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April 2015 PRESENTATION HIGH SCHOOL PARENT NEWSLETTER
LANTERN Presentation High School's Counseling Department Presents
“Talking with our Kids about Sex: The Life Skills Approach” An evening with sex therapist and marriage counselor, Dr. Marty Klein When: Monday, April 20 Where: Valenzuela Theater Time: 7 p.m. Cost: This event is free. RSVP: Please RSVP to Counseling Department Chair Nancy Taylor: ntaylor@presentationhs.org. RSVPs are greatly appreciated, but walk-ins are welcome. Please join us! In today’s society, sex is an ever-present topic. On a daily basis, students are inundated with media and marketing that offer conflicting, and oftentimes confusing, messages about sex and sexuality. Health classes, such as those offered here at Presentation, do their best to temper those mixed messages with responsible sex education. But, the lessons learned in classrooms often only go so far. When it comes to making responsible choices about sex, it’s up to parents to continue the discussion at home. Of course, talking to your teenage daughter about her sexuality can be a daunting, and oftentimes uncomfortable, topic. That’s why Presentation has invited Dr. Marty Klein to campus for a talk entitled “Talking with our Kids about Sex: The Life Skills Approach.” During the course of the talk, Dr. Klein will offer balanced, realistic strategies that will help young people take care of themselves and develop responsible and healthy attitudes about sex. He will also offer tips on how to start the conversation, how to handle difficult questions, and how to deal with the influence of the internet and social media. Dr. Klein is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist based in Palo Alto. Over the course of his 34-year career, Dr. Klein has written seven books about sexuality, and several hundred articles for well-known print magazines. He has also given two congressional briefings on evidence-based sex education. To review Dr. Klein’s credentials, and for further information, please visit his website: www.martyklein.com. We sincerely hope you join us for this informative evening!
Inside this issue LETTERS Principal letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Board of Trustees letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Parent Board letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 DEPARTMENT UPDATES Department Spotlight: Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Counseling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community Involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campus Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dance Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT Fashion Show: Vintage & Vogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Golf Tournament 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 APRIL CALENDAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12