Tyra results shock parents!

Parents, brace yourselves: The survey results are in, and you may not like what they reveal about girls and sex.

More than 10,000 teenage girls and young women took part in an anonymous survey over the summer on TyraShow.com, the Web site of “The Tyra Banks Show.” Survey questions focused on sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy, as well as drinking, drugs and violence among females. Here are some findings from the survey:

On average, girls are losing their virginity at 15 years of age.
14 percent of teens who are having sex say they’re doing it at school.
52 percent of survey respondents say they do not use protection when having sex.
One in three says she fears having a sexually transmitted disease.
24 percent of teens with STDs say they still have unprotected sex.
One in five girls says she wants to be a teen mom.
About 50 percent acknowledge that they’ve hit someone.
One out of three teens has tried drugs.

What are your thoughts on these results? Do you believe them or not based on your experience and here at CHS? What does CHS need to do to educate and prevent these statistics from being so high?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Confidentiality

What do you think about knowing your friends' passwords -- school login, myspace, email, etc? Would you share your information with anyone else? What are the risks involved?

Sub & Lesson Plans

Today's blog is a free write.

Here are the lesson plans for today:

1st – Business Data
**Blog

**Create a flyer in Word that explains business plans. The flyer should answer the following questions:
o What is a business plan?
o Who creates a business plan?
o What are the steps to planning a business? or What are the parts of a business plan?
o Are their any age requirements on who can create a business plan?
o What makes a business plan successful?

3rd – Multimedia

**Blog

**Complete Food Cart project from Standard-Based Exam yesterday. Do not print!

4th – Business Document

**Blog
**2:30 Real Life Presentation -- Landon Latham will log on to my computer and turn on the projector.

30 Year Anniversary of Jonestown

This event happened way before your time...and mine, but it was a horrible tragedy. Use the net to research this day. Who was Reverand Jim Jones? What happened?

Trojans' weekend win!

Did you go to the game? What are your thoughts on the game and the rest of the playoff season?

Future Business Owner

If you could start your own business tomorrow, what would it be? My choice is simple. I would enroll in a culinary institute and complete a degree in Pastry & Baking. Then, I would open my own speciality cake & gourmet dessert shops. For now, I just have to keep dreaming... :) I love teaching and being around all of you all, but I'm not sure it's my absolute passion. I think I would be happiest owning my own business.

Grandmother gives birth to Daughter's triplets!

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A 56-year-old woman who gave birth to her triplet granddaughters a month ago is recovering from a Caesarean section and hopeful that one of the girls will be home from the hospital by Saturday.

Jaci Dalenberg, 56, of Wooster in northeast Ohio, offered herself as a surrogate when her daughter, Kim Coseno, and her husband, Joe, were waiting to adopt. Coseno had two children from a previous marriage but was unable to have another baby because of a hysterectomy.
Her ovaries could produce eggs, so she and her husband of three years tried in vitro fertilization. The embryos were implanted in Dalenberg's uterus. Dalenberg said she wasn't frightened to be pregnant at her age. "I've always been really healthy. I did get medical clearance, including psychological testing," Dalenberg told The Associated Press on Tuesday."When we found out it was triplets, I did get really nervous for about four days, but that passed real soon."

The girls were born Oct. 11 -- more than two months premature and each weighing less than three pounds. Gabriella Claire and Carmina Ann are identical twins, and Elizabeth Jacilyn is their sister.Coseno said in an interview Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America" that the baby girls are doing well at Hillcrest Hospital in the Cleveland suburb Mayfield Heights. Elizabeth is expected to be the first to go home. A 56-year-old carrier is highly unusual, said Dr. Robert Kiwi, who performed the in vitro fertilization. A typical carrier is a young, healthy woman who had a baby previously, he said. Dalenberg underwent hormonal therapy to strengthen her uterus and delivered at 31 weeks when one of the girls appeared to not be growing appropriately, Kiwi said.
"So we acted fairly rapidly based in information we had," Kiwi said. "All three are doing great."
Dalenberg, who has four daughters, ages 31 to 36, said she would have preferred to try natural childbirth, but her doctor told her that was out of the question. "I'm fine. I feel great," Dalenberg said. "Knowing the outcome, I would do it over again, but ... I'm not going to do it again," she said with a chuckle. "We wouldn't do that to her again," her daughter said, smiling.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

What are your thoughts on this very odd story?

Veteran's Day

What is it? Why is it such an important day for you and others?

Weekend

I didn't slow down all weekend. Being the one in charge of my church's fall festival, I spent every free minute Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at church. I am tired and ready for the Holidays!What did you do this past weekend?

50th Blog

This is blog #50. You are halfway to 100. :) What do you think your life will be like when you are 50?

Dream Vehicle

If you could buy any vehicle you wanted today regardless of price or availability, what would it be?

Electoral versus Popular Vote

What are your thoughts on the electoral vote? Is it a fair system?

For example, since McCain won in Georgia, the votes of those in Georgia that voted for Obama didn't count. The same goes for those in Virginia that voted for McCain.

By the way, I am disheartened at the election results (I will support my moral values regardless of the economy and race.), but .... SO glad we can finally quit hearing all this political hype. I'm ready for there to be real news instead of election banter. This should be the last political blog for awhile. =) I am very excited that both Saxby Chambliss (R) and Jack Kingston (R) both won in the Senate and House!

Assignment

I am not here today as you can see. :) After you post a free write blog (if the internet is on), complete this assignment:

If you were could vote tomorrow, who would you vote for -- John McCain or Barrack Obama? Write a 5 paragraph essay supporting your choice. In the essay, you must clearly support your choice with 3 valid points. Be specific. Use the internet as a research tool. Type the essay in Microsoft Word. Insert your name and a title in the header. Save as My Presidential Vote and do not print.

Do not access any games or proxy sites. I will check up on you all and if any proxy sites were accessed, you will be written up. Please leave the room in an orderly condition. Thanks to 1st block for straightening up the class from Friday (hint hint).

See you all tomorrow!