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Assignments *Supply shopping on a budget, page 3

*Secrets to studying for a

fresh start to a new year, page 9

*Don’t be a bully, page 14

August 2011 • A special publication of The Bryan-College Station Eagle

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INSIDE It’s back to the classroom for students across the Brazos Valley. The Eagle’s special issue on Back to School is meant to serve as a resource on topics ranging from registering for school and class supplies to how to help students study better and watch out for cyberbullying.

Page 3 Strategic school shopping Parents offer advice about trying to stick to a budget while buying the school supplies their kids need and want.

A&M Consolidated Tigers Date Aug. 25 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 Sept. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 * Homecoming + Kyle Field

Opponent Klein Oak at Cypress Woods at Austin Westlake Temple* at Killeen Ellison vs. Bryan + Killeen Shoemaker at Copperas Cove Harker Heights at Belton

Page 5 Bryan ISD school supplies & calendar Page 6 New leader, new beginnings Bryan’s new superintendent explains his themed challenge for faculty and staff to “Be The One” Bryan ISD contacts list

College Station registration Page 8 College Station ISD contacts & what vaccines are required by state law Page 9 Professor shares secrets to learning An A&M professor focuses his research on how students learn and what gets in the way of studying.

Page 10 Mascots, colors build school’s identity Find out how the local high schools picked their mascots and colors.

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Page 11 List of private schools in the area

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Page 12 Bryan clarifies dress code Officials, parents and students give their comments on some of the changes Bryan ISD registration and schedules Page 13 College Station schedule & calendar Page 14 Bullies’ behavior takes new form Steps parents and teens can take to prevent bullying, whether in person or online.

Page 15 List of schools in the Brazos Valley

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Rudder Rangers Date Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 * Homecoming

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Page 4 College Station ISD school supplies

Page 7 District continues excellence College Station ISD’s superintendent welcomes students back and describes changes and growth in the district.

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Strategic school shopping

By CASSIE SMITH cassie.smith@theeagle.com You know it when you see it: Parents — usually moms — clutching coupons and analyzing prices of everything from pens and paper to skirts and shoes. Sometimes, a child or two eagerly helps. Often, though, the kid complains that it (fill in the blank here of whatever object is up for inspection) is the wrong color, too last-year or that everyone else in their class has one.

It’s back to school time.

Each with their own strategy for shopping, many BryanCollege Station parents expressed the need to only buy necessary items, especially since the economy remains in a slump.

Cheryl H. Bridges, director of the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School, said many parents struggle with paying for kids’ wants versus their needs.

“The high price of being cool includes iPads, iPhones, Nooks, Kindles, computer notebooks and upgrades that have become nearly ubiquitous among students of all ages,” Bridges said. “What’s too much? Perhaps some of these items, gently used, are just fine.”

Bridges said many family household budgets are stretched already, making parents more selective with their purchases. She said back-toschool shopping is a great opportunity to give children lessons in money management as well.

“As shoppers stretch dollars, more parents than ever are trying new outlets such as Goodwill, consignment shops, dollar stores and sales in department and discount stores to find deals on name-

brand items,” she said. “If you find a super ‘deal’ on school supInside plies, consider purchasing See what school enough to last supplies your for several child needs this months.” year /4 & 5 Another tip for parents is to wait to shop for supplies until next month if possible.

“Waiting until September may have been a traditional method to save on opportunistic buys, but with inventories more available online, that ‘hot item’ might not be there in September,” she said.

“Still, lots of kids will retain some of their back-to-school allowance to be sure they can purchase the cool items others have the first week of school.”

Stick to a budget

Ashley Lewis spent the weekend hunting for bargains.

“My strategy is to spend as little as I can,” she said about supplies for her second-grader and kindergartner in College Station schools.

Lewis said despite her children being young, she’s already having to deal with them wanting what’s “cool” over what’s affordable.

“They either get this one or nothing at all. That’s the way it works,” she said. “They know momma’s the boss and you get this nothing at all.

They pretty much understand momma has a budget.”

Christy Hammond said she spent the weekend buying new clothes and school supplies for her children, who are going into the eighth grade and 12th grade in Bryan schools. Hammond said she only buys what she absolutely knows her children will need before school starts. She then

Eagle photo by Dave McDermand Babara Giammona (left) helps grandkids Hannah Giamonna, 8, Samual Byrd (center), 9, Lucas Giamonna and Barbara’s daughter-in-law Kathy Giammona (right, mother to the kids) find just the right lunch boxes at Target in College Station, while shopping for back-to-school supplies. waits until a teacher sends home a list before purchasing additional items to ensure nothing goes to waste.

Keeping an eye out for sale items also is on her radar.

“We’ve gone to different stores locally and if I see something on sale I just grab it then,” she said.

She said she’s tried to raise her children to understand the value of money and to not be materialistic.

“I think I got pretty lucky,” she said. “They’re sensible.

They want what everyone else has but they don’t want $100 jeans.”

Kelli Hollinger, assistant director for the Center for Retailing Studies at Mays Business School, said as residents emerge into a postrecession world, it’s important to teach children the value of a dollar.

“Involve kids in the shopping experience. Review the Sunday coupons. Compare

deals online at sites like price grabber.com or Amazon.

Establish a budget and stick to it,” Hollinger said. “This teaches valuable life lessons about budgeting, and excites them about the upcoming return to classroom learning.

By explaining that money is difficult to earn, kids appreciate their purchases more, and maybe even mom and dad.”

Hollinger said after a family purchases the items from the necessary list, only then should they evaluate what is left over to demonstrate to their children what good budgeting is all about.

