Show Tunes meets Pop

This is for all you Gleeks out there. The Broadway cast of Anything Goes taking on One Direction!

Hip Hop preaches tolerance

Just spotted this today. A most unusual blend with rapper Adair Lion giving a rare shout out to tolerance. Clever retro samples of MJ and some really sweet images make this a must see. Tell me what you think??

Young Playwright Project

Steppingstone Theater is collaborating with Action Transport Theater in England to produce a new play called "Bully!" at this point. They are seeking 6 artists from MN to workshop and develop the piece with actors there. If you feel like you have a strong voice on the subject and would like to apply; here is the application for it. It needs to be received by May 18th. Go For It!

Youth Playwright Application

Dear 40 year Old Me

This is a new campaign, different than the It Gets Better where students jump 40 years ahead and look back on their struggles in the present. It is coming out of the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance and is pretty cool. It would be nice to have something like this on our homefront which mixes politics, education and human worth.

It Gets Better & Brigham Young

Yet another addition to the campaign - this one from a very conservative Mormon college. It seemed a bit more special than the average.

Students Speak Out

Now is your chance to actually have a voice in the Bullying cause. This is a link to a survey called Matthew's Place - in homage to Matthew Shepard. They are asking for feedback from teens about what a "real" bullying program needs to include. Be a part of the larger movement.

Matthew's Place Survey

When it is done, I will also include the link which could be a great resource for us in talk backs when the Bully issue rears its head.

Iowa tour

a few delayed pics of the Iowa gang and adventures had there...

 road stop @ Albert Lea

New teens app

For all you techno geeks; let me know what you think of this new app that has come by us via staff. It supposedly lets you tap into resources and answers for various teen topics. It doesn't look like it has a lot of bells and whistles - but wondering if you guys think it has worth as a "file cabinet" of material for our break outs.

TeenSphere - the app that answers teens questions to life

Bullying resources

These are from one of our biggest allies - Ellen Degeneres

They are links to organizations that are there to help teens dealing with different types of bullying. Check them out; this is the kind of information we need for our breakouts

Ellen's resource list

This Could Be Any One of You

An untimely death of a 17 yr old homeless youth who could not fight leukemia. Sad but true story of Blake Anderson @ Moundsview.

Blake Anderson - Homeless