NRHS-Newsletter March 2013.pdf - New Rochelle High School

Family University April 30thSave the DateOn Monday evening, April 30, 2012 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, the New Rochelle community willhave an opportunity to participate in the forth annual Family University. Family University is aprevention program that brings together middle and high school students and their parents withthe goal of increasing awareness of the protective factors that promote healthy development ofyouth. The evening will be co-sponsored by New Rochelle FOCUS (Families Organized to Curbthe Use of Substances), the New Rochelle High School PTSA, the PTAs of Albert LeonardMiddle School and Isaac E. Young Middle School, Student Assistance Services, and the CitySchool District of New Rochelle’s Safe Schools, Healthy Students programs.The 2012 Family University will consist of a parent keynote presentation by Dr. Judith Siegel,Associate Professor at the New York University Silver School of Social Work. Dr. Siegel willaddress parents on the topic Helping Teens Handle Stress. Mr. Luis Quiros, adjunct professorat Fordham University will present a keynote address in Spanish to our Hispanic parents on thetopic The Immigrant Educational Experience in Westchester County. The evening will alsoinclude a series of parent, Hispanic parent and student workshops. A light dinner will beprovided by Applebee’s of New Rochelle.Registration forms for Family University 2012 will be arriving in the mail shortly. For moreinformation about the Family University program visit www.nrfocus.edu