Cool v. not-so

Frankie Eneks, 33, said she has a daughter going into second grade and a son going into third at Sul Ross Elementary.

“A couple of years ago we had to rely on the fact that the schools pool all of the kids’ supplies together,” she said.

“The teachers were pretty nice about letting us either bring some things later or telling us not to worry about it at all.”

Budgeting for supplies has been difficult, especially when children want the “coolest” of everything, she said.

“It can be hard because we do need to budget, and you know how kids are,” she said.

“Luckily the school supply lists keep it pretty low key.”

Eneks said it likely will become more of a challenge to buy the needs versus the children’s wants once they’re older.

“It will be more of a nightmare trying to keep up with their demands,” she said adding especially since she’ll have three more kids in school by then.

Eneks said she does most of the shopping beforehand and looks at generics when possible. She said she also keeps an eye out for coupons, whether it’s in the paper, online or from her mother.

“It would probably mortify the kids to show up with nothing because mommy was waiting on discounts,” she said, adding that she snagged a few packs of markers sold for $1 at H-E-B. Robin Tomchesson said she tries to get her shopping done for her third-grader at Johnson Elementary before supplies run out.

“It’s hard finding the cheaper folders. Some are 15 cents all the way up to $1.50 and of course I’d rather buy the 15cent one,” she said recently while standing in the school section at a store filled with others doing the same thing.

Advice all parents give: Shop early so you’re not pulling your hair out the night before school starts.

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COLLEGE STATION ISD SCHOOL SUPPLIES Note: Elementary school students should not label supplies. The following are basic supply lists to get your child started for the 20112012 school year. Additional supplies may be needed.

Kindergarten •12 No. 2 yellow pencils •3 boxes crayons, 24 count •1 box of water-based Crayola Original Markers, classic colors •1 pack of dry erase markers, 2 count •3 4-ounce bottles of white glue •4 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •1 pack of manila paper, 12 by 18 inches •2 packages of construction paper, assorted colors, 12 by 18 inches •2 composition notebooks •4 vinyl folders (red, green, blue and yellow) •2 boxes of facial tissue

First grade

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•12 No. 2 yellow pencils •2 soft pink erasers •2 boxes of crayons, 24 count •1 box of water-based Crayola Original Markers, classic colors •1 black dry erase marker •2 4-ounce bottles of white glue •6 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •1 pack of manila paper, 12 by 18 inches •1 pack of construction paper, assorted colors, 12 by 18 inches •2 composition notebooks •2 solid-colored 70-page wideruled spiral notebook •4 vinyl folders (red, green, blue and yellow) •1 small school box •2 boxes of facial tissue

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Second grade •24 No. 2 yellow pencils •2 soft pink erasers •2 boxes of crayons, 24 count •1 box of water-based Crayola •Original Markers, classic colors •1 pack of black dry erase markers, 2 count •1 4-ounce bottle of white glue •6 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •1 pack of notebook paper, wideruled (150 pages) •1 pack of manila paper, 12 by 18 inches •1 pack of construction paper, assorted colors, 12 by 18 inches •1 composition notebook •2 solid-colored 70-page wideruled spiral notebooks •4 vinyl folders (red, green, blue and yellow) •1 small school box •2 boxes of facial tissue

and yellow) •1 small school box •2 boxes of facial tissue

Fourth grade

•24 No. 2 yellow pencils •1 box colored pencils •1 box crayons, 24 count •1 box of water-based Crayola Original Markers, classic colors •2 red pens •2 yellow highlighters •2 packages of black dry erase markers, 2 count •1 4-ounce bottle of white glue •2 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •2 packages of wide-ruled notebook paper (150 sheets per pack) •2 solid-colored 70-page wideruled spiral notebooks •4 vinyl folders (red, green, blue and yellow) •1 pencil pouch •2 boxes of facial tissues

Intermediate Schools: Fifth grade

Third grade •24 No. 2 yellow pencils •2 soft pink erasers •1 box of crayons, 24 count •1 box of water-based Crayola Original Markers, classic colors •1 pack of black dry erase markers, 2 count •1 4-ounce bottle of white glue •4 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •2 packages of wide-ruled notebook paper (150 sheets per pack) •1 pack of manila paper, 12 by 18 inches •1 pack of construction paper, assorted colors, 12 by 18 inches •2 solid-colored 70-page wideruled spiral notebooks •1 composition notebook •4 vinyl folders (red, green, blue

•24 No. 2 pencils •1 pack of colored pencils •4 dry erase markers, blue or black (wide tip) •2 highlighter pens •1 pack of blue or black ballpoint pens •2 red ballpoint pens •1 pair of scissors •2 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •2 packages of wide-ruled notebook paper (150 sheets per pack) •4 spiral notebooks •1 3-inch binder with plastic front cover •1 pack of notebook dividers with tabs •1 three-hole pencil pouch •4 pocket folders with brads •2 boxes of facial tissue Orchestra: •1 black plastic three-ring binder

with plastic window front •Essential Elements for 2000 Strings, Book 1 (beginner orchestra) — available at area music stores Music: •1 1-1/2 inch black plastic, 3ring binder with plastic window front Art: •1 pack of construction paper, assorted colors, 12 by 18 inches ESL: •2 spiral notebooks

Sixth grade •24 No. 2 pencils •1 pack of colored pencils •4 dry erase markers, blue or black (wide tip) •2 highlighter pens •1 pack of blue or black ballpoint pens •2 red ballpoint pens •1 pair of scissors •2 glue sticks, Elmer’s preferred •2 packages of wide-ruled notebook paper (150 sheets per pack) •4 spiral notebooks •1 3-inch three-ring binder with metal rings •1 pack of notebook dividers with tabs •1 three-hole pencil pouch •4 pocket folders with brads •2 boxes of facial tissue Orchestra: •1 black plastic three-ring binder with plastic window front

