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“Our research here at Missouri State is that the number one reason school districts go to four-day weeks is to recruit and retain more teach ers. Teachers really like having the four-day school week. It gives more

Following a trend that states around the country have set, many school districts are transitioning to a four-day school week. They are consider ing cutting Mondays or Fridays from their schedule and adding the min utes they missed out on the day they were out into the schedule for the rest of theSomedays.of the school districts in Arkansas that are transitioning are At kins, Kirby, Viola, Ozark Mountain, England and more. They are making these decisions for many different reasons, some being to save money, to attract more teachers, or to allow the staff and students to have more fami ly time.For whatever reason they did this, reports indicate that this is benefi cial for“Oureveryone.district was seeking a creative and innovative approach to edu cation. We wanted to set our district apart from other districts in our area and we felt this would be a great way to do so as it provided a structure un like any other district in the River Valley,” said Lori Edgin, superintendent at Atkins School District.

Since most of the community was on board with the new schedule, they had to figure out how to make it work for everyone. They went to each person who was concerned about childcare and solved the problems.

Getting quality teachers that have education experience is very im portant for schools, especially small schools that don’t normally get as many qualified applicants. Another benefit of this schedule is the money that they saved, which is another important factor for small school dis tricts.“In

There are no official discussions or plans for a four-day work week at Bryant. Jason Hay, principal, pointed out large groups who would be nega tively

Another benefit is that the attendance is better, since they don’t go as much.“More students were showing up and teachers were being at school.

time for teachers to collaborate,” said Turner.

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“What I would be worried about is younger kids that can’t stay home alone. Maybe it’s a single parent family- mom or dad is the primary care taker but they work all day. One, how are they gonna stay home? They can’t, so they will have to pay someone to keep their kid or the kids going to be home unattended,” Hay said.

Bryant is a 7A suburban district, while the districts making the switch are mostly smaller, rural schools. This means that the same solutions for those other schools may not work for families here.

An increase in student numbers can result in an increase in funding for the district. Not only have they seen an increase in students, they have also had teachers that have heard about the school district’s schedule and wanted to teach there.

Hay also points out some of the same concerns raised in the commu nity meetings at Kirby.

“We talked with a nearby district in Missouri that loved four-day weeks. When we polled our parents and staff, nearly 90% wanted to switch to four-day weeks,” said John May, superintendent at Viola School District.

When they moved to this schedule, they looked into research done at Missouri State University done by Dr. Jon Turner. He has seen many great benefits from this.

Currently, the Arkansas Department of Education’s reporting lists all district schools at a B or higher, indicating that Bryant is doing well in many academic areas. This could change if .

“We gained teachers. We had a couple of openings that first year and prior to it if we had a position open we might get a couple applicants. Some of them might be certified and some might be still in college. Well for the first couple of teaching positions we had 20-25-30 applicants, not only people that were in college, but teachers from surrounding school

Turner noted that the schedule might not work for everyone.

the first year we saved about $30,000. Electricity and diesel were the two main things we saved money on,” Palmer said.

“We truly want students to have the day off and be able to spend ad ditional time with their family, engage in the community or even work, if they choose,” said Edign.

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“Parents find a solution, whether it be grandparents watching them or friends or relatives. So that was the one con or negative that we thought we ran into and those that had those issues found a solution and now say it’s the best thing ever,” said Palmer.

Turner said that of the schools that started the new schedule, only one district switched back to a traditional five-day work week.

districts, so we were able to hire quality teachers that had education expe rience,” Palmer said.

They are moving to a four-day school week in the 2021-2022 school year. They have decided to take Monday off the schedule and allow for a three-day weekend.

With all these benefits, there has to be some downfalls, including what to do with the younger students.

“Ultimately I think kids, just like adults, do better with routine, and I think we need that time with as many [educational] standards and things we have to cover,” Hay said.

Parents and teachers and staff were able to take their kids to doctors’ ap pointments on the off days so a lot of them tried to schedule their appoint ments during that off day,” Palmer said.

