Today, Kiara, Callie and I met at Main Street Bagels to discuss a date for our presentation or Parent-Student night. We talked about what we wanted the presentation to look like, as far as guest speakers and how we would advertise it, and we are planning for the presentation to be sometime in December before Christmas break. We talked about the potential guest speakers from Hannah Carver and Kierra Hall (one who was a counselor for teens who struggled with substance abuse, and another who worked with troubled youth) and talked about contacting them. Obviously, we want the presentation to address the problem of teen substance abuse in the Grand Valley, but also we want to make teens and parents more aware of the problem and help them to realize there are other options for them rather than participating in drugs and alcohol.
We are thinking that this presentation should be a success. We know that drugs and alcohol are becoming increasingly worse in the valley and both teens and parents need to be informed. I am feeling confident in our ability to organize this and hopefully have a good turnout. I think that this is something that is beneficial for students who may be struggling with substance abuse but also need to know about how the different drugs they are abusing are affecting their brain and future development.
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