•Essential Elements for Strings, Book 2 (advanced orchestra) — available at area music stores Band: •1 black plastic three-ring binder with plastic window front Choir: •1 1-inch black plastic three-ring binder with plastic window front •1 pack of notebook dividers with tabs Art: •1 pack of construction paper, assorted colors, 12 by 18 inches Drama: •1 pocket folder with brads ESL: •2 spiral notebooks PE: •Cypress Grove only — purchase uniform in school office

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Pre-kindergarten box of crayons, 16 count boxes of baby wipes package of paper plates package of safety pins box of facial tissue 4-ounce bottle of glue regular-sized backpack package of colored pencils pair of Fiskar scissors box of zip-lock bags box of Fruit Loops jumbo glue stick box of colored markers

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•2 glue sticks •12 No. 2 pencils •2 boxes of crayons, 16- or 24count •1 box washable markers •2 red erasers •1 box of bright-colored watercolors •4 pocket folders without brads (solid colors) •1 small plastic school supply box •1 bath towel for rest time (no mats) •2 boxes of facial tissue •1 box of baby wipes •1 box of quart-size zip-top plastic bags •1 box of gallon-size zip-top plastic bags First grade •1 5-inch pair of scissors •2 8 oz. plastic bottles of glue •12 No. 2 pencils •1 box of crayons, 24 count •1 box of bright markers •2 boxes of facial tissue •4 pocket folders, without brads (solid colors) •1 wide-ruled spiral notebook •1 plastic school box •1 pink pearl eraser •1 ruler with metric and standard markings •1 box of quart-size zip-top plastic bags •2 glue sticks Second grade •1 5-inch pair of scissors •2 glue sticks •12 No. 2 yellow pencils •1 box of crayons, 24 count •1 red marking pencil or pen •2 boxes of facial tissue

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•6 pocket folders with brads •2 wide-ruled spiral notebooks •1 plastic school box •1 pink pearl eraser •1 ruler with metric and standard markings •1 highlighter •1 box of quart-sized plastic ziptop bags Third grade •1 third-grade handwriting tablet •1 5-inch pair of scissors •1 8 oz. plastic bottle of glue •12 No. 2 pencils •1 box of crayons, 24 count •1 red marking pencil or pen •2 boxes of facial tissue •6 pocket folders with brads •2 wide-ruled spiral notebooks •1 plastic school supply box •1 big eraser •1 ruler with metric and standard markings •2 packs of wide-ruled notebook paper •4 dry erase markers Fourth grade •1 box of colored pencils •2 5-inch pairs of scissors •1 4-ounce plastic bottle of glue •2 glue sticks •12 No. 2 pencils •1 box of crayons, 24 count •2 red ballpoint pens •4 blue or black ballpoint pens •2 boxes of facial tissue

•6 pocket folders with brads •2 wide-ruled spiral notebooks •4 packs of wide-ruled, notebook paper •1 plastic school box •2 pink pearl erasers •1 ruler with metric and standard markings •2 highlighters •1 pencil sharpener Fifth grade •2 boxes of colored pencils •1 5-inch pair of scissors •1 2-inch three-ring binder •2 packs of wide-ruled notebook paper •1 4-ounce plastic bottle of glue or 1 glue stick •12 No. 2 pencils •1 box of crayons, 24 count •1 box of bright markers •2 red ballpoint pens •2 blue or black ballpoint pens •2 boxes of facial tissue •10 pocket folders with brads (solid colors) •2 dry erase markers •1 ruler with metric and standard markings •2 highlighters

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Note: This is a minimum supply list for the beginning of the school year. After school has started, your child’s teacher will notify you when additional supplies are needed. Middle school and high school students should bring a pen or pencil and paper the first day of school and teachers will inform students of what supplies are needed in each class.

BRYAN ISD CALENDAR

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BRYAN ISD CONTACTS Administration — Travis Education Support Center 101 Texas Ave. 209-1000 www.bryanisd.org Superintendent: Dr. Thomas Wallis Communications director: Sandra Farris, 209-1022 Board of Trustees president: Maritza Hoffman Vice president: Douglas Wunneburger Secretary: Kelli Levey Board members: Felicia Benford, Merrill Green, John Street and David Stasny Bryan High School Grades 9-12 8:25 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

3450 Campus Drive 209-2400 Principal: Diana Werner Rudder High School Grades 9-12 8:25 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

3251 Austin’s Colony Pkwy.

209-7900 Principal: Hugh Piatt Bryan Collegiate High School Grades 9-12 1901 E. Villa Maria Road 209-2790 Principal: Christina Richardson

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Hammond-Oliver High School for Human Sciences 1305 Memorial Drive 209-2800 Dean: Judy Hughson

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Stephen F. Austin Middle School Grades 6-8 8:00 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

801 S. Ennis St. 209-6700 Principal: Patti Moore Arthur L. Davila Middle School Grades 6-8 8:05 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

2751 N. Earl Rudder Freeway 209-7150 Principal: Scott Martindale Jane Long Middle School Grades 6-8 8:00 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

1106 N. Harvey Mitchell Parkway 209-6500 Principal: Lindsay Harris Sam Rayburn Middle School Grades 6-8 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

1048 N. Earl Rudder Freeway 209-6600 Principal: Lane Buban

Bonham Elementary Grades K-5 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

3100 Wilkes Drive 209-1200 Principal: Ken Newbold Bowen Elementary Grades K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

3870 Copperfield Drive 209-1300 Principal: Amy Clark Branch Elementary Grades K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

2040 W. Villa Maria Road 209-2900 Principal: James Henry Carver Early Childhood Center Pre-K 8 to 11 a.m. or noon to 3 p.m.

