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Greenwich High School junior and Google Science Fair champion, Olivia Hallisey, appeared recently on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on CBS.
“Why not go with a baking soda volcano?” Mr. Colbert askedHallisey, a GHS junior. Mr. Colbert may have joked a bit, but he was clearly impressed with the young science student. “Was it hard? Did it take a lot of time,” he asked. “I don’t know whether to be inspired or intimidated right now.” Continue Reading →
If your teen with Autism, Asperger’s, Social Communication Disorder, and other social/emotional challenges struggles to make or keep friends, or has difficulty with peer conflict and rejection, Greenwich Education Group may have the answer. GEG’s Collaborative Center has a 14-week program where teens will learn to make and keep friends. Parents meet concurrently to learn to coach their teen to improve friendships. Continue Reading →
Communities 4 Action held a legislative breakfast in Stamford on Monday. Led by Ingrid Gillespie and Stephanie Paulmeno, the goal was to address gaps in the substance abuse continuum: prevention, intervention, treatment and aftercare. Legislators included US Congressman Jim Himes (D), State Rep Mike Bocchino (R), State Senator Scott Frantz (R), Carlo Leone (D) and State Rep Tom O’Dea (R).
A frank discussion touched on a trend of drug dealers using Fentanyl to boost yield of the Heroin they sell. There was also discussion of the increase of newborns coming into the world with drug dependencies. Continue Reading →
A recipe to Detox healthfully – Pump up your servings of fruits, vegetables and grains…naturally. Continue Reading →
Since 1981, HIV/AIDS has killed nearly 39 million people, including 658,000 Americans. On Tuesday at Town Hall, Scott Gretz from The Circle Care Center and World Health Clinicians said people are usually scared when they come in to be tested. “We try to assure them that they’ll be okay and we can handle what’s wrong with them and their life will be alright. It’s important to get rid of the stigma and judgement.” Continue Reading →
““As evidenced by this investigation and prosecution, Molly and other synthetic drugs are clearly not innocuous party drugs. Students who use synthetic drugs can never be certain what they are ingesting. …Wesleyan students who bought these drugs from this dorm-room chemist literally risked their lives by relying on his purported expertise.” -Deirdre Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Continue Reading →
“With Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s eve around the corner, people are going to be using lots of substances and lots of bad stuff will happen.” – Alan Mathis, Liberation Programs CEO and President Continue Reading →
Frank Gifford’s family released a statement explaining that Mr. Gifford, who died in August, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is a brain disease often associated with concussions. Continue Reading →
Several tips including this: If you must stuff the turkey, do so just before cooking. If it is necessary to make the stuffing a
head of time, refrigerate it separately. Under no circumstances should the turkey be stuffed and refrigerated
overnight. Continue Reading →
Actors from Stop AIDS Mobile Theater, performed at Greenwich High School on Tuesday, educating students through a series of skits. The performance, funded by the CT Dept. of Public Health and Concerned Citizens for Humanity, was attended by teens from GHS and the GHS Alternative High School. Continue Reading →