1.1. Just? Just? Do the right thing…Do the right thing…

2.2. Respect? Respect? Yourself and the world around you…Yourself and the world around you…

3.3. Take? Take? Responsibility…Responsibility…

4.4. Consider? Consider? The consequences of your actions…The consequences of your actions…

5.5. The secret of your success in life? The secret of your success in life? Good decisions and daily discipline…Good decisions and daily discipline…

6.6. Show me? Show me? Your friends and I’ll show you your future…Your friends and I’ll show you your future…

7.7. Life is? Life is? Performance based…Performance based…

8. 8. The three most important things in life?The three most important things in life? Faith, Family, and Honor…Faith, Family, and Honor…

99. . Know? Know? Your purpose in life…Your purpose in life…

1010. Make today? . Make today? The best day of your life…The best day of your life…

Say No! to hate….Say No! to hate….

ATTITUDE IS ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING!EVERYTHING!

WHAT’S YOURS?WHAT’S YOURS?

What do we do…What do we do…

Here we acquire the Here we acquire the knowledgeknowledge, , the the skillsskills,,

and the and the abilityability to make to make better better decisionsdecisions..

Better decisions and discipline Better decisions and discipline lead to lead to better better

liveslives..

A better life is in A better life is in our powerour power..

Which life would you prefer? This..or…

This…

And if you don’t like people telling you what to do…jail is not the place for you.

This could be you

Or this

How do you feel today?How do you feel today?

The The future…..future…..

Choices / ConsequencesChoices / Consequences

SUCCESS:SUCCESS:Better decisions and we reach our goals…Better decisions and we reach our goals…

Choices / ConsequencesChoices / Consequences

No place for hate…No place for hate…

No place for hate is a popular anti-No place for hate is a popular anti-bias training program, which gives bias training program, which gives students an opportunity to students an opportunity to understand the damaging impact understand the damaging impact that bullying and bigotry have on that bullying and bigotry have on individuals as well as the social individuals as well as the social fabric of the schools.fabric of the schools.

Your turn…Your turn…

Find examples of teens / youth / Find examples of teens / youth /

BIASBIASINDIVIDUAL ACTS OF PREJUDICEINDIVIDUAL ACTS OF PREJUDICEDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATIONBIAS-MOTIVATED VIOLENCEBIAS-MOTIVATED VIOLENCEGENOCIDEGENOCIDE

So……So……What are you going to do about it?What are you going to do about it?

Think of a time….Think of a time….when you stood against hate…when you stood against hate…

““No Place for Hate”No Place for Hate”The ALC-West will become a NPFH campus this The ALC-West will become a NPFH campus this

10/11 school year.10/11 school year.

No Place for Hate is an initiative that supports No Place for Hate is an initiative that supports schools' commitment to combating hate and schools' commitment to combating hate and building respect for all its members.  building respect for all its members. 

There will a There will a No Place for HateNo Place for Hate T-shirt and poster T-shirt and poster contest.contest.

Dreams and Dream KillersDreams and Dream Killers

What dreams did you have, do you What dreams did you have, do you still have them, do you still dream?still have them, do you still dream?

What happened to your dreams?What happened to your dreams?

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How can you mend a shattered dream?How can you mend a shattered dream?

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Our childhood dreams pull us to a postitive Our childhood dreams pull us to a postitive future. When dreams are shattered, future. When dreams are shattered, battered, or destroyed, we lose hope and battered, or destroyed, we lose hope and sometimes we quit. Quitting looks like, sometimes we quit. Quitting looks like, giving up, giving in, and not trying any longer. giving up, giving in, and not trying any longer. Sometimes when we quit being pulled up by Sometimes when we quit being pulled up by our dreams we fall down into destructive our dreams we fall down into destructive behavior, i.e. drug and alcohol abuse, poor behavior, i.e. drug and alcohol abuse, poor grades, fighting, gang membership, etc.grades, fighting, gang membership, etc.

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So…what can we do to So…what can we do to “fix” ourselves?“fix” ourselves?

How can you mend How can you mend broken dreams?broken dreams?

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Remember Self –Remember Self –Esteem?Esteem?

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Self-esteem (Your attitude) Self-esteem (Your attitude) is a major key is a major key to success in life. The development of a to success in life. The development of a positive self-concept or healthy self-positive self-concept or healthy self-esteem is extremely important to the esteem is extremely important to the happiness and success of children and happiness and success of children and teenagers.  teenagers.  Self-esteem is how we Self-esteem is how we feelfeel about ourselves,about ourselves, and our behavior clearly and our behavior clearly reflects those feelings. reflects those feelings.