1601 West Martin L. King Jr. St. 209-3700 Principal: Mary Blackburn Crockett Elementary Grades Pre-K-5 K-5: 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

401 Elm Ave. 209-2960 Principal: Judy Joiner Fannin Elementary Grades K-5 7:35 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

1200 Baker Ave. 209-3800 Principal: Ed Fellows Henderson Elementary Grades K-5 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

801 Matous St. 209-1560 Principal: Danielle Legg Houston Elementary Grades K-5 7:35 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

4501 Canterbury Drive 209-1360

Principal: Holly Scott Johnson Elementary Grades K-5 8:05 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.

3800 Oak Hill Drive 209-1460 Principal: Carol Happ Jones Elementary Grades Pre-K-5 K-5: 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

1400 Pecan Street 209-3900 Principal: Jason Puente Kemp Elementary Grades K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

750 Bruin Trace 209-3760 Principal: Kelli Deegear Milam Elementary Grades Pre-K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

1201 Ridgedale Street 209-3960 Principal: Tracy Spies Mitchell Elementary Grades K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

2500 Austin’s Colony Parkway 209-1400 Principal: Karen Kaspar Navarro Elementary Grades K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

4619 Northwood Drive 209-1260 Principal: Marilyn Rosas Neal Elementary Grades K-5 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

801 W. Martin L. King Jr. St. 209-3860 Principal: Linda Asberry

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have always looked forward to the start of school each year. I can still remember being very excited about the first day of school as a young child. I was excited about learning, about meeting my teachers and being with my friends. I have continued to experience that excitement as a teacher, a principal, and a superintendent. Every year is an opportunity for a new beginning and most importantly, an opportunity to learn.

As Bryan ISD’s new superintendent, I am even more excited to begin this school year, because I am anticipating a great year in store for everyone. We have a school district that is committed to providing the best for our students. Whether it is oneon-one tutoring for struggling students, a cutting-edge technique learned in a career tech class, or the rigorous challenge of an advanced placement course, we have something for everyone.

I have high expectations for our staff as they conduct the very important business of educating the children of our community. I am challenging my faculty and staff to Be The One this year. This theme has a dual meaning.

First, I want Bryan ISD to be a unified entity as we move through the school year.

Providing a quality education is our common purpose, and

Dr. Thomas Wallis

Bryan ISD Superintendent everything we do must reflect that goal. Second, I want every student to know that our teachers and staff will Be The One to: • Inspire • Motivate • Listen • Learn • Teach • Excite • Shape • Empower • Believe • Engage • Demonstrate • Develop • Influence With these ideals in mind, Bryan ISD will be well on its way to becoming a leading school district in the state of Texas, if not the nation. Lofty goals are nothing without those willing to work hard, and I pledge to you that I, as well as my staff, consider it a privilege to work hard for the children of Bryan ISD.

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• Children who have a diagnosed disability • Children of single parents • Children in a distressed situation (abuse, neglect, foster child) A committee evaluates applicants for qualification into the program. There are 196 slots available in the Head Start program. Classes are offered on all elementary campuses.

To enroll in the pre-kindergarten program, a child must: • Reside in College Station • Be 4 years of age on or before Sept. 1 • Qualify for free or reduced lunch (using current school lunch eligibility schedule) A child whose family is overincome and does not meet income requirements may qualify by language. However, he/she must take the IDEA Oral Language Proficiency Test to determine eligibility prior to entry into the prekindergarten program.

Classes are offered on two elementary campuses.

CSISD also offers services to babies through 3 years old.

Services are available in a homebased setting. Eligibility is income-based and residency in College Station is required.

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Note: The district does not accept students who live outside College Station.

When enrolling non-citizen students, parents or guardians should also bring the following: • Child’s passport and I-94.

The district prefers a photo I.D. of the student and parent/guardian.

• Proof of residence (electric bill or lease agreement); Note: The district does not issue I-20’s.

The following are the requirements to enroll a child in the Head Start program: • Residence in College Station • Four years of age on or before Sept. 1 • Meet income guidelines set forth by the federal government In accordance with Head Start standards and Policy Council recommendations, priority consideration is given to: • Children whose parents receive TANF benefits through the Department of Human Services

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ver the last decade, CSISD has added 3,000 students to its rolls, and the projection is for CSISD to continue to grow.

As the district grows, keeping up with the building and infrastructure needs has been a priority for the district, and CSISD is well positioned to accommodate new students as they come to the district.

This fall, CSISD will open Greens Prairie Elementary as well as additions at Oakwood Intermediate and A&M Consolidated Middle School. Oakwood has a new classroom wing, additional parking and new plan for traffic flow around the campus, and AMCMS will open a new wing that includes new classrooms, a new science lab and a new technology lab.

Next year, CSISD will open College Station High School and several renovations to A&M Consolidated High School will begin.

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Administration 1812 Welsh Ave. 764-5400 Superintendent: Dr. Eddie Coulson School board president: Valerie Jochen Vice president: Paul Dorsett Secretary: Jeff Harris Board members: Carol Barrett, Kimberly McAdams, Randall Pitcock and Garland Watson The school board meets on the third Tuesday of each month in the CSISD Board room.

Southwood Valley Elementary Grades K-4 2700 Brothers Blvd.

764-5590 Principal: Kristiana Hamilton

State law requires students in Texas schools to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases.

All immunizations should be completed by the first date of attendance. The law requires that students be fully vaccinated against the specified diseases.

• Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis: DTaP comes in three doses, and a tetanus booster shot must be administered within the last three years.

