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  • College Myths: Part 3

        College Myths: Part 3 By Yvette J. Brown CWK Network   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I heard that you did not have to worry about your grades until sophomore year and I was like, ‘oh, great’” – Paul, 15 – MYTH: I DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY GRADES OR WHAT […]

  • College Myths: Part 2

        College Myths: Part 2 By Yvette J. Brown CWK Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources ” It’s your senior year. You’re supposed to slack.“– Stephanie, 15. Experts say that is a myth. – MYTH: COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE LOW ACADEMIC STANDARDS. “It’s like if you can’t meet the standards to go to […]

  • College Myths: Part 1

        College Myths: Part 1 By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources ” Meeting high school graduation requirements will prepare me for college.” -Cassandra Morehead, Mother- MYTH: I CAN’T AFFORD COLLEGE “I’d love to go to college, but it’s expensive,” says 17-year-old Nick Miller. “People can’t afford college […]

  • Morning-After Pill

        Morning-After Pill By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “There will be girls who use the ‘morning after pill’ in probably a very casual way. And not really take into account what that means.” – Psychologist Nancy McGarrah.- Some experts worry that once the morning after, or […]

  • Paintball Pain

        Paintball Pain By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “The danger is when the sport goes without adequate, practical protection to the eye.”-Dr. Marc Tanenbaum, Physician.- Two years ago. Hayes Burrow tried paintball. now he’s hooked “Just a rush. adrenaline. it’s just so fun,” he says. But […]

  • Teen Finances

        Teen Finances By Yvette J. Brown CWK Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I think that it’s easy for kids nowadays to get a hold of money and not appreciate it; not understand the value of it,”-Cassandra Morehead, Mother- In the Morehead home, balancing the checkbook and reviewing credit card statements […]

  • Sex Predator Web Site

        Sex Predator Web Site By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer     Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I just told them that they needed to be aware. They needed to know which house, they needed to know to stay away from that area.” – Jennifer Thomas, Mother, explaining what she told her […]