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February 12, 2016

Are you IN-TEXT-ICATED?

TO FIND OUT IF YOU’RE ADDICTED TO TEXTING, TAKE THIS QUICK TEST. WHILE THERE ARE NO RIGHT AND WRONG RESPONSES, YOUR ANSWERS JUST MAY SURPRISE YOU. […]
February 12, 2016

New Drivers

Ask a teenager what it means to get a license and their response is often “freedom.” If you think about it, driving is the last life […]
February 12, 2016

Choosing Life

I was blinded when my best friend fell into heroin addiction. Nights of withdrawal were scarring. I cleaned her wounds when she was abused, and doctors […]
February 12, 2016

The New Virtual Bathroom Wall

Judgment. Anonymity. Cruelty. These three words define cyberbullying as Pinnacle High School (PHS) students perceive it today. The virtual world of blogs, text messages, e-mails and […]
February 5, 2016

10 Tips for Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions

Although it’s only been about three weeks since we celebrated the start of 2016, many of us may have already forgotten some of the promises for […]
January 29, 2016

It Takes A Village

As a grandmother of five lively and self-confident grandchildren ages 4 to 15, I thought little of the disturbing news of what experts call the “frightful […]
January 29, 2016

Peer Pressure in College

College students are struggling with a different kind of pressure, which comes from all directions, not just peers. Just because most of them have recently become […]
January 15, 2016

Setting Limits on Screen Time

According to the 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation survey, American youth ages 8 to 18 years old spend more than 7 hours on entertainment media in an […]
January 15, 2016

Peer Pressure in High School

Peer pressure during this age range takes on new meaning because teens survive and thrive in a social world filled with social influence. Peer opinions take […]