Anyone interested in checking out the sport of wrestling is invited to a Free clinic put on by Methuen Youth Wrestling and the MHS wrestling team and coaches.  This is a great opportunity to learn some wrestling moves, play some games, and become a part of a great sport.  Please click HERE for more information, or email Bill James, Methuen High School Wrestling coach, at wmjames@methuen.k12.ma.us.

Parents and their students in grades 5-8 are invited to join the Wellness Committee and the Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth on October 24, at 6:00 PM in the Tenney Grammar School auditorium for a presentation about the dangers of vaping.  This is a district wide event and all are welcome.  Please click the links for a flyer about the presentation.  

Methuen High School students Julianna Torrisi, Kadey Vannett, Kara Davidson, John Dowgiert, Amania Galloway, Elvis Soto, Adam McGraw, Lukas Karagiorgos and Lizzie Field chose the science fair as their stage to educate their peers about the dangers of vaping on the human body and the community.  Acknowledging that it was not possible to use real human or animal subjects, they chose a different route- a full on presentation, complete with a poster board with graphs, facts and statistics about vaping, and accompanied by a brochure and a student designed website called "Students Against Vaping."  As they explained to their passers by, high percentages of people who vape are aware that it is probably harmful, but don't actually know why.  The best message received from their presentation was that armed with their new knowledge, these students were able to tell me what they would say to a friend or family member if they saw them vaping.  Their message, "Vaping is addictive, but you can get help.  Let me point you in the right direction."  After all, having knowledge is great, but having the skills and confidence to use that knowledge to help someone is powerful.  Great job!  To see their website, click HERE

Check out this article about Mindfulness for Conflict Resolution in classrooms.  What a practice for kids and adults!