Resources Regarding the Dangers of Youth Vaping & E-cigarettes

The skyrocketing popularity and use of vaping products by children and youth has resulted in a recent outbreak of severe lung injury. Below you will find  important educational information and links to resources about the dangers of youth e-cigarette use and vaping.

Resources on Electronic Cigarettes

Youth Cessation Options (All Free of Charge)

• Quit Now Kentucky - This tool provides free cessation services to youth and to young adults. Visit or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).
• INDEPTH: An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Suspension or Citation - The American Lung Association offers a new program that helps schools and communities address teen vaping. INDEPTH is an interactive program that teaches students about nicotine dependence, establishing healthy alternatives and how to kick the addiction.

Youth Prevention Programs for Educators

• "Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-Cigarettes" (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - This presentation is intended to inform youth about e-cigarettes.
• CATCH My Breath: Youth E-cigarette Prevention Program (CATCH Global Foundation) - CATCH My Breath™ is a youth e-cigarette, vape, JUUL and vape prevention program specific to grades 5-12.
• Stanford Medicine’s Tobacco Prevention Toolkit (Stanford University) - This tool is an educational resource that can be adapted to fit the individual needs of students in all settings, including elementary, middle and high schools; community-based organizations; and health-related agencies. Click here for more information about Stanford Medicine’s Prevention Toolkit.
• ASPIRE (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center) - This is a bilingual, online tool that helps middle and high school teens learn about being tobacco free. It explains the dangers of tobacco use and offers information about ways to quit.

Sources for Parents

• The Vape Talk (American Lung Association) - This resource outlines misconceptions, peer pressure and marketing tactics that all contribute to the staggering rise of vaping.
• "JUUL and Youth: Rising E-Cigarette Popularity" (Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids) - This tool is an informative document about JUUL products.
• Know the Risks E-Cigarettes & Young People (U.S. Surgeon General). A tip sheet for parents to talk with teens about e-cigarettes.

Resources for Students and Young Adults

• Know the Risks: E-cigarettes and Young People (U.S. Surgeon General)
• "Concerns Explode Over New Health Risks of Vaping" (Science News for Students)

General Research and Information

• Surgeon General’s Advisory on E-Cigarette Use Among Youth (U.S. Surgeon General) 
• "Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes" (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine)

Sylvan Learning Center in Paducah has an ACT Prep opportunity.

ACT Prep for December test

• Begins November 11^th for 5 weeks (4  hours/week)
• 6 students per class maximum
• Free review after initial course at no charge

Advanced Reading Skills

• Begins November 4^th(12 hour course)
• READ faster/RETAIN more
• 6 students maximum per class

Call Sylvan Learning Center for scheduling and pricing: 270-554-4111.

HOBY Applications are available!

Are you interested in a unique leadership opportunity?

MCHS is looking for it's next HOBY Ambassador!!!

HOBY'S MISSION

For more than five decades, the Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar has inspired young people to make a difference and become catalysts for positive change in their home, school, workplace, and community. As America’s foremost youth leadership organization, HOBY has a long history of successfully motivating young people to develop into outstanding leaders.

CORE LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Much of the work at HOBY involves young people exploring and identifying their unique leadership skills. Every student is different, and there is no attempt to impart a predefined set of attributes onto HOBY participants. We stress self-knowledge, uniqueness, and authenticity, not conformity. Students learn to mobilize their own unique traits and are exposed to particular leadership principles that they can explore and incorporate in a fashion that is true to their own personality.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are available in Mrs. Jackson's office.  The deadline to turn in your application is Friday, November 1.  

GSA Representative coming to MCHS!!!

A representative from Governor's School for the Arts will be at MCHS on Thursday, November 7 during Seminar.  If you are interested in GSA and would like to meet with this representative, please sign up in Mrs. Jackson's office.

GSA auditions promising high school sophomores and juniors in nine different arts disciplines: Architecture + Design, Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Musical Theatre, Film + Photography, Visual Art and Vocal Music.

For three solid weeks residing on a college campus, the students discover the power of their art and their place as an artist. It’s a thrilling, often life-changing experience, as they meet new friends, explore their creativity, and discover new things about who they are and who they can be in the future.