“Families that only have kids who have early elementary age children. Special education that many have learning disabilities and students that have learning issues,” said Turner.

“One of the main negatives with school districts that we talked to was childcare. There have been a lot of questions regarding childcare. When we had our first couple of community meetings that was the number one con cern,” Palmer said.

“Myimpacted.concerns would be, one: its already a long school day and by ex tending the day there are a lot of kids that are in athletics and then they also have to go work-they may have to pick between playing sports and work,” Hay said.

Another school moving to this schedule is Viola School District, who started this year. Officials from the district report having seen many bene fits and that almost everyone at the school prefers this schedule.

Kirby School District, located in Pike county, also transitioned to this schedule in 2018. Administrators report seeing many good results and benefits.“Well two years ago our student enrollment was about 340 and right now we are at about 405, so over the course of the first year and a half or so we saw about a 60-plus student increase. A lot of that was because of the four-day weeks,” said Pike Palmer, superintendent at Kirby School District.

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Student Council hit the ground running and began to order colored chalk from Amazon and construct a bal loon arch. Some of the coaches were even encouraged to ask their players to participate.

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with two brain tumors in 2018 and passed away in De cember. The scholarship was created this year in her honor, and will award $1,000 to a student recipient ev ery year until they graduate from college.

“They make their kids run anyway, so why not run this for a good cause,” Catton chuckled. All proceeds from the run went toward the Coach Nicole Inman Athletic Scholarship. Inman was the girls soccer coach for the high school. She was diagnosed

The run was originally supposed to be held in March, but the weather had other ideas. Due to this, the color run has been rescheduled three times. Yet the Suudent Council was not deterred and the color run finally took place on Friday, April 30 from 4:305:30. Students lined up at the gym parking lot near the field house, and ran up Hill Farm road for about a mile as buckets of colored chalk were tossed at them. By the end of the run participants were clothed in a rainbow from head to toe.

“This year’s been hard, and with us not being able to do a lot of fun things.” Catton said, “This was just kind of a way to do something different and make the end of year fun.”

Afterliterally.Christmas break, Student Council wanted to find an alternative to a spring dance.

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One of their members, Adie Winstead, suggested a color run. Debra Catton, Student Council sponsor, and Jason Hay, principal, approved the idea.

isolation, and masks, oh my! COVID-19 has effectively put the whole world in a “lockdown state” and because of it, school dances are canceled. De spite these circumstances, students were able to see the rainbow,

The award named for him honors others who have cham pioned the rights of student journalists and provided opportu nities for scholastic press programs to develop and flourish.

Hawley, freshman, was also named Yearbook Ed itor of the Year for the junior high state division.

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The journalism staff and adviser nominated Hay to rec ognize his support of the program in such ways as providing funding to increase accessibility for all students of different backgrounds and buying new equipment.

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Shelby Douthit, freshman, won an excellent for feature story and a superior for service to school and community. Rylee Rutledge, 8, won a superior in sports news story. Andrew Schroeder, freshman, won an honorable mention in sports photography for newspaper. Cox, Garner and Robertson won a superior for centerspread design.

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Madden Holloway, 8, and Schroeder won an honorable mention for yearbook special coverage. Samantha Merkle, Mia King, freshman, and Molly Kitchens won an honorable mention for academic layout. Kitchens, King, and Maggie Cole, 8, won an excellent for groups/clubs layout. Cole won an excellent in student life layout. King won a superior for people/portrait layout. King and Kitchens won an excellent for sports layout. Zac Broach, freshman, won an excellent for advertising layout. Elizabeth Burns and Carsyn Hobson, freshman, won an honorable mention in index layout. Lily Presley, 8, won an honorable mention in student life photo graph and an excellent in club photograph. Nytriuna Smith, 8, won an honorable mention for academic photograph. Schroder won a superior for sports photograph for yearbook.

