOPIC: Mental Health

ARTICLE #1 (second quarter)  Parenting

Marking period ends: Monday, Nov. 14th  

Speakers: Representatives from the Alert and Vigilant Firehouses

TEST TUESDAY, NOV. 22ND- Mental Health (Happiness, Stress Management, Suicide Prevention, Addictions, Depression/Anxiety, Mental Illnesses, Parenting.)

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Week of Nov. 7th:

TOPIC: Mental Health

NO ARTICLE this week.

Notebook Check: Nov. 7th

Marking period ends: Monday, Nov. 14th  

Speaker Wednesday - Gambling Addictions

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Week of Oct. 31th:

TOPIC: Mental Health

ARTICLE #8: Stress

Notebook Check: Week of Nov. 7th

Marking period ends: Monday, Nov. 14th  

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Week of Oct. 24th:

TOPIC: Intro to Mental Health

ARTICLE #7: Happiness

Test:  Wednesday, Oct. 26th (Heart Disease/ Cancer -causes, symptoms, treatment,prevention.)

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Week of Oct. 17th:

TOPIC: Heart Disease/ Cancer Prevention

ARTICLE #6: Cancer

Next Test:  Wednesday, Oct. 26th

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Week of Oct. 10th:

TOPIC: Heart Disease/ Cancer Risk Factors

ARTICLE #5: Smoking (cigarettes, pipe, cigars, marijuana)

Next Test:  Tuesday, Oct. 25th

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Week of Oct. 3rd:

TOPIC: Food/Exercise

ARTICLE #4: Type II Diabetes

Interim Reports due this week:  Please submit any missing assignments.

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Week of Sept. 27th:

TOPIC: Fast Foods/Junk Foods

No ARTICLE this week.

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Week of Sept. 19th:

TOPIC: Health Overview

ARTICLE #3: Weight Maintenance

IMPORTANT DATES: Test - Tuesday, Sept. 20th

Speakers-Thursday, Organ Donation

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Week of Sept. 12th:

TOPIC: Health Overview

ARTICLE #2:  Organ Donation

IMPORTANT DATE: Test - Tuesday, Sept. 20th

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