Health classes for Seventh and Eighth grade classes will be involved in
the All Star Health program sponsored by Penn State University.
All Star is a school-based program designed to delay the onset of or
prevent high-risk behaviors in middle school-age adolescents. It affects
youth substance use, violence by fostering development of positive personal
characteristics. A highly interactive program involves nine to thirteen
lessons during its first year and eight lesson in its second year.
All Stars is based on strong research that has identifed the critical
factors that lead young people to begin experimenting with substances and
participating in other high-risk behaviors. The program is designed to
reinforce positive qualities typical of youth at this age; it works to
strenghten five specific qualities vital to achieving preventive effects:
--Developing positive ideals and future aspirations
--Establishing positive norms
--Building strong personal commitments
--Promoting bonding with school and community organizations
--Promoting positive parental attentiveness