ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 1997 TAG: 9701140047
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: Class Notes
SOURCE: HALE SHEIKERZ
Several members of Teens Need Teens from Christiansburg High School led a group of fourth-graders through a tobacco awareness program recently. The program includes lesson plans that demonstrate the effects of tobacco use. Activities included body mapping, where the children identified the parts of the human body that are affected by smoking; watching a video about smoking; and looking at print advertising and deciding what the ads were really trying to sell. The fourth-graders were also given a pre- and post-course test about the effects of smoking.
As part of the program, TNT members were evaluated on their presentation by the classroom teachers. The students all received excellent ratings. The names of students who participated in the program, along with the classroom and school they visited, is listed below:
* Ms. Clements' class at Bethel Elementary School: Traci Barr, Jennifer Clark and Josh Bradley.
* Ms. Hudson's class at Bethel Elementary: Jenni Beller, Karen Cox and Rachel Walden.
* Mrs. Johnson's class at Belview Elementary: Nathan Brewbaker, Jay Clark and Chad Danner.
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The Health Occupation Students of America Club at Christiansburg High School collected approximately 100 items for the Angel Tree program. The items were collected in December and were donated to the Montgomery County Christmas Store. Students, faculty and staff participated.
The club's bloodmobile was also successful. The American Red Cross collected 44 pints of blood during its visit to the high school in December. HOSA is an integrated part of the health occupations class, which is offered for students who plan to pursue careers in the medical field.
EVENTS, MEETINGS & HAPPENINGS
The Blacksburg branch of American Association of University Women, the Science and Gender Equity Program and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech present the fifth annual Educational Equity Conference Jan. 28. The event will be at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to the public. Teachers, parents, administrators and college students and faculty are encouraged to attend. Jan. 28 is a teacher's workday for the Montgomery County Public Schools.
The program will focus on the topic of "girls in the middle: working to succeed in school." Workshops will include innovative teaching strategies, empowering our daughters, gender equity and the law and meeting the needs of gifted girls. There also will be round-table discussion. Keynote speaker will be Nancy R. Crouch of Wake Forest University.
The fee to the conference is $10 and includes lunch. Deadline is Jan. 21. For more information, call Susan Shome at 231-3765 or send e-mail to sshome@vt.edu.
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Prom season is only a few months away. Committees already are in the progress of planning the event, including the Blacksburg High School after-prom celebration committee, which will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the fellowship hall of Blacksburg Baptist Church. For information, call 951-5706 or 552-7881.
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