Food for Thought: BHS Student Newspaper Editorial authored by Megan John

The Problem It is almost a guarantee that every student in high school knows or has heard of at least one person who uses drugs, alcohol, or both. Many even have friends that use the substances. Some kids use drugs and alcohol themselves, and don’t really care that their friends do too; they may even [...]

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Town Hall | Substance Abuse Prevention Wed April 4,2012

Attention: Highland Middle School and Conestoga Middle School Parents/Students You are invited to attend a Town Hall. Parents will be updated on substance abuse in Beaverton while given “tips” on how they can best communicate with their kids. Meanwhile, in a separate area, high school students will identify problems in their schools and how they [...]

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Beaverton Teens Top 5 things they like to do!

We did a random facebook survey of teens in the Beaverton area to find out what the Top Five things they liked to do for fun! This is what we found…that the things THEY liked to do DO NOT involve drugs or alcohol!

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Just Ask! We did, and this is what we found…

Check out our new video, “Just ask” where we put the questions to Beaverton teens about the drug problem in their schools!

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SAVE THE DATE!!

The 2012 Community Leaders Breakfast is scheduled for February 17 at 7:30 am. If you are not on our mailing list and would like an invitation, please e-mail president@beavertontogether.org. This is a great time to come and enjoy a good breakfast, great people and learn about what is going on in the community regarding prevention. [...]

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Thanks for Your Support!

Many thanks to Bill Adams and Safeco Insurance for the $5000 Community Hero Grant. We didn’t get the big award but for all those who voted for Beaverton Together, thank you for your time and support!

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