• Tdap: For seventhgraders, one dose of Tdap is required if at least five years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheriacontaining vaccine. For eighththrough twelfth-graders, one dose is required when 10 years have passed.

• Polio: There are two vaccinations possibilities: Either three doses as long as one of the doses is received after the child’s fourth birthday, or four

Timber Academy 105 Timber St. 764-5540 Principal: Margie Martinez

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A&M Consolidated High Grades 9-12 1801 Harvey Mitchell Parkway 764-5500 Principal: Buddy Reed College Station High Grades 9-12 4002 Victoria Avenue 694-5800 Principal: Mike Martindale A&M Consolidated Middle Grades 7-8 105 Holik Drive 764-5575 Principal: Nkrumah Dixon College Station Middle Grades 7-8 900 Rock Prairie Road 764-5545 Principal: Oliver Hadnot

694-5870 Principal: Donna Bairrington Pebble Creek Elementary Grades K-4 200 Parkview Drive 764-5595 Principal: Annette Roraback Rock Prairie Elementary Grades K-4 3400 Welsh Ave. 764-5570 Principal: Kathryn Ballard South Knoll Elementary Grades K-4 1220 Boswell St. 764-5580 Principal: Laura Richter

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Intermediate and middle schools: 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

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College Hills Elementary School Grades K-4 1101 Williams 764-5565 Principal: Jane Rankin Creek View Elementary Grades K-4 1001 Eagle Ave. 694-5890 Principal: Tami Laza Forest Ridge Elementary Grades K-4 1950 Greens Prairie Road West 694-5801 Principal: Terresa Katt Greens Prairie Elementary Grades K-4 4315 Greens Prairie Trail

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• Measles, Mumps and Rubella: MMR shots have to be given after the child turns 1, and two rounds of measles vaccinations are required.

• Hepatitis B: Administered on three separate occasions.

• Hepatitis A: Two doses are required.

• Varicella: Also known as chickenpox, these vaccines should be given after the child’s first birthday. Kids age 13 and over who haven’t received the vaccine need two shots.

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When it comes to remembering what you learn, technology is not always a good thing, according to Bill Klemm, professor of neuroscience at Texas A&M. “The two main problems students have with learning easily are identified: time management and multi-tasking,” he said.

Klemm, who began teaching at A&M in 1966 in the biology department and now teaches at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, said students often don’t learn time management skills before they get to college. Once there, students are overwhelmed with “so many things to do.”

Multi-tasking also prevents them from learning effectively, he said.

“When I was in school, we didn’t have television, we didn’t have Twitter, or video games. It was a lot easier to study and concentrate,” he said.

His interest in applying what memory researchers have discovered to help students led to writing the book Better Grades, Less Effort that published about a year ago.

It’s an explanation of 20 tips that will help students learn.

He has written 12 other published books, and writes The Memory Medic column in The Eagle’s monthly 50 Plus special section.

He priced it affordably at $2.49 and recently finished recording it as an audio book.

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Special to The Eagle Bill Klemm, professor of neuroscience at Texas A&M, focuses his research on the way students learn and has written several books on the subject. memory when he was a child and his father was a recruiter for The Dale Carnegie course, which included lessons on memorization. Klemm said he took the class and became good at memorization.

He said he is now “semiretired” and teaches one freshman year seminar at A&M to help freshmen adapt.

Klemm said he often sees college students who weren’t taught study skills in high school. When they get to college, they realize they really don’t know as much as they should, he said.

A fad, especially in science, is “inquiry learning,” Klemm said, which focuses on handson activities as a way to learn science. That’s fine, he said, but students still need to be able to remember science lessons.

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Klemm aimed his book at students in high school, college or job training programs.

It’s also for elementary school students, but parents should read and explain his tips.

The most common explanation for failure of people to remember new learned events, he writes, is that after a learning event, a certain amount of uninterrupted time is needed to “consolidate” the short-term memory into a more lasting one. If new stimuli is presented immediately after learning something new, people can forget what they learned, he said.

Klemm’s first of 20 tips is, “Get motivated, be attentive.”

He writes that if people want to learn, they will, and sufficient motivation can help them overcome almost anything, including bad teaching, boring subjects and personal problems.

“Motivation comes from attitude, and attitude matters,” he writes. “In a school environment, one of the most destructive things to a positive attitude about learning is early experience with performing less well than hoped for.”

He also suggests that people improve their attentiveness.

What people learn is limited to what they pay attention to, Klemm writes, and they should decide what to pay attention to and for how long.

People who multi-task don’t do an optimal job on any of the tasks because “the brain

does not have the capacity to pay attention to everything at once,” he writes.

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tle things like frequent texting, he writes, and then don’t have enough time for learning and studying. He suggests keeping a calendar diary and logging in what is done each hour of the day.

Klemm writes that students should make studying their first priority, and allocate time each day to study what they learned in class that day.

He warns students should not procrastinate and then “cram,” which he writes is the most common and destructive learning practice for most students. Studying the last day or so before the exam means it takes more time to achieve the same results than it does to study a few minutes each day, and it also usually results in the study material not being cemented into long-term memory, he says.

Third tip: “Don’t memorize by rote.” Students should find associations to help memorize things, rather than by rote, or memorization by repetition, Klemm says.

“Just reviewing something over and over is not very reli-

able because there are no cues or associations to help form the memory or recall it,” he writes.

Fourth tip: “Memorize only what you can’t deduce.”

Efficient memorization strategies must include distinguishing information that students must memorize from the information they can get to by reasoning. This reduces the amount of information that has to be memorized.

