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2012 Valedictorians and Salutatorians

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:44:32 -0700
JESSIE WALLSValedictorian, Apalachee High SchoolParents: Darrell Walls and Glenda McDanielCollege/military: Georgia Institute of TechnologyStudy/interest: Chemical and bio-molecular engineeringScholarships: National Beta Club Scholarship, North Georgia Two Cylinder Club Scholarship and Barrow County Masonic ScholarshipFavorite quote: "You see things, and you say 'why?' But I dream things that ...
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'Tough love' keeps teens from binge drinking

Tue, 22 May 2012 18:08:10 -0700
The headlines state that one in ten teens are binge drinkers and graphic photos of them vomiting in the street paint an unflattering picture of a sub-culture out of control.
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Obesity major cause of children's health issues

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:22:14 -0700
Society has to change if Central New York is going to ward off the impacts of the growing number of obese children — early disease, early disability and early death, local doctors said.
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C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:08:04 -0700
Title: C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital Category: Health News Created: 5/22/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review:Read More...

Tanning booths pose deadly risks, teens warned

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:01:54 -0700
With melanoma the most common form of cancer among young people, the local Canadian Cancer Society has stepped up efforts to stop teenagers from using tanning beds or baking under the sun as the warm weather arrives.
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New Study Shows Rise in Teen Diabetes, Heart Disease Risk

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:56 -0700
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A new study shows alarming statistics about the health of many U.S. teenagers. Since 2000, the rate of kids with diabetes and pre-diabetes nearly tripled from 9% to 23%. One of four kids ages 12 to 19 have two or more risk factors for heart disease.
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Canada's 'Scientific' Museum of Smut

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700
In Ottawa, the nation's capital of Canada, the Museum of Science and Technology has decided to provide school children with answers in a scientific field where "reliable and comprehensive sources of information are rare or little-known." I don't know if you're familiar with it. That field is called "sex."
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That they might have joy by Jacki Wood

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:32 -0700
That they might have joy Some Millennials make the most of YOLO  The results of the study didn’t really surprise me: today’s young people are selfish. Millennials, or the Me Generation — those born after 1982 — are less interested in community issues, politics and the environment according to the March issue of Journal [...]
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