Village Living Volume 6 | Issue 12 | March 2016
He’s Unstoppable
neighborly news & entertainment for Mountain Brook
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odyssey Multiple diagnoses don’t get in the way of one of the state’s top golfers, Mountain Brook senior Jonathan Eyster.
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Saving Lives
Former Mountain Brook resident to race in Iditarod By SYDNEY CROMWELL The Iditarod is known as the last great race on Earth, and for good reason. Mushers and their dog teams must traverse 1,000 miles of Alaskan wilderness by sled, battling extreme cold, sleep deprivation and challenging terrain to be the first across the
finish line in Nome, Alaska. This year, when the sled teams leave Anchorage on March 5, former Mountain Brook resident Ryne Olson will be among them. Olson is now the owner of Ryno Kennel
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The team from Ryno Kennel, led by Alaskan huskies Neptune and Ham, prepares to start the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest in February 2015.
Fearless Fire Drills teaches children with sensory sensitivity how to respond in emergency situations.
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A team of sled dogs pulls Ryne Olson through the snow of Alaska. Olson said that mushing gives her the chance to see beautiful landscapes across the state. Photos courtesy of Ryne Olson.
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More apps, more problems for kids? Schools take proactive approach regarding students, social media By ANA GOOD There’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach to talking to children and teens about social media and the use of cellphones, said Mountain Brook’s Director of Student Services Dale Wisely, Ph.D. Rather, parents and guardians should approach the topics using multifaceted, age-appropriate strategies.
That model, explained Wisely, is how the city’s individual schools implement rules regarding cellphones and their use on school grounds. “Our practices differ among the elementary, junior high and high school students,” said Wisely. “For elementary students, our expectations are that they will not be using cells at school. It would not be a violation for an elementary school to have a cellphone in a backpack, for example, but we don’t
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allow their use during the school day.” Rules loosen up just slightly by the time students reach the junior high level. “At our junior high, students are allowed to bring cellphones, but they must stay out of sight during the school day,” Wisely said. “Many students have phones in their lockers.”
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