Fifth tip: “Believe in your ability — and make those beliefs correct.” Beliefs about memory ability can cause a poor memory, Klemm says.

Those who have convinced themselves that they have a weakness in memory ability may not do what is needed to improve their capability, he writes.

Experiments have shown that students overestimate how much they know and underestimate the value of repeated study of the same material.

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Mascots, colors build school’s identity

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You may soon be if your child is scheduled to attend College Station High School, which is scheduled to open for classes in August 2012 as the purple and black Cougars.

The future students of the school recently selected the animal as their mascot.

It will join the ranks of a variety of Texas mascots, though not as unique — or even quirky — as these: New Braunfels Unicorns, Frost Polar Bears, Hutto Hippos, Cisco Loboes, El Campo Ricebirds, Lewisville Fighting Farmers, Mesquite Skeeters and Roscoe Plowboys and Plowgirls.

Newly hired principal Mike Martindale said the seventh- and eighth-graders had the privilege of being a part of their school’s history by selecting the mascot and school colors.

The final selection joins the blue and silver Bryan Vikings, the blue and green Rudder Rangers and the maroon, white and silver Consolidated Tigers.

Martindale said he gave the students a write-in survey, which was narrowed down to the most popular selections, and then sent back to the children for the final vote.

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“I think probably the colors and the mascot ultimately ends up being a school’s calling card,” he said. “It’s neat to have something catchy and involve the kids in this.”

The students haven’t made all the decisions for local schools.

The Bryan school board elected Bryan Collegiate High School’s mascot and school colors: Panther, with colors navy blue with maroon and silver accents.

Trustees voted 3-2 to choose the animal over the second option, an eagle, after reviewing recommendations presented from a survey of thenfuture students and staff of the new school.

Earl Rudder High School was named for General James Earl Rudder, a soldier, land com-

missioner and president of Texas A&M University. As a lieutenant colonel, Rudder became commander and trainer of the Second Ranger Battalion, which played a role in the D-Day invasion. The Rudder’s Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc and destroyed German gun batteries.

The Bryan school’s mascot is the Rangers.

Not all mascots started out as community favorites, a former teacher at Bryan High School said, citing the choice: Vikings with colors blue and silver.

Mary Edna Dorsey taught in the Bryan school district from 1958 to 2002, during which she was at four other Bryan schools.

Dorsey said she got to watch as students voted for the Vikings to be Bryan High School’s mascot.

“That’s was the year the Minnesota Vikings were big, big, big,” she said.

Despite the mascot having no local relevance, the principal at the time allowed the decision to stay since it was the students who had selected it. Dorsey said she recalls not everyone in the community was happy about the vote initially.

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“They didn’t think that related to anything,” she said.

“When I came here to teach in the fall of ‘58, all of the elementary buildings were named for Texas heroes: Travis, Milam, Fannin and Stephen F. Austin.

Then it started changing when we started running out of Texas heroes. But everything related to something. The Vikings didn’t even come anywhere near this part of the world.”

In the end, she said, it didn’t really matter.

The students took pride in their new mascot, she said.

Schools and universities over the years have been sensitive about ensuring no other campus has a mascot too similar — even if it’s several states away.

Several top officials with the College Station school district have said they’re not sure how the mascot ended up being Tigers for A&M Consolidated High School, but in 2007 the campus was challenged on its logo.

The University of Missouri-Columbia sent the district a letter asking them

to stop using the high school’s logo because the image of the head of a tiger baring its teeth is “nearly identical” to the university’s logo, according to an article in The Eagle. To prevent being sued, the high school unveiled a new logo of a maroon, white and black image of a tiger baring its teeth.

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3-year-olds to kindergarten 906 George Bush Drive College Station, 77840 696-1728 Head of school: Mary Skow General: St. Thomas Early Learning Center is a fullylicensed, nonprofit school which began in 1964. It is accredited by National Association Education Young Child and Southwestern Association Episcopal Schools.

The school is nationally recognized for its Nature Explore Programs, gardening and park-like playground areas.

Note: The school offers both half-day and full-day kindergarten Still Creek Christian School www.stillcreekranch.org Grades K-12 6055 Hearne Road Bryan, 77808 589-3206 Headmasters: Danielle Lyon and Brad Raphael Projected enrollment: 75 Starting date: Aug. 29 Tuition: $350 per month; school supplies, $100/semester General: A private school that offers day school programs and boarding school. The school offers equestrian and trade school opportunities.

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Allen Academy www.allenacademy.org Grades Pre-K to 12 3201 Boonville Road Bryan, 77806 776-0731 Head of School: John P. Rouse Projected enrollment: 300 Start date: Aug. 22 Tuition: $4,710-$9,995/year General: The college preparatory school, in operation since 1886, is a nonprofit foundation governed by a board of trustees.

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BRYAN ISD REGISTRATION State law requires school attendance between the ages of 6 and 18. A child must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to enter kindergarten. To enter first grade, a child must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1.

It’s recommended students new to the district register at their designated campus before school begins in order to have a class assignment on the first day.

Students enrolling in the Bryan school district must provide the following documents: • Child’s birth certificate • Child’s Social Security card • Proof of physical residence — utility bill or lease agreement, driver’s license, voter registration card, utilities termination or application, builder contract (need one) • Appropriate Pre-K eligibility documentation for (Pre-Kindergarten students only) • Transcript from previous school • Immunization record validated with physician’s signature or stamp, including DPT, poliomyelitis, chicken pox (varicella),

Hepatitis A& B and measlesmumps-rubella. (A TB test is required if students are entering from outside the United States.)

Pre-kindergarten registration The Bryan Independent School District offers an instructional program for eligible 4-year-olds during the 2011-2012 school year. Children will attend one three-hour session each day: morning or afternoon. Transportation is available.