Blue and White, were both ranked excellent in General Excel

Bryant Junior High journalism won a total of 43 awards through“WeASPA.don’tset out to win awards. We enter competitions to get valuable feedback to do better for our school and com munity,” Abo said, “But it is incredibly gratifying to be recog nized. My students are as committed as athletes, working all summer and then before and after school to provide a service to others.”Formail-in awards, the school won 35, including Hay’s award. These awards were based on portfolios of actual work published and real contributions to the staff throughout the year.The newspaper, The Occurrence, and the yearbook, The

Jason Hay, principal of Bryant Junior High, received the Wal ter J. Lemke award for 2021 from Arkansas Scholastic Press Association.Lemkewas the founder of ASPA, then called Arkansas High School Press Association, and established the University of Arkansas’s journalism department.

Hay was originally nominated by the journalism staff for Administrator of the Year, but the ASPA award committee believed Hay’s contributions were deserving of the Walter J. Lemke

Priscila Cox, Yveline Gomez, freshmen, and Emir Huerta, 8, won an honorable mention in short narrative film. Kenzie Robertson, freshman, Hawley and Cannen Garner, 8, won an honorable mention in animation/stop motion film. Carissa Callicott, freshman, and Jocelyn Kirby, 8, won an excellent in experimentalRobertsonfilm.won a superior in news story, an honorable mention in opinion page design and a superior in feature page design. Gabi Dawson, freshman, won an excellent in edito rial and an honorable mention in news photograph. Garner won an honorable mention in column writing. Cox won an excellent in editorial cartoon and a superior in review writ ing. Dawson and Robertson won an excellent in front page design and an excellent in sports page design for newspaper.

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“Weaward.loved hearing about his support for journalism pro grams and advocacy for student’s First Amendment rights without any hesitation,” Charli Thweat, director of public rela tions for ASPA, said.

“Hay’s commitment to scholastic journalism does not stop at simply supplying equipment. I went from a year book-only program to including a fully fledged newspaper and, with Hay’s encouragement, started a fledgling broad casting program,” Meag Abo, journalism adviser, wrote in her nomination letter.

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The straight-to-Disney+ release recieved a 7.5/10 on IMDB and an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie Kissing Booth is a rom com, consisting of two movies. In the movie, Elle (Joey King) is a high schooler that has a best friend, Lee (Joel Courtney). They are inseparable, until Elle seems to be developing a crush on Lee’s brother Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). There have been two movies, the first one coming out in 2018 and the second in 2020. It is said to come out on August 11.

The announcement of “Phase 4” has excited many for the new content that will be released within the next few years.While many are looking forward to the likes of Cap tain Marvel 2, Black Panther II, Spiderman: No Way Home, Black Widow, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, focus should be on what has already been released this year: WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Sol dier.

As the MCU’s first canonical TV show, “WandaVi sion” did very well, with an 81% Average Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 8.1/10 stars on IMDB. Eliz abeth Olsen and Paul Bettany returned to reprise their roles as Wanda Maximoff (The Scarlet Witch) and Vision in the sitcom-style superhero drama.

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“We had already begun the process of planning 2020’s Summer Reading Pro gram,” librarian Brett Wiliams said, “and then suddenly we had to throw it all out the window and start again.”

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Saline County Library hosts an annual summer-long event. In the past the library, has had a baby kangaroo in a diaper that has hopped around the audience, a Minecraft-themed slumber party after hours, and a Su persmash Brothers tournament. Then COVID-19 hit.

