Arlington Public Schools (APS) PTAs, through their family network committees, have a long history of presenting speakers on issues of importance to parents. (Have speaker ideas? Volunteer at your school's PTA!) The PTAs work with the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families and the APS Department of Student Services to bring the best speakers to Arlington. We add sessions all year long. To add your high school, middle school, or elementary school family network events to this calendar send them to your school representative.
“Anxiety and Depression: What is Normal?” March 15, 2012 7:00 – 8:30pmLearn how to recognize the signs that your children may be affected by depres-sion and anxiety, and how you can help to move them forward.Peter Robbins, MD Williamsburg High School Arlington, VADr. Peter Robbins is a board certified psychiatrist and the clinical director of Child and Family Counseling in Fairfax, VA. He specializes in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology services forchildren, adolescents, and adults
With the 2nd Distracted Driving Summit sponsored by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood coming up September 21stin Washington, D.C., Illume Software a pioneer mobile technology that manages communications while driving, invites DC area teens and parents to experience iZUP™(www.getizup.com), the most effective cell phone-related distracted driving solution in the marketplace.
Each year, 21% of fatal car crashes involving teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 were the result of cell phone usage. Yet, one in three teens, ages 16 and 17, still admit to texting while driving according to a recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
So you’re thinking about applying to college. Should you take the SAT or the ACT – or both? This free forty-minute lecture for high school students and their parents will help you cut through the noise and make an informed decision. You’ll receive a crash course in the history and design of each test, as well as a section-by-section comparison of their similarities and differences. Expect to learn more than you ever wanted to know about what goes through the minds of
people who write standardized tests for a living, and learn how to beat them at their own game. A question-and-answer period will follow the lecture.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 5th from 7:30PM to 8:30PM
WHERE: The second floor meeting room at Arlington Central Library
Everitt Clark has helped students in northern Virginia prepare for the
SAT and the ACT for over six years. He graduated cum laude from
Princeton University in 2004, and graduated from H-B Woodlawn in 1998.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please
write to him at erclark@gmail.com, or call 571-331-9316.
“Things We Wish We’d Known About the College Search Process (but didn’t know enough to ask!)”
For more information please contact YHS Family Network Chair, Herman Narcho at herman.narcho@gmail.com or 703/362-5526.
Iris Beckwith (President of connectED4safety LLC) will help parents of 5th-9th graders learn more about helping children stay safe and act responsibly when using any of the many tools in the digital world.
7-9PM
Arlington Department of Human Services
2100 Washington Blvd
Auditorium, Lower level
Contact Cheryl Fuentes (703-228-1551) for further information. If you have specific questions you would like to see addressed, send them to DHSparenteducation@arlingtonva.us