School News: Learn What Kids Know About Drugs

Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week

Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.

March 23, 2012

Learn What Kids Know About Drugs

Parents will have an opportunity to learn about illegal and legal substances being marketed to their kids when Lynn Riemer, President of Act on Drugs, Inc., speaks in Brighton on April 3rd, 2012. Riemer will explain synthetic marijuana products being marketed as incense, how the potency of today’s marijuana has increased, health concerns about energy drinks, bath salts that are being inhaled and injected, and the dangerous abuse of inhalants in everyday household products. From alcohol to prescription drugs, methamphetamine to “Ecstasy”, parents will find out how to detect and prevent substance abuse.

Riemer has developed an outstanding reputation as a trainer on the issues related to drugs. She talks to students, communities, companies, and governmental agencies on drug awareness, recognition and prevention. As an experienced chemist and prior member of the North Metro Drug Task Force in Colorado , her life experiences bring a vivid face to the drug problem facing society today.

This event will be at the School District 27J Training Room at 80 South 8th Avenue from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Adams County Prevention Partnership, it is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact:

Beckah Terlouw, MPA
Project Manager, Adams County Prevention Partnership
303-412-3793
acppfamilies@gmail.com

Nancy Ross
Emergency Response & Crisis Specialist, School District 27J
303-655-2954
nross@sd27j.org