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A teen with high (healthy) self-esteem will be A teen with high (healthy) self-esteem will be able to:able to:

act independently act independently assume responsibility assume responsibility take pride in his accomplishments take pride in his accomplishments tolerate frustration tolerate frustration attempt new tasks and challenges attempt new tasks and challenges handle positive and negative emotions handle positive and negative emotions offer assistance to others offer assistance to others

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On the other hand, a teen with low self-esteem On the other hand, a teen with low self-esteem will:will:

avoid trying new things avoid trying new things feel unloved and unwanted feel unloved and unwanted blame others for his own shortcomings blame others for his own shortcomings feel, or pretend to feel, emotionally indifferent feel, or pretend to feel, emotionally indifferent be unable to tolerate a normal level of frustration be unable to tolerate a normal level of frustration put down his own talents and abilities put down his own talents and abilities be easily influenced be easily influenced

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Steps to Improving Self-EsteemSteps to Improving Self-Esteem

If you want to improve your self-esteem, here If you want to improve your self-esteem, here are some steps to start empowering yourself:are some steps to start empowering yourself:

Try to stop thinking negative thoughts about Try to stop thinking negative thoughts about yourself.yourself.

Each day, write down three things about Each day, write down three things about yourself that make you happy. yourself that make you happy.

Aim for accomplishments rather than Aim for accomplishments rather than perfection.perfection.

Think about what you're good at and what you Think about what you're good at and what you enjoy, and go for it. enjoy, and go for it.

Teen LeadershipTeen Leadership View mistakes as learning opportunities.View mistakes as learning opportunities. Accept that you will make mistakes because everyone Accept that you will make mistakes because everyone

does. does. Try new things.Try new things. Experiment with different activities that will help you get Experiment with different activities that will help you get

in touch with your talents. in touch with your talents. Recognize what you can change and what you can't.Recognize what you can change and what you can't. If you realize that you're unhappy with something about If you realize that you're unhappy with something about

yourself that you can change, then start today. If it's yourself that you can change, then start today. If it's something you can't change (like your height), then start something you can't change (like your height), then start to work toward loving yourself the way you are. to work toward loving yourself the way you are.

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Set goals.Set goals. Think about what you'd like to accomplish, Think about what you'd like to accomplish,

then make a plan for how to do it. Stick then make a plan for how to do it. Stick with your plan and keep track of your with your plan and keep track of your progress. progress.

Take pride in your opinions and ideas.Take pride in your opinions and ideas. Don't be afraid to voice them. Don't be afraid to voice them.

Teen LeadershipTeen Leadership Make a contribution.Make a contribution. Tutor a classmate who's having trouble, help Tutor a classmate who's having trouble, help

clean up your neighborhood, participate in a clean up your neighborhood, participate in a walkathon for a good cause, or volunteer your walkathon for a good cause, or volunteer your time in some other way. Feeling like you're time in some other way. Feeling like you're making a difference and that your help is valued making a difference and that your help is valued can do wonders to improve self-esteem. can do wonders to improve self-esteem.

Exercise!Exercise! You'll relieve stress, and be healthier You'll relieve stress, and be healthier and happier. and happier.

Have fun.Have fun. Relax and have a good time — and avoid Relax and have a good time — and avoid

putting your life on hold. putting your life on hold.

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It's never too late to build healthy, positive It's never too late to build healthy, positive self-esteem. In some cases where the self-esteem. In some cases where the emotional hurt is deep or long lasting, it emotional hurt is deep or long lasting, it can take the help of a mental health can take the help of a mental health professional, like a counselor or therapist. professional, like a counselor or therapist. These experts can act as a guide, helping These experts can act as a guide, helping people learn to love themselves and people learn to love themselves and realize what's unique and special about realize what's unique and special about them.them.

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Self-esteem plays a role in almost everything Self-esteem plays a role in almost everything you do. People with high self-esteem do you do. People with high self-esteem do better in school and find it easier to make better in school and find it easier to make friends. They tend to have better friends. They tend to have better relationships with peers and adults, feel relationships with peers and adults, feel happier, find it easier to deal with mistakes, happier, find it easier to deal with mistakes, disappointments, and failures, and are more disappointments, and failures, and are more likely to stick with something until they likely to stick with something until they succeed. It takes some work to develop good succeed. It takes some work to develop good self-esteem, but once you do it's a skill you'll self-esteem, but once you do it's a skill you'll have for life.have for life.

1.1. Just? Just? Do the right thing…Do the right thing…

2.2. Respect? Respect? Yourself and the world around you…Yourself and the world around you…

3.3. Take? Take? Responsibility…Responsibility…

4.4. Consider? Consider? The consequences of your actions…The consequences of your actions…

5.5. The secret of your success in life? The secret of your success in life? Good decisions and daily discipline…Good decisions and daily discipline…

6.6. Show me? Show me? Your friends and I’ll show you your future…Your friends and I’ll show you your future…

7.7. Life is? Life is? Performance based…Performance based…

8. 8. The three most important things in life?The three most important things in life? Faith, Family, and Honor…Faith, Family, and Honor…

99. . Know? Know? Your purpose in life…Your purpose in life…

1010. Make today? . Make today? The best day of your life…The best day of your life…

Essay Topics Essay Topics

A Personal Essay 1 A Personal Essay 1 Write an essay in which you tell us about Write an essay in which you tell us about

someone who has made an impact on your life someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this person is and explain how and why this person is important to you.important to you.

BPersonal Essay 2 BPersonal Essay 2 Choose an issue of importance to you—the Choose an issue of importance to you—the

issue could be personal, school related, local, issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope—and write an political, or international in scope—and write an essay in which you explain the significance of essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation.community, or your generation.