on this edition of headlines students post pictures using social media paint pictures in the classroom and pose for pictures and the prom fashion show hello and welcome to the spring edition of headlines i'm on your baser and i'm getting warm by students at p t a h s are communicating with peers by using modern technology for more information on how teens are using social media we go to social networking is use of a dedicated website to communicate informally with other members of the site by posting messages photographs except with the use of smartphones social networking has become more easily accessible through over the internet to other people and conversation other people can see how you're feeling users are capable of touching base with each other in the form of pictures you tube and recent leave on or forms of broadcasting through social network are currently over five million twitter users and that number is growing by one hundred fifty thousand members on average each day this is west ward signing off from peter sellers who play school social media is not only utilized by students the p t a h s administration and staff communicates with parents through the school's twitter account and the district website parents mostly use the district website to access grades via paris school however this site has other helpful information as for headline parents and students can access state told information on each school in the district pertaining to everything from the lunch menu to cost course descriptions to access the site visit the u r l on the bottom of your  department at p t a h s offers a variety of courses to meet the needs of creative students introductory course so we spend a lot of time with throwing in different subject matter and different for an inside look on the art department's computer based art class electronic imagery we go to claim is one of the first schools so after this type of class they work on about ten to twelve projects a semester i'm claiming class speaking of art many young people are getting permanent art on their bodies however there are many dangers in getting tattoos for more on this we go to jessica van niekerk on teenagers for saving tattoos at such a young age one in four people between the ages of eighteen and fifty have at least one tattoo reported by in the news room dot com and the age is quickly getting younger visible tattoos are viewed negatively by sixty percent from debates dot com eighty five percent of those people are your employers like any other wound a tattoo can get infected or develop a reaction from an unknown allergy so i believe that teens should be able to have tattoos because they can have a meaning for and really help you to get over something that's traumatic you know life maybe sixteen even with parental permission is too young try smart planning talk to your parents discuss placement reasons possible hazards arrogance maybe just wait until you're eighteen you decide tattoos good or bad this is just give a new reporting for headlines before you consider getting have to be responsible because my first coach told me you can do this because my teacher helped me see the choices because mike has treated me like everybody else because my boss showed me how to an artist i lead my high school team to two championships i am a valuable employee i have a career that i am passionate about  well can you do what can you do like all young people youth with disabilities should grow and expecting to work and succeed for more information visit what can you do campaign dot org ghouls sure make our lives easy but a tool is only as useful as the hand that holds it when it comes to straightening crooked teeth and misaligned jaws orthodoxies have all the right tools in their tool box they're the most skilled professionals to oversee  you can't text and pay attention to the world around you and you definitely can't text and drive every year deaths due to distracted and negligent driving are increasing in fact while drunk driving rates have dropped welcome back to this edition of headlines as the weather warms up here in p t it is important that we all take steps to defend our environment with more on this message we go to stephanie when ascii earth is a national holiday to recognize conservation and support environmental efforts worldwide although these things should be done and you know on a daily basis it kind of just gives a day for everyone to be conscious about the environment many students at p t a just are dedicated to helping the environment  and gave them to local grocery stores as an alternative to plastic bags this is stephanie elam eskew reporting to you from p t a even though every day as an earth day we can also make a difference every day if i am plugging electronics and turning the water walked two miles through the trails and then return back to the main building for the talk about the walk and how we felt about it it was really fun it was a great time and if you didn't miss it you can still donate online at their website even if you're under able to attend the fundraiser you can still donate to the cause at w w w dot mil itis dot org ever wonder where the new high definition televisions in the high school came from the p t student council has provided a new way for students to stay updated throughout the halls we now go to josh clicks mn for more information a digital signage system was recently purchased by the high school student council important daily announcements and relevant information will be displayed on the large flat screen monitors located in the main entrance as well as the cafeteria information such as weather time day upcoming events sports schedules directions and other helpful information as well as currently planned it the entire project was powered by the energy of the h s students and was brought up as an idea to fix a communication gap the students felt needed to be addressed so i was walking through an airport i noticed the digital signage that is now starting to pop up in hotels airports you know public places and so we investigated we shopped around a little bit and then we found a company that would be able to install the great to digital signage system that we have now for a reasonable price the communication that five is currently preparing for their final performance of their two thousand and twelve two thousand and thirteen season well in shakespeare's a midsummer night's dream matt mullen a member of the cascades us a rundown on the show the show will be performed in the round which means the audience will be sitting on the stage around all four sides surrounding the actors putting them right in the middle of the action a midsummer night's dream will be performed on may twenty third twenty fourth and twenty fifth at seven p has been reporting for headlines show dates for midsummer's are may twenty third twenty fourth and twenty fifth at seven p m with the two o'clock matinee on saturday each year approximately eighty p t students are inducted into the national honor society new n h s member hannah foster explains the importance of the club national honor society is the most prestigious group in high school every year students strive to meet their requirements and be inducted students need  been hannah foster pointing for headlines congratulations again to the eighty five p t a juniors and sophomores that were inducted into the national honor society i'm starting to worry about my boyfriend one minute he's supportive the next minute everything is my fault he says a couple of beers get him in a good mood his idea of a couple of beers usually turns out to be a lot more than just one or two and that's when i start to worry after he's had too many beers he gets really angry and i become the target i hate to say it but he reminds me too much of my last boyfriend or any good man out there my best friend is a social worker she told me to try alan on family groups so i could understand my feelings better i didn't want to go because i didn't want to get into another argument with my boyfriend but i'm glad i went i'm starting to understand that i didn't cause his anger it didn't cause his drinking it's a great relief t a deadweight to see the bike we got project hearing loss happens gradually with age making it easy to ignore yet most older americans aren't getting their hearing tested untreated hearing loss can keep your loved ones from enjoying what they cherish most can you hear me don't let that happen speak up about hearing loss you'll be glad you did when you're finished with your food or beverage cards toss it in the recycling bag because every card is recycled thank you turned into useful paper products start the contents are gone but the carton live on recycle your card bracelets magnets t shirts pots and scarves will be sold you might be surprised to know that we have a number of students within our school community who are dead a fart is being on the autism spectrum  so it's more common with their own community that you would know money for their troops scholarships on april sixth two thousand and thirteen peters township high school held its annual prom fashion show carrie and bridal supplied the stunning dresses and multiple vendors had overflowing with jewels shoes tuxedoes and snacks eighty five to help fund the spring play shakespeare's midsummer's night dream the gowns in tuxedo colors stuck with the place the captains and presidents of different school organizations were the models some of my responsibilities were somewhere between ten and fifteen vendors each year that are actually at the show but then there are a lot of other people who donate prizes or who you know do ads in the program that sort of thing and they can spenders from the auditorium this thing probably cannot just sign up for  the trip was able to raise money through donations from different vendors and ticket sales national library week was created to help schools and local communities provide activities that celebrate the essential role of the school library programs playing  the ensembles are featured and compete we roll out a whole new line of selections and to give the students an opportunity to do public performances and so that entails the concert band jazz band and wen concerts begin at seven thirty the concert band will be on may sixth the choir concert will be on may seventh the jazz band will perform on may ninth in finally the wind symphony on may tenth students and professional athletes all play with the risk of awareness about these injuries peterson from high school has made available information to educate its parents i think the biggest thing that we can do to prevent injuries it is education dental find the injury also activity or sport and on that crawl reporting for headlines the u s government has done a six year study about high school injuries and sports concussions and fractures a core more more commonly that other any other injury for after male athletes football has the highest rate of injury and for females soccer produces the injury rate thanks again for joining us on the final edition of headlines