To solve this problem the library cre ated a Discord server where the library could host events online. All digital events use the voice chat function so participants can communicate with the librarians and fellowOnteens.Mondays, teens go into the li brary’s Minecraft realm and have a certain goal they have to achieve in the world

There’s Tuesday Hangouts which vary every week, from Pokemon battles to a show and tell on camera to a pun competi tion.On Thursday’s, Brett selects a game like JackBox, Codenames and Gartic Phone. No purchases or controllers are required. Occasionally he’ll personal ly stream a game and allow teens to give input as he plays, like in the game Keep Talking or Everyone Explodes

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Another movie that is coming out this summer, is the new Conjuring: The devil made me do it. The Conjuring is a horror movie consisting of two paranormal investiga tors, Vera Farmiga starring Laraine, and Patrick Wilson starring Ed. These paranormal investigators go every where, helping people who claim something paranormal is happening in their home.The Conjuring has had several different parts. The first Conjuring was released on July 19, 2013, and the second Conjuring was released on May 13, 2016. Now the third one is coming sometime in June. The Conjuring has been said to be the scariest movie of all time. In the trailer it claimed that it was one of the scari est Conjuring movies of them all, which everyone is ready for. If you like a good scare and have an extra pair of un derwear, The Conjuring series is a must.

Thetheorization.psychological drama follows Wanda, who, in her grief of Vision, releases chaos magic on to the town and citizens of Westview, New Jersey. Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprise their respec tive roles as Sam Wilson and James “Bucky” Barnes in the TV mini-series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”

It takes place about six months after the events of “Avengers: Endgame” and “WandaVision’’, following what takes place after Sam refuses the role of Captain America, which is then given to John Walker.

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“One of the realms developed a very involved storyline involving castles, cows, and all sorts of crazy stuff.”

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) covers over 20 films, all based on their comic book forerunners. From Black Panther to Captain Marvel, the MCU con tinues to grow, especially this year.

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“In that game, I have a virtual bomb on my screen, and the players have in structions to help me defuse the bomb. It gets intense. I’ve exploded a lot,” Brett said.And every Wednesday and Friday at 4:30pm, teens roll dice and slay dragons in the epic D&D adventure “Tales of the Yawning Portal”as Dungeon Master Brett Williams leads them through the multi verse in the hopes of defeating a mysteri ous villain.Tojoin,kids need to first create a free Discord username. Then they need a li brary card, and if they don’t they can apply for one on the library’s website for free. If you have a card already, just contact Brett Wiliams through his email, (BrettW@Sa lineCountyLibrary.org), and he will send you a link to the server.

Trendy shows and movies are headed our way this summer, as school comes to an end. Last summer a show came to our TV’s, and made summer feel like summer. The Outer Banks, an adventure mystery, is considered one of the most popular shows on netflix. The series follows 4 teens that are looking for a long lost treasure. Since the last episode left on a cliffhanger, fans have been clamor ing for season two to drop on netflix. Fortunately, Out er Banks season 2 is expected to come out this summer, which has everyone excited.

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Over quarantine, teens had a lot of time to find who they were as people. They had time to explore new foods, music, politics, and hobbies. They had the time to develop their own sense self and emerge from the pandemic as a complete ly new person. Their fash ion evolved to reflect these exciting changes, whether it was something as sim ple as a new pattern or as drastic as a new haircut.

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Fashion is a reflection of ourselves. It represents what we want the world to see. Whether it be our her itage or our favorite bands, fashion is you. It serves as a limitless form of ex pression and it is some thing only you can control.

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• sOmething bOrrOwed sOmething new Grab your bell bottoms and your dad’s Nirvana tee because vintage is back with a vengeance! At the very start of the pandemic, people longed for a sense of safety. They wanted to “turn back the clock” to better times before everything hit the fan. To cope, people retreated into the past and because of that, after quarantine, fashion saw a rise in “vintage” looks. Oversized grandma sweat ers , mom jeans, and older band tees like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are all the rage. People are thrifting more at places such as:

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• Leggings- jeans are cute but they’re not very comfort able in the afternoon. Shorts are good for the after noon but are chilly in the mornings. Leggings are thin enough for the afternoons and can be layered easily in the mornings.

