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March 2023
Life Skills Class Grade 6 – 9 (series of 8 classes)
FREE and back by popular demand!!! HC DrugFree is providing a highly interactive skills-based program designed to promote positive health and personal development for youth in grades 6-9. (For slightly younger or older students, we will consider each request.) We encourage siblings and friends to take these classes together! This middle school program uses developmentally appropriate, collaborative learning strategies to help students achieve competency in the skills that have been shown to help students resist substance use (tobacco, alcohol and other…
Find out more »Student Drug Use: A Crisis We Can’t Ignore
Students, parents/guardians, staff and community members are invited to learn about the substance abuse crisis that is directly impacting our schools and community. HCPSS Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano will share local and national data about student substance use and behavioral health needs that illustrate the frightening realities our youth are facing, and how HCPSS is responding to those needs. During this important educational event, participants will have the opportunity to break out into smaller workshops. Joan Webb Scornaienchi, Executive…
Find out more »April 2023
HoCo Student Film Festival Submission Deadline
The deadline for students to submit their films for the HoCo Student Film Festival is April 11, 2023. Learn more
Find out more »Senior Week – Staying Safe in Ocean City Zoom Presentation
Save the Date: more info coming soon!
Find out more »May 2023
Howard County Student Film Festival
The 19th Annual HoCo Student Film Festival will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Miller Library in Ellicott City. HC DrugFree is sponsoring a PSA category with the theme of KNOW: Kids Nurturing Others Wisely. This category was chosen to showcase ways that teens can encourage one another through mental health challenges, dealing with peer pressure, and most of all, how to avoid substance (drugs, alcohol, nicotine) misuse. Learn more.
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