To qualify, children: • Must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1.

• Must have limited English proficiency or a family income within guidelines for free/ reduced meals (proof of income required) • Must provide documents listed in general registration section above For more information, call Carver Early Childhood Center at 209-3700, Bonham Elementary at 209-1200, Crockett Elementar y at 209-2960, Jones Elementar y at 209-3900 or Milam Elementary at 209-3960.

Bryan clarifies dress code

BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH alexandria.randolph@theeagle.com A change to the dress code at the Bryan school district has pleased some parents and staff, but students aren’t so sure.

New rules that go into effect this fall require boys to be clean-shaven and wear belts with tucked-in shirts. Everyone’s shoulders and legs above the knee must be covered. Clothes with holes or tears are prohibited.

Hugh Piatt, principal of Rudder High School, said the changes are all about professionalism.

“The objective of high school is to get kids to graduate and be successful,” Piatt said. “As we teach them to be young men and ladies, dress is a part of that.”

Piatt said the new rules will clean up the look of the campus and the students, as well as be easier to enforce.

“Any time you change policies, there’s going to be interpretation issues, but this dress code is less objective than the last,” Piatt said. “In past years, people have complained about the fingertip-length rule, saying that some kids had longer or shorter arms. With this code, there’s no room for that.”

Parent Jennifer Doran is happy about the new rules.

“It’s good that they are changing every-

thing,” Doran said. “A lot of boys wear their pants on the ground, and I can’t stand it!”

Doran even suggested that the restrictions should go further.

“I don’t understand why they just don’t go to school uniforms,” she said. “There would be nothing to complain about.”

But Doran’s daughter, Dena, who attends Davila Middle School, has a different opinion.

“I don’t like it,” she said. “There are a lot of types of shirts you can’t wear anymore.”

Rudder High School student Crystal Garcia said she didn’t agree with the new rules and didn’t plan to change how she dresses because of them.

“We joined a Facebook group saying that we weren’t going to follow the code,” Garcia said.

Piatt said some resistance is to be expected.

“But usually 90 percent will be compliant, and as for the rest, we’ll be ready for it,” he said.

Piatt said Rudder High’s administration is informing parents by sending out an informational ad in the students’ schedule pick-up packets. There will also be a letter sent through the mail.

At Bryan High School, vice principal Hugo Ibarra said posters relating to the dress code changes have been posted around the school.

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Bryan High School Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

— Last names beginning with AE, all grades Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

— Last names beginning with FL, all grades Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Last names beginning with M-R, all grades Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

— Last names beginning with SZ, all grades

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Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m. — Viking Freshman Fish Camp, Silver Cafeteria Aug. 29, 6 p.m. — Open house Rudder High School Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. — Ninth-grade schedule pickup Wednesday, noon to 6 p.m. — 10th-grade schedule pickup Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. — 11th-grade schedule pickup Thursday, 2 to 6 p.m. — Rudder

Ranger Freshman Fish Camp Friday, noon to 6 p.m. — 12thgrade schedule pickup Sept. 12, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Open House Bryan Collegiate High School Tuesday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. — 10th-grade schedule pickup Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Panther Camp Orientation for new students

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last names beginning with M-Z Sept. 12 — Open house Cypress Grove Intermediate Aug. 11, 9 to 11 a.m. — Fifthgrade schedule pickup Aug. 11, 1 to 3 p.m. — Sixthgrade schedule pickup Aug. 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — schedule pickup make-up day Aug. 21, 2 to 4 p.m. — student walk-thru for all students Sept. 6, 5:30 to 7 p.m. — Fifthgrade open house Sept. 8, 5:30 to 7 p.m. — Sixth-grade open house Oakwood Intermediate Aug. 9, 1 to 3 p.m. — Fifth-grade schedule pickup Aug. 10, 1 to 3 p.m.

— Sixth-grade schedule pickup Aug. 15, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Schedule pickup make-up day Sept. 6, 5:30 to 7 p.m. — Fifthgrade open house Sept. 8, 5:30 to 7 p.m. — Sixthgrade open house College Hills Elementary Aug. 18, 5 to 6 p.m. — Meet the teacher Aug. 29, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 30, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — First-and second-grade orientation Aug. 30, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Third-and fourth-grade orientation Creek View Elementary Aug. 18, 4:30 to 6 p.m. — Meet the Teacher Aug. 18, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 30, 6 to 7 p.m. — First- and second-grade orientation Sept. 1, 6 to 7 p.m. — Third- and fourth-grade orientation

Forest Ridge Elementary Aug. 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Meet the Teacher Aug. 30, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 30, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. — First- and second-grade orientation Sept. 1, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Third- and fourth-grade orientation Greens Prairie Elementary Aug. 18, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Meet the Teacher Aug. 23, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 25, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Firstand second-grade orientation Aug. 30, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Thirdand fourth-grade orientation Pebble Creek Elementary Aug. 17, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 18, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Meet the Teacher Aug. 23, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Firstand second-grade orientation Aug. 25, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Thirdand fourth grade orientation Rock Prairie Elementary Aug. 18, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Meet the Teacher Aug. 17, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m. — Firstand second-grade orientation Sept. 1, 6:30 to 8 p.m. — Thirdand fourth-grade orientation South Knoll Elementary Aug. 18, 5 to 6:30 p.m. — Meet the Teacher

Aug. 29, 6 to 7 p.m. — First- and second-grade orientation Aug. 30, 6 to 7:30 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Sept. 1, 6 to 7 p.m. — Third- and fourth-grade orientation Southwood Valley Elementary Aug. 18, 6 to 7 p.m. — Kindergarten orientation Aug. 18, 5 to 6 p.m. — Meet the Teacher Aug. 30, 6 to 7 p.m. — First- and second-grade orientation Sept. 1, 6 to 7 p.m. — Third-and fourth-grade orientation

Continued from 12 The staff is trying to make the change a positive experience, he said.