“my numBer one faShion don’t iS to never ever wear the Same coLor Shirt with the Same coLor pantS.” cameron cathey 9th Grade

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• ClOthes: Crop tops and tank tops (made school appropriate with a loose shirt and some extra layers. Leggings, hoodies, ripped jeans espe cially mom jeans are all the rage. Ribbed sweaters and shirts are popular and florals are in season (especially patterns with tiny flowers

2020-2021 has been chalK full of thousands of different trends and aesthetics and there are Just too many to list here. Instead here is a fun brief overview of the year’s

“when it comeS to faShion, I feeL Like it’S more So what makeS you comfortaBLe and takinG noteS from otherS and tryinG to create SomethinG of your own.” amari Green

hOw tO survive arkansas weather: With mornings so cold you can see your breath, and after noon’s so scorching you could practically melt, if you live in Arkansas you’re all too familiar with the sporad ic weather. So do you a) stay stylish but suffer or b) stay comfy but frumpy? Fear not, here’s your fashion survivor guide to Arkansas!

• Layers- Have easily removable layers so you can adapt your outfit to the changing weather. Bring something to put over your outfit like a sweatshirt, hoodie, or a jacket to put on in the morning.

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• Quarantine Cut: Let’s admit it, we all at least thought about shaving all of our hair off during quarantine. With quaran tine driving all of us stir crazy and business opening back up, it’s no wonder that the first thing we did , after re-emerging from our rocks, was getting a haircut. Now teens are seen sporting freshly cut bobs, curtain bangs, and even mullets. Bright dyed hair is super trendy now, with colorful streaks that frame the face or just dying the whole thing.

• Finer Things- it’s a consignment shop meaning they sell secondhand items and the original owners get a cut of the profit. They have a website but they don’t offer as much as a variety.

• Civitan- there’s one in Bryant Arkansas that’s on Reynolds Road. Civilian is a donation shop that sells several things. They’re more expensive than your average goodwill but they’re still a good option.

• Short sleeved t shirts are a must have here in the South especially in the spring-summer season. Light and loose breathable clothing is important as well.

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• aCCessOries: Jewellery is all over the place especially rings and necklaces. Feeling that your outfit is a little boring and you’re looking to add a little color or something that will draw the eye? Boom! Just add a ring or a necklace. They’re easy to style and really tie an outfit together.

• shOes: The rise in vintage styles don’t stop with clothes. Vans, con verse, and chunky white sneakersplatformareall the rage. Ad of course no shoe list would be withoutcompleteNikes!

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• Goodwill- the one in Little Rock has a better variety than the one in Bryant but both are very accessible, cheap, and have quality clothes. They’re probably your best bet if you want to find something vintage looking or something to match your style.

“my favorite aeSthetic for cLothinG iS caSuaL or GrunGe. I don’t reaLLy have favorite coLorS for cLotheS But you wiLL never catch me wearinG oranGe.”LaeLoni mckay 9th Grade

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the occurrence is a student-run Publication at bryant Junior high, serving grades 8-9. letters to the editor

seems the biggest goal for next year is just to try and do damage control on what covid has made of BJHS and recover to the

original concept of the junior high school, and make it a better year for the 8th graders so they have the opportunity to experience Bryant Junior High School before it had so many restrictions on everything.

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a new year

“We will have to wait on guidance from DESE and central office but I am hopeful we can start school without any restric

Other than dealing with covid regulations from the state, the school is planning on having a new leadership opportunity for the students to join during advisory.

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“Looking back I believe our students and staff took a tough situation and made the best of it. We were able to do almost everything we would normally do during the year with a few restrictions. I am hopeful that next year will be back to normal.” Hay said.It

This past school year could be consid ered pretty rocky, with covid-19 taking over most of our lives so much change was made inside and outside of school. Masks, quarantining students, social distancing, less food options in the cafeteria, and hav ing to wear your student ID at all times, some necessary altars were made to bjhs’s 2020-2021 school year. As for next year, the big question is what is going to change. Ja son Hay, Bryant Junior High’s principal, is prepared to try to take things slow, and get this school back to the way it was before, especially considering this is only bjhs’s second year in existence.

