Shop. Spend. Entertain. Eat out. Open presents. Repeat. Somehow our society has transformed the holiday season into two to three months of overindulgences. What happens to kids whose families can’t afford the excesses of the holidays? For many high school students, the season can illicit feelings of inadequacy, insecurity and unfulfilled expectations. Whether it’s the […]

It used to be that kids could temporarily escape their bullies on the weekends and school holidays. But with social media, texts and emails, cyberbullying can happen anytime and anywhere. Unlike in-person bullying, name-calling, spreading rumors or sending embarrassing pictures through text messages or social media can reach students in other schools, and in different […]

Teens need to see it to believe it…and no one is more aware of that than Alfonso S. As a Student Relations Technician at our school, he meets teens who have struggled in their education or had even dropped out, and he talks with their parents who are often at their wits’ end. He tells […]