MOUNTAIN RIDGE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR 2009-2010

Students will be in school from 7:30am to 2:45pm
Office hours will be Mon-Thurs 7:00am to 4:45pm
Fridays the office will close at 3:30pm

General School information: 303-387-1800, New student registration: 303-387-1820 Custodial staff is available Monday through Friday, 6:30am to 3:00pm   

Conventional by quarter calendar   

Attendance: 303-387-1802 

MMWR Weekly, November 13, 2009 / 58(44);1227

Great American Smokeout

MMWR November 19, 2009

Although the United States has made great strides toward reducing the prevalence of smoking, approximately 46 million adults (20.6% of the population) still smoke (1), and every day, another 1,000 young persons become new smokers ( 2 ). Annually, smoking results in 440,000 deaths and $193 billion in health-care costs and lost productivity ( 3 ). November 19 marks the 33rd anniversary of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. This annual event challenges smokers to quit for at least 1 day and provides information resources to help them quit permanently.

Quitting smoking has immediate and long-term benefits, including reduced risk for heart disease and certain cancers. Successful quitting often takes several tries. To improve success, smokers should use proven cessation treatments and services, including health-care guidance, approved medications, and cessation counseling. Combining counseling and medications can more than double cessation success. More information about the Great American Smokeout is available at http://www.cancer.org , and free help for quitting smoking is available by calling 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) or visiting

http://www.smokefree.gov .

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Y.E.S.S. PROGRAM BEGINS WITH MOUNTAIN RIDGE MIDDLE

DCSD is partnering with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office on a new middle school program designed to increase awareness of personal safety and positive life choices. The new program started this week at Sierra Middle School.

The Youth, Education & Safety in Schools (Y.E.S.S.) program will be offered to 7th grade students this year, with lessons on:

-Teen Relationships: setting boundaries, risky behaviors, sexual harassment and sexual assault.

-Internet/Cyber Safety: cyber bullying, predators, identity theft, "sexting," gambling/gaming.

-Substance Abuse Education: illicit, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, peer pressure, prevention.

The program replaces D.A.R.E. at the middle school level and addresses topics that more directly affect middle schoolers. "The subjects we're teaching start rearing their ugly heads when kids hit middle school," says Phyllis Harvey, the Youth Education Project Coordinator for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. "The topic areas were chosen with collaboration between teachers, administrators and the Sheriff's Office to hopefully reduce risky behavior and increase social and life skills."

The program will begin expanding to other District middle schools in the next few weeks, as their health class curriculums get underway.

For more information

 about the Y.E.S.S. program, contact Phyllis Harvey at the DC Sheriff's Office, 303.814.7033 or pharvey@dcsheriff.net.

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