“I think it’s going to be interesting when we get back to school,” Ibarra said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to adjust.”

COLLEGE STATION CALENDAR Aug. 8-10: New Teacher Institute Aug. 12-19: Staff development Aug. 22: First day of school Sept. 5: School holiday Sept. 27: End of first six weeks Sept. 28: Beginning of second six weeks Oct. 10: Staff development/student holiday Nov. 4: End of second six weeks Nov. 7: Beginning of third six weeks Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving holidays Dec. 20: End of third six weeks Dec. 21-Jan. 5: Winter break Jan. 6: Staff development/student holiday Jan. 9: Beginning of fourth six

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A&M Consolidated High School Monday, 1 to 4 p.m. — 12thgrade schedule pickup Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m. — 11thgrade schedule pickup Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m. — 10thgrade schedule pickup Thursday, 8:30 a.m. — Fish Camp and New student pickup, last names beginning with A-E Thursday, 9:30 a.m. — Fish Camp and New student pickup, last names beginning with F-K Thursday, 1 p.m. — Fish Camp and New student pickup, last names beginning with L-Q Thursday, 2 p.m. — Fish Camp and New student pickup, last names beginning with R-Z Aug. 18, 4 to 7 p.m. — Schedule pickup makeup day Sept. 19, 6 to 8 p.m. — Open house

CODE: Positive adjustment

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Bullies’ behavior takes new form

By MAGGIE KIELY maggie.kiely@theeagle.com

Being a victim of school bullying is nothing new.

For decades, bullies have been stealing lunch money, setting up schoolyard fights, spreading rumors, name calling their classmates and using bus rides to thoroughly tease or intimidate other students.

Prior to kids having access to the Internet, many child development and relationship experts focused research on studying the interactions of students while at school.

But now bullies have access to an entire new system of bullying, one that continuously evolves and isn’t as easy to track.

“It’s clear that there is a new type of bullying and that’s the cyberbullying,” said Jan Hughes, a Texas A&M researcher and professor in the educational psychology.

About 15 to 35 percent of all students have been victim to cyberbullying, while about 10 to 20 percent say they have been the cyberbully, according to the Cyberbullying Research Institute at Florida Atlantic University.

Look out early teens

Texas A&M researchers with the Peer Relations and Adjustments Lab — a research group consisting of undergraduate and graduate

students who study a variety of child development issues, including bullying — said middle school students are the most likely to engage in cyberbullying When some people think of the tactic, they likely envision a bully sending mean messages directly to a person or a group of people about a certain student or something along the lines of cyberstalking — when a bully persistently sends threatening messages to someone, researchers said.

But cyberbullying can take many different forms, incuding these examples: someone pretending to be someone else in sending harmful messages; someone sending or posting untrue statements about another; or exclusion, which happens when someone intentionally elminates a person online, like blocking an individual on Facebook for example, according to PRA Lab research.

Local school officials said because cyberbullying often takes place at home, it’s a challenge for them to deal with appropriately.

As a result, a lot of responsibility falls back on the parent to help prevent their child from either becoming a cyberbully or being a victim to it, said College Station Superintendent Eddie Coulson.

“People have to communicate with us so that we can know that there is an issue,”

he said. “We have to be vigilant about making sure communication is out there.”

Boys v. girls bullying

Although cyberbullying has become more prevalent in recent years, traditional bullying strategies are still being used, Hughes said.

Bullying can start as early as Pre-K and once someone becomes a victim to bullying, they’re more likely to be victimized the next year, Hughes said.

“With respect to a characteristic that put a child at risk for bullying, the single most predictor is not having a network of friends,” she said.

Boys who bully tend to stick with more simple tactics, such as being physical or using name calling, she said, while girls take on more sophisticated ways.

For example, she said, a girl who becomes “popular” at a young age will spread rumors or use gossip to exclude others from her peer group.

While some research suggests that bullies often are insecure, Hughes said her findings show that many “have an inflated perception of their own self worth.”

Research indicates the best way school officials can combat bullying is by creating an environment where it is clear the behavior will not be accepted, she said.

Many incidents could be

Tips for parents, teens to stop cyberbuling

Monitoring and punishing cyberbullies can be a challenge for school officials as much of the activity takes place on home computers.

Some steps parents can take in helping to prevent cyberbullying include: • Carefully monitor online activity, especially social networking accounts.

• To get an idea of what kids are dealing with so they can better help, visit and become familiar with media sites frequently visited by their child.

• Establish family rules about Internet use and what they’re allowed to access.

• Keep the computer in an

open area of the home, such as the living room.

• Explain that while it may seem like they are doing things anonymously, most of their activity can easily be tracked.

Teens can help decrease incidences of cyberbullying by: • Refuse to forward negative or potentially harmful messages • Block known cyberbullies from social network accounts • Report any incidences to a school official or another trusted authority figure • Talk to friends about the impacts of cyberbullying

avoided if the bystanders would step in, she said.

Oftentimes, the students witnessing the bullying are afraid that if they step in they could become a target.

While providing social skills tools to help everyone at the school prevent bullying is recommended, Hughes said teachers should be careful when it comes to individually working with bullies.

“One thing that won’t be very helpful are all the interventions that are one-on-one,” she said.

“While social skills

training is often recommended, we have to remember that the bully is strategically using these skills to accomplish a goal.”

— National Crime Prevention Council

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