“We want to add a monthly student advisory/leadership team to meet with admin to discuss issues going on at school,” said Hay.At the end of the day, the school was able to do a lot that felt impossible last summer. Staying open could have been seen as impossible at times. But BJHS pulled through and made it to the end of the school year, 2019-2021 students will graduate from BJHS this year, being the first class to officially go through both years at Bryant Junior High. Hay was able to give the freshman students that chance, rather than our second year being completely virtual. The entire staff took part in keeping this school alive in such messy times.

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tions.” Hay said.

“Goal number one is try to have a nor mal school year. Get back to routine.” Hay said.There were many restrictions due to the global pandemic, which took the school by storm. Some people were fond of the re strictions and felt they were there to keep us safe, while others were against the re strictions and felt they were unnecessary and too much. For those who wish to know if there will be restrictions for next year, Hay isn’t against the idea of no restrictions next school year if it’s safe enough.

don’t over comPlicate things, it’ll Just maKe everything stressful.

Cherish the feeling of being alive. The world doesn’t dictate your happiness, you do. You matter, you are loved, and you are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Also get some sleep -Priscila Cox

Eating disorders can be a serious problem, and if you feel that you need help you can call (800) 931-2237, and if you are in crisis you can text NEDA to 741741.

s the school year comes to an end, talk of traveling, hot weather, and vacation arise. What also arises though is something danger ous, eating disorders.

My advice to you is to live the way you want to, and stop caring about what others think.I know that that is easier said than done; it is going to take time; however, you can do it, and once you do, it feels so good.

Classes are honestly not that hard. As long as you try your best, you are bound to make a good grade. -Kenzie Robertson

information found on nationaleatingdisorders.org. try your best all the way through, and never be scared to asK for helP.- cJ hunter

And try to find things to look for ward to, like hol idays or changing.seasonsOnce you get through the first semester, the second one will be over be fore you know it.

stay out of drama.Keith-macKenzie

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males rePresent 25 Percent of individuals with anorexia nervosa, and are at a higher risK of dying, in Part because they are often diagnosed later since many PeoPle assume males don’t have eating disorders.

- Shelby Douthit

It will get better as the year goes on. Just do your work, it is not super hard and you will get good grades. Also the main thing is choose your friends wisely and focus on your mental -Carissahealth.Callicott

We did it! We’ve survived this crazy year in one piece, and we’re stronger for it. We all know school can be tough, so this piece is dedicated to upcoming 8th and 9th graders. We at The Occurrence have left some advice for you. Have a wonderful summer and an even better year!

-Jocelyn Kirby

There is just news. There is no good or bad. -Yvie (quotingGonzalezMaster Oog way)

Wanting to lose weight is not a problem, but when somebody is vigorously working out, or forcing themselves to throw up just so they can look skinny is when a problem arises.

There are multiple factors to eating disor ders growing rampant in the warm, summer months, whether it be because of having to wear less clothing, or because of SAD (sea sonal affective disorder). A huge, and I feel the strongest reason for eating disorders to

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young PeoPle between the ages of 15 and 24 with anorexia have ten times the risK of dying comPared to their same-aged Peers.

be formed or relapsed, is that talk of having a ‘perfect summer body’.

Think about the decisions you make and know your real friends because your circle is going to get smaller. And know what classes you join and have a pos itive mindset.- Emir Huerta Oviedo

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Make sure you keep your classes and assignments organized. Don’t procrastinate.

never stoP trying, even when you haven’t succeeded yet. -rylee rutledge

staFF speaks sagely:

Quest FOr summer-ready bOdies results in disOrder

I have heard the term ‘summer bod’ a thousand times just this year, and I feel it can make some people feel awful about themselves, and may push them to vigorously work out, or starve themselves of food just so they can have a ‘perfect body’. The thing is, there is no per fect body. Any type of body can be in a bikini, or any body can just wear less clothes because it gets hot outside! Especially in the Summer.