Sociology, Spanish 4 and Justice Seminar classrooms; applied their knowledge to real-life situations by engaging in more than 5,500 hours of service with 15 community partners; and participated in reflective exercises to process their experiences. In the time-honored Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, or care for the whole person, we continued our efforts to educate students and parents about the hazards of alcohol and drug abuse. Because the Jesuits have taught us to Entrepreneurial innovators: Principal Baal chatted with a contestant during LA Tank, an event inspired listen first, we initiated a series by the reality show, Shark Tank. Seven teams of Loyola students pitched their business proposals to a of 16 discussion groups to panel of judges at the April 2016 event, which was part of a dynamic new career program piloted during the 2015–16 academic year (see story on page 15). learn from Loyola community members, colleagues from peer schools and health and law-enforcement professionals with the Principal to review our substance-abuse policy about teen substance-abuse issues. We launched our updates with parents and discuss proposed next steps. Real Ramblers campaign to You’ll find many more highlights from our academic WEB EX TRA > create a culture in which our year in the pages that follow. Your support and Listen in as Principal students understand what it participation were invaluable in 2015–16 as we worked Baal and Fr. McGrath have “An Honest Conversation means to care for themselves together to ensure a lifetime of faith, fulfillment, health About Substance Abuse and others more fully. We and well-being for Loyola’s Ramblers. Thank you for in Our Community.” invited Loyola parents to all that you do! partner with us as we engaged in ongoing discernment about the school’s drug and alcohol policy. We kept the conversation going with a January 2016 Courageous Conversations presentation by adolescent psychologist Dr. Michael J. Bradley about the damage that marijuana Kathryn M. Baal, PhD inflicts on the adolescent brain and a February Coffee Principal
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