Happy Thanksgiving!

Submitted by Cory on Thu, 11/27/2008 - 09:41.

I just want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving from Northern Lights SADD!

We have a lot to be thankful for here in our SADD family; we've been able to have a very busy and very successful beginning of this school year with the first wave of podcasts (we have new ones on the way! Promise!), our new newsletter, our great NLAB, our Reality Check trainings, and our great group of SADD students this year.

I look forward to the next month as we now enter the holiday season. Before we know it, State SADD will be upon us! We still have a bunch of work to do by the end of the year, though, and we'll be letting everyone know what's up on the website, in our podcast, and in our newsletters. Keep checking back here!

And I'm sorry we haven't had much new content on the website lately. I've been waiting for the end of the Reality Check trainings to focus on new stories and podcasts, as it has been a busy stretch in terms of SADD stuff and doing video production.

Take care everyone, and have great, safe holiday!

2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest Winner

Submitted by Cory on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 22:45.

Congratulations to Jennifer, Janae, and Caitlin from Williston High School SADD!

They are the winners of the 2008 NL SADD Pumpkin Carving Contest with their entry:

They win a gift certificate to the online SADD store as well as copies of the 2008 NL SADD video DVD.

We'll be announcing a new contest soon! Keep in mind that we still have an ongoing contest for the creation of the State SADD conference logo. Details of that can be found at www.nlsadd.com/logocontest

Reality Check Training Dates

Submitted by Lee on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 03:04.
Reality Check

Here is the list of Reality Check training dates and sites. All trainings are scheduled to last from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Lunch will be provided, as will Reality Check manuals. We will also have other SADD chapter-related materials on hand for you, such as Get Real and believe posters, as well as other informational handouts.

Study Links Teen Pregnancy to Sexual Content on TV

Submitted by Cory on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 02:32.
Teen Pregnancy photo via. CNN

CNN wrote:
(CNN) -- Sexual content on television is strongly associated with teen pregnancy, a new study from the RAND Corporation shows.

Researchers at the nonprofit organization found that adolescents with a high level of exposure to television shows with sexual content are twice as likely to get pregnant or impregnate someone as those who saw fewer programs of this kind over a period of three years. It is the first study to demonstrate this association, RAND said.

Read the full story here.

I really liked this story, and I'm all for teens and parents critically analyzing the content they take in via various media. Those messages affect us more than we realize, especially if we just passively take in information.

And my "totally missed the point of the study" award goes to this lady:

Quote:
But Sandy Tomlinson of Glendale, Arizona, who had her son at age 15, said she doesn't think television affects teen pregnancy -- rather, teen pregnancy has to do with the way parents raise their children.

When the main theme of the study was:

Quote:
A central message from the study is that there needs to be more dialogue about sex in the media, particularly among parents and their children, said Anita Chandra, the study's lead author and a behavioral scientist at RAND.

Hooray for media literacy!

NL SADD Podcast Episode 16 - Reality Check 2.0

Submitted by Cory on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 01:13.
Podcast cover.jpg

21:44 minutes (9.97 MB)

In this episode, Cory and Lee talk about the new Reality Check program, including: what's new from the old version, how to get involved in the program and when area trainings are occurring around the state!

Get out and vote tomorrow, Nov. 4!

Thank you to Five Star Fall for the use of their music in this podcast.

As always, if you have any feedback or questions for us to use on the podcast, leave a comment on this story or on the forums, send an e-mail to podcast@nlsadd.com, or Twitter me @corynlsadd.

First Annual NL SADD Pumpkin Contest!

Submitted by Cory on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 18:13.
Pumpkin Puke by "Ranguard" on flickr

I am happy to announce the Great First Annual Northern Lights SADD Carved Pumpkin Contest!

(Or the "G-FAN-L-SADD-CPC" for short.) We are encouraging any and all high school and middle school SADD students in the entire Northern Lights SADD region - ND, MN, SD - to submit their entries. Prizes will be awarded!

  • Contest closes at midnight November 3rd (Sunday night).

  • Award is given for pumpkin(s) with best SADD theme. It could be any SADD logo, it could be a visual depiction of what SADD stands for, it could be Cow Moo, it could be Lee Erickson's head. Keep in mind the NL SADD conference theme this year is "An Army of One".
  • A design is not limited to only one pumpkin. However, every pumpkin used must be contained in one photo.
  • Pumpkins that are only painted do not count. The focus is on carved pumpkins.
  • Designs are not limited to lit-up-pumpkins in the dark. In other words, if your design is best viewed in daylight, go for it.
  • Each entry will be judged based on creativity and detail. Judging will be conducted by a small group of Northern Lights SADD staff members and advisory board students.
  • Pictures should be e-mailed to pics@nlsadd.com with subject of "Pumpkin Contest". Either include an attached photo or a link to where the photo is uploaded to. Also include the name(s) of the entrant(s) and your chapter. Submit photos from an active e-mail account - we may need to e-mail you back regarding details of your entry.

Winners will be announced the week following Halloween on www.nlsadd.com (this website).
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