FROM THE DESK OF KATHLEEN McCABE R.N.

AT SEQUOYA MIDDLE SCHOOL

*MAKE SURE IF THERE ARE NEW MEDICATIONS FOR STUDENTS THAT MRS. McCABE IS AWARE! *

NEWS FROM THE NURSE

All students must have a Sports Physical done before the start of their first sport. The physical may be done by their private physician or by the school doctor. The Sport Physical form must be used. Permission and history information must be signed by a parent. Physicals must be done after June 1st and will be used for the rest of the school year.

If a seventh grade physical has been done, the physical can be transcribed onto the Sport Physical form by the private M.D. The doctor must sign and date the form.

If a student has already had and passed a Sport Physical for a previous sport this school year, he/she need not to have another physical. However, the student's parent must complete the medical questionaire form(green card) and return it to the nurse as soon as possible.

Spring Sports Physicals are Tuesday. March 24 in the morning. Spring Sports start Monday, March 30, 2009.

Girls: Lacrosse, Track, Softball. Gymnastics, Swimming and Diving

Boys: Lacrosse, Baseball, Track, Swimming and Diving.

ALL FORMS MUST BE TURNED IN BY MARCH 17, 2009. To Mrs. McCabe in the health office.

 

HEALTH NEWS UPDATE: STRAIGHT TALK FOR TEENS

Teens: What Would You Do With $2,700?

- Take a trip to Florida with your family or friends.

- Buy a car.

- Get a complete new wardrobe or an awesome computer.

- Start saving for college.

OR

- Smoke one pack of cigarettes every day for a year.

Five Ways to Say NO to Smoking

Okay, so you've decided that smoking is addictive, expensive and causes serious diseases. And you want no part of it. But how do you resist peer pressure to smoke? Here are five ways to say "no", when someone offers you a cigarette:

1. "No, thanks."

2. "NO WAY! Those things can kill you!"

3. "No, the smoke will get on my clothes and I'll smell like an ashtray."

4. "I'm going to shoot hoops! Smoking makes you get tired faster!"

5. "A friend wouldn't ask me to inhale poison."