Death By Chocolate

The student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at the University of Kentucky, Paducah Campus is excited to invite you to their  6^th annual Death by Chocolate event on October 24^th from 6:00-7:30 PM.  All high school students, parents, and educators are welcome.

Death By Chocolate is hosted by SWE with the goal of informing young women about their potential for a STEM career.  They want young girls to know that engineering is not just for men, but that women excel in engineering and other STEM majors.

At this event, they celebrate women in STEM by starting off with a deluxe chocolate buffet! This buffet is full of chocolate and non-chocolate dessert items with options for as many dietary restrictions as we can make. Their club members will speak to students in an open dining setting while everyone eats their dessert.  Then, you will head to the auditorium to hear our keynote speaker, Alex Carr, give a presentation on her journey as a woman in the engineering field. A student panel will be open for questions after our keynote presentation.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact the SWE President, Olivia Parker Hawthorne.

Olivia Parker Hawthorne

President | Society of Women Engineers 

B.S. Chemical Engineering | University of Kentucky 2020

Email | oapa222@uky.edu 

STEM 4 Girls Opportunity

Girls 5th grade through high school are invited to this hands-on event to learn more about educational choices in science, technology, engineering and mathematics! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Clemens Fine Arts Center On the campus of West Kentucky Community & Technical College 4810 Alben Barkley Drive | Paducah, Kentucky | 42001 Food will be served at 5:00 p.m. in the Student Center Keynote Speaker   Rebecca Wingfield, NASA Flight Director Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas Graduate of Caldwell County High School  and University of Kentucky REGISTER TODAY! Register online, click here. Register by phone, call (270) 443-1746 On-site registration begins at 5:00 p.m. PRESENTING SPONSOR FOUR RIVERS NUCLEAR PARTNERSHIP, LLC Challenger Learning Center | (270) 534-3101 | clcpaducah.org  STAY CONNECTED:

Signing up for Fall or Full-Year AP Exams

Students enrolled in a fall or full-year Advanced Placement (AP) course must indicate their intent to take the AP exam no later than Friday, November 8.  Additionally, students who are registering to take the AP exam must pay for the AP exam by Friday, November 8.  

Parents of students enrolled in a fall or full-year AP course received an email concerning AP Exam Registration/Payment during Fall Break.  Students in a fall or full-year AP course will receive the information in the form of a handout and from their teacher beginning the week of October 14.  

Parents and/or students with any questions may contact Jennifer Burnham, School Counselor, for more information.

     Phone: 270-527-1453

     Email: jennifer.burnham@marshall.kyschools.us

Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) - Application is now LIVE!

GSA is looking for students with skills in their art form, passion for creativity, an open mind, collaborative spirit, and an eagerness for learning to apply for the Summer Program.

Does this sound like you? 

The 2020 Summer Program Application opens October 4th, 2019!

For three weeks every summer, over 200 of Kentucky’s most talented and creative high school students are invited to grow and learn together at the Governor’s School for the Arts’ college summer residence program.  Rising juniors and seniors in high school are offered in-depth instruction in one of nine artistic disciplines: architecture + design, creative writing, dance, drama, instrumental music, musical theatre, new media, visual art, and vocal music.  

The honor of experiencing GSA includes:

• Attending the program for FREE (all students receive full tuition, room and board).
• Opportunities to learn in a supportive community of distinguished master-teachers.
• College preparation, career counseling, and the chance to meet college representatives during an exclusive GSA college fair.
• Arts-related community service opportunities.
• The excitement of performing/exhibiting at the Student Festival at the conclusion of the program.
• Serious fun!

Students are immersed in a rigorous schedule of daily seminars, master classes, lectures, hands-on workshops and field trips. While each student specializes in one art form, all students participate in structured, interdisciplinary arts experiences designed to familiarize them with the joys and challenges of specialties other than their own.  Upon completion of the summer program, students become part of the ever-growing GSA alumni network, gaining a variety of opportunities such as scholarships and funding through the Toyota Alumni Fund. 

Visit the GSA website:

http://www.kentuckycenter.org/education-community-arts/gsa