Conversations That Count for Ninth Grade Parents

Conversations That Count is an Upper School parent and student program designed to foster open discussion on a variety of topics. Our program for ninth grade parents will take place on Wednesday, October 26, 7:00-8:15 pm, in the Langstaff Auditorium. The program will focus on understanding alcohol and drug use among young people and how to be an approachable adult. Our presenter will be Madeleine Moore, who comes from an academic background in public health and has experience leading health and wellness education programs in both secondary and higher education settings.

In addition to working with the WE CARE Collaborative, Ms. Moore currently serves as the alcohol and other drugs program coordinator at the University of Maryland Health Center. She will provide tips on how parents can keep honest and empathetic lines of communication open with their teens, as well as how to identify warning signs of alcohol and drug abuse. Ms. Moore will also be the presenter for our student program, which will take place during Panther Time earlier that day.