05.14.09
8th Grade Parent Letter
8th Grade Parents,
The year is coming to end, and your children are transitioning to high school life. At St. Luke’s we strive to send all of our students to high school ready for all of the challenges they will face. Some of those demands are academic in nature while others or social and emotional. One extremely important challenge that many high school students are confronted with is the peer pressure to engage in risk-taking behavior. We feel it is extremely important to prepare our students for post St. Luke’s life by educating them about their bodies. It is vital that all students leaving St. Luke’s have an age-appropriate understanding of their bodies and the risks of sexual activity.
On Wednesday, May 20th, the eighth grade students will be meeting in small groups to discuss sexual anatomy, personal hygiene, sexual outcomes, and Sexually Transmitted Infections. The 8th grade girls will meet with Dr. Catherine Spezia and Cindy Cabello in the youth room. The 8th grade boys will boys will meet with Dr. Michael Lindner and Chuck Kremer in the science classroom. We believe that the most important message for our students to hear while leaving St. Luke’s is that their bodies are a gift from God that should be respected and that abstinence is the only way to completely protect your body.
As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns.
-Mr. K and Mrs. Cabello
May 21, 2009 at 10:56 am
Students,
Thank you for treating Drs. Lindner and Spezia with respect and asking such thoughtful questions. Y’all really are a great class!
-Mr. K