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The partnership between CB Cares and the Central Bucks School District
is long-standing. Since its inception, CB Cares has been involved in
promoting
the 40 Developmental Assets in our local schools through
programs and
trainings, with the goal of
fostering positive behaviors
and values in
our community’s youth.
At the present time, there are many active school programs
which
represent
the mission of CB Cares - serving as
a community catalyst
by engaging,
empowering, and linking people, organizations and
businesses in the community.
Programs
Boomerang Youth Recognition Award
Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Prevention (ATOD)
Programs
Reality Rules
Elementary Schools:
| Barclay | Donna Mannas |
| Bridge Valley | Sarah Kempke |
| Buckingham | Rachel Mauer, Kris Moyer |
| Butler | Leslie Bilotta |
| Cold Spring | Sherry Ross |
| Doyle | Mary Eileen Baltes |
| Gayman | Tina Oram, Karen Hopkins |
| Groveland | Beth Bradley |
| Jamison | Erin Jacobsen |
| Kutz | Meg Treon |
| Linden | Marilyn Boucher, Sharyl Volpe |
| Mill Creek | Monica Zortea |
| Pine Run | Rosemary Laurie |
| Titus | Patty Dallmer |
| Warwick | Karen Ballentine |
Middle Schools:
| Holicong | Corinne Salfi |
| Lenape | Annette Magri |
| Tamanend | Denise Rube |
| Tohickon | Charleen Russo, Hildy Bothwell |
| Unami | Leslie Bilotta |
High Schools:
| CB East | Ellen Roehm |
| CB South | Chris Nonnenman |
| CB West | Carol Shugars |
Boomerang Youth Recognition Award
“What goes around, comes around.”
This youth recognition award was created to recognize students in the Central Bucks School District for living by one of the 40 Assets, designated monthly. The 40 Developmental Assets are positive experiences, behaviors, and personal qualities that all youth need to possess, in order to be responsible, caring, and strong in the face of peer pressures and other life challenges. Each year, over 1,000 elementary, middle, and high school students are nominated and recognized for their assets.
BOOMERANG YOUTH RECOGNITION AWARD ASSETS 2011-2012
September: #2 Positive Family Communication. Young person and his/her parents communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parents.
October: #15 Positive Peer Influence. Young person’s best friends model responsible behavior. They are a good influence. They do well at school and make good choices.
November: #27 Equality and Social Justice. Young person places a high value on assisting those who may need a helping hand. Equality-equal rights for all people.
December: #34 Cultural Competence. Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds. They accept and appreciate differences in people; they establish friendships with those from different backgrounds. We might notice that they do not tolerate jokes or other put-downs that demean people of different backgrounds.
January: #9 Service to Others. Young person values service to others, in their family, school, or community. He/she commits to meaningful and caring actions.
February: #21 Achievement Motivation. Young person is motivated to do well in school. The student demonstrates a desire to be successful in the classroom setting.
March: #17 Creative Activities. Young person participates in creative activities which have a direct positive impact on himself/herself and others. Their creative activity can take a variety of forms-music, drama, art, writing, or any other creative activity.
April: #25 Reading for Pleasure. Young person reads for pleasure most days of the week, either alone, with family members, or with friends.
May: #31 Restraint. Young person can identify, regulate, and control his/her behaviors and emotions in healthy ways, particularly in stressful or unstructured situations.
To print the Asset of the Month list, click here!
To nominate someone for the Boomerang Youth Recognition Award, click here!
To view the 2010-2011 Boomerang Winners, click here!
Reality Rules
Reality Rules is a social norms marketing campaign designed to address underage alcohol use and related problems among high school students. A social norms marketing campaign is defined as “behavior influenced by either incorrect or correct perceptions about how other members of our social group think and act”. The theory predicts that both problem behavior increases and healthy behavior decreases because of misperceptions. The goal of the campaign is to replace the misperceptions by promoting the facts.
This past February, CB Cares, in partnership with our Central Bucks School District and The Fred Beans Family of Dealerships, implemented “Don’t Feed the Wild Life”, a 4-tiered social norms campaign. The reality for us in Central Bucks, as indicated by an anonymous survey, is that 2/3 of our teens are not engaging in underage drinking. As consistent with previous student surveys, the results confirm that CB high school students overestimate the amount and frequency of alcohol use by their peers, as well as, attitudes supportive of drinking behavior. Conversely, the number of teens who make good choices and healthy decisions about drinking is underestimated. The goal of Reality Rules was to correct this harmful misperception. CB high school teens participated in both focus groups and street teams, developing and disseminating the message. Included in this campaign was the creation of a sequential “buzz” using imprinted banners, key chains, t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, and other message carriers. In the end, the final message read, “Don’t Feed the Wild Life, 2/3 of CB teens do not drink”.
As a community we need to continuously work toward reducing the number of teens engaged in underage drinking by supporting and encouraging sound, healthy choices. As responsible community members, parents, and teens, we need to do our part too; so “Don’t Feed the Wild Life!”
To view photos, click here!
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