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

The Bullying Project

Coming soon to a theater near you! This is going to be a huge bandwagon and we definitely need to be on it. Someone needs to organize this as a social event...

More LGBT Homelessness

Yet another article on teen homelessness. This one out of Miami and hits on gay, bullying, family abuse. Seems to be a new hot topic.

Think Progress homeless feature 

Feed Me!

A few pics from our first community service project at Feed My Starving Children

 The lovely Elaina and Kayla

 The girls - somehow Kayla manages to get in EVERY picture

Everyone on a job well done!

Winter Carnival skate team!

Look at the fear in Bailey's eyes!

Musical Theater Day

For all you musical geeks out there. This is everything we love and hate about it. Melodramatic over-acting on top of luscious vocals. This is Nick Pitera playing all three lead roles in Phantom. Let me know what you think?

And then to dispel all rumors! Taylor Swift is NOT playing Eponine. It is going to be Samantha Barks from the 25th anniversary concert. Yeah!

Eponine-in-Les-Miserables 

Hair - It Gets Better

Another one for La Gaga:

This one from students your age in Madson WI. We have been talking for a long while about using our other musical and dance talents here at SOS. I would love to see the EC and a roster of actors make something like this for ourselves. Don't talk it - DO IT!