Join the Safe & Healthy Homewood Collaborative and Homewood Connected on Thursday, January 9th, from 6:30-8:00 pm at the Little Professor Bookshop in Homewood. They will be discussing the book "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt with Connor Coskery. 

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As Thanksgiving approaches, our thoughts naturally shift to gratitude. Did you know practicing thankfulness every day is healthy?

In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.


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We hope you can join the Safe & Healthy Homewood Collaborative for their parent educational programs taking place on Tuesday!

"Right Time Right Tech: What Parents of Teens Need to Know" on Tuesday, November 12th at 11:30 am (in-person or virtual).

"Smoke Signals: Teen Drug Trends." Join us Tuesday, November 12th from 10:30 am-11:30 am virtually. 

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Vaping, or the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems, continues to be an issue among young people across our country. In the past, many experts thought youth vaping was mostly the result of peer pressure, but new studies reveal the reasons teens vape are much more complicated. Many teens report they vape to help deal with difficult emotions such as stress, depression, anxiety, and feeling overwhelmed.

Below, you will find information to help you understand vaping as well as conversation starters and additional resources. You can use your positive influence to help your child stay vape-free.


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It's the last day of Red Ribbon Week and we want to thank you for your participation in supporting safe, healthy, drug free lifestyles. We hope you've really thought about the meaning of this year's theme: “Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free.” and how making healthy choices will help you achieve your goals in life - while having fun in the process. We hope everyone at HMS will be committed to a tobacco, alcohol, and other drug free lifestyle so we can all maximize our unique potential!

Happy Friday and Happy Birthday, Jubie!

“Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free.” That's this year's Red Ribbon Week theme. We know that by making healthy choices, like staying drug free, you are more likely to live the best life for you. So, take a moment to commit to yourself that you will continue to make healthy choices to ensure a brighter future. You won't regret it!

Tomorrow is Jubie’s birthday, so we are celebrating her big day and the end of Red Ribbon Week with PJ Day. The dress-up theme is:  “It’s Jubie’s big day and she’s turning 3, so jump in your jammies and jam with her drug free!” Make sure to dream big and wear your pjs! 

Happy Red Ribbon Week! This year's theme is “Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free.” Staying drug free means investing in your current and future health. You don't have to use drugs to fit in and we encourage you to find safe and healthy ways to have fun and find your place. 

Celebrate your uniqueness and show it to the world.  Tomorrow is Patriot Day and the dress-up theme is: "Kick drugs out the door. Be a Patriot to the Core!” Wear Homewood gear or red, white, and blue to celebrate filming your life movie drug free.

Mark your calendars and make plans to join the Safe & Healthy Homewood Collaborative's November parent education programs - "Right Time Right Tech: What Parents of Teens Need to Know" and "Smoke Signals: Teen Drug Trends," the next installment in the Raising Resilient Children web series.

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Red Ribbon Week honors the memory of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, an undercover U.S. Drug Enforcement Officer who was killed in the line of duty in Mexico in 1985. Red Ribbon Week began the following year in his hometown in California, organized by family and friends who wore red ribbons in Kiki’s honor. In 1988, Congress proclaimed the last full week in October as National Red Ribbon Week. 

The Red Ribbon Campaign is a national campaign that supports the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s efforts to reduce the demand for drugs through prevention and education programs. This campaign also supports and encourages prevention, early intervention, and treatment services.

Tomorrow is Holiday Day and the dress-up theme is: "Every season, find your reason to celebrate being drug free!”  Join us in supporting local and national prevention efforts and wear your favorite holiday attire.

Homewood Middle School is joining over 100,000 schools that are celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a tobacco, alcohol, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. This year's Red Ribbon Week theme is: “Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free.”

Tomorrow is Jersey Day and the dress-up theme is: “Tackle Drugs!” Wear a jersey or team shirt to celebrate teaming up against unhealthy choices.