Mills, Wendy. All We Have Left. Bloomsbury, 2016. Sixteen-year-old Jesse’s brother died on 9/11 in the Towers. She was only two and it seems as though all of the memories of Travis died when he did. Surely, dying isn’t the most important thing about his life. Sixteen-year-old Alia is Muslim and her parents just grounded […]
The First Tee of North Florida is an exceptional program available for children and teens ages 5 – 17 that uses golf to teach important skills and enrichment lessons. There are various programs offered where participants learn the 9 core values: Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence, Responsibility, Perseverance, Courtesy, and Judgment. For a $45 membership […]
MindShift Struggling with anxiety? Tired of missing out? There are things you can do to stop anxiety and fear from controlling your life. MindShift is an app designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety. It can help you change how you think about anxiety. Rather than trying to avoid anxiety, you can make an […]
Photo courtesy of: http://www.nrpa.org/july/ Get Your Play On at one of the MANY facilities and parks offered throughout the Northeast Florida region. Did you know that: Children today experience record levels of obesity and preventable diseases like hypertension and Type II Diabetes, caused in part by a decrease in physical activity and increase in processed food […]
Make an impression. Ask questions, meet someone in the department you’re seeking to major in, get emails and phone numbers so you can keep in contact with them, and make an impression. Leave there confident that you are forging connections. Keep up a dialogue throughout your application process but DON’T be a pest. If […]
If you’re entering your senior year summer time is an opportune time to tackle the essay for your college applications. However, many can get stuck and forever stare at a blank page. The prompt can help, but if your essay is profound to the point of acceptance and consideration for scholarship then the prompt won’t […]
