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MIAMI HIGH SCHOOL AT NATIONAL CLOSE UP CONFERENCE

Left to right – Back row: William Price, Jeffrey Sanders, Dennis Davis, Josephine Klindt | Middle row: AnnMary Terrence, Kaycee Valencia, Olivia Romney, Brynnleigh Dickison, Eric Troglia | Front row: Jasmine Flores and Rhiannon Oldfield

Vandals Descend on Washington, DC

June saw a dozen Miami High School students visiting our nation’s capital for two different events. Unlike the original Vandals’ visit to Rome in 455 AD, the students all had a wonderful time and left the capital in good form.

Ten Miami students attended the Close Up Foundation program to meet people and tour the institutions at the heart of our national government. Designed to empower citizens to participate actively in our democracy, the students visited all the major memorials, the Smithsonian Institution, and Capitol Hill. They completed workshops applying what they learned to contemporary political issues, something particularly timely as the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade during the program, so students witnessed a major political development and the protests it engendered.

The trip was entirely free thanks to the generosity of the Arizona Cardinals and owner Michael Bidwell, who covered the costs and even flew the kids to DC in the Cardinals’ private jet.

Emma White and Serenity Verdugo placed in statewide competitions for Educators Rising, the national organization for students interested in becoming teachers. Emma and Serenity competed against students from across the country, with breakout sessions to discuss current isses in education and to help them prepare for college. Emma delivered a speech about why she wants to be a teacher in the EdRising Moment contest. Serenity competed in the Lesson Plan and Delivery: Humanities category, and placed in the top ten nationwide.

August is Skin Care Month

BY DEBORAH DOVE

For many of us, summer means soaking up the sun, whether sunbathing by the pool or on vacation at the beach, enjoying outside activities such as floating down the Lower Salt River, fishing on Seneca Lake, or hiking and bicycling outdoors. But however enjoyable those activities are, your skin pays the ultimate price for summer fun, particularly if you aren’t diligent about using sunscreen. The sun’s UVA rays are responsible for premature aging, while its UVB rays cause sunburns. Both forms of UV rays also damage your skin cell DNA.

This is even truer for fair-skinned people, a whopping 40 to 50 percent of whom will develop skin cancer by the age of sixty-five. This rate is likely higher in Arizona due to a multitude of factors, including higher elevation, being closer to the equator, and a warm climate much of the year.

While skin cancer is America’s most common cancer with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year, luckily, skin cancers are also one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. Even melanoma, the most invasive skin cancer with the highest risk of death, is highly curable if caught early, but prevention and early treatment are critical.

Sun exposure can also prematurely age the skin, causing wrinkles, age spots, and actinic keratosis (AK), a rough, scaly patch that appears on the skin due to extended sun exposure.

In fact, much of what we think of as natural aging is, in fact, due to sun exposure (it’s estimated that 90 percent of skin aging is due to the effects of the sun). However, that means it can be avoided—and it’s never too late to start.

Following are steps you can take today to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays:

• Don’t intentionally sunbathe or use tanning beds. • Always wear sunscreen when going outdoors. Choose a product with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30. The hands, face, and neck are particularly vulnerable to sun damage since they’re exposed most often. • Wear a hat with a brim to protect the face when out in the sun. • Avoid the sun between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., when ultraviolet rays are the strongest and most damaging. • See a dermatologist for an annual checkup to catch precancerous spots early. • Thoroughly examine your own skin monthly at home to detect early changes in your skin. Schedule a visit with your dermatologist immediately if a mole or patch of skin has changed in color, size, or shape or you experience symptoms such as itchiness, bleeding, or scaliness. Similarly, get any new bumps, lesions, and moles checked out to be safe.

What if your skin is already damaged from those teen years, or a life lived working in the sun?

At Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Skin Care Clinic and Medical Aesthetic Center, we offer comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of skinrelated problems.

We offer screening for skin cancers and provide both surgical and cosmetic services to address skin cancers and skin repair.

Contact us to schedule an appointment. We are often able to offer same-day appointments.

Open 1pm - 5pm Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday.