by Katie Specht | Jul 1, 2019 | Include on Front Page, Program News
Mifflin County High School media students had the opportunity to review the 2017 Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) data and create radio PSA, video PSA and graphic designs for the Communities That Care Positive Message Campaign. In the picture above, you see two...
by Katie Specht | Jun 3, 2019 | Program News
Did you hear about the Botvin LifeSkills Training program? The 7th grade students at the Mifflin County Middle School completed the Botvin LifeSkills Training program during the 2018-2019 school year. Click on the link above to learn more about the Botvin LifeSkills...
by Katie Specht | May 13, 2019 | Include on Front Page, Program News, Uncategorized
Thank you Students! Mifflin County High School students, Courtney Rhodes and Alonnah Sheaffer wrote an article in The Tyrian, the Mifflin County High School student newspaper about the statistics from the most recent Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) and how Mifflin...
by Katie Specht | May 9, 2019 | Include on Front Page, Program News
On Wednesday, May 1st a Make and Take Tie-Dye event was held at the Mifflin County High School where over 500 t-shirts were tie-dyed by students, teachers, local agencies and community members. The most recent Pennsylvania Youth Survey showed our youth ranked higher...
by Katie Specht | Apr 30, 2019 | Include on Front Page, Program News
Support National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day! Locally, 6, 8, 10 and 12th grade students participate in the PA Youth Survey every two years. Our most recent data, from 2017, showed that our youth rank higher than the state average in the area of social and...
by Aleta Kammerer | Jul 17, 2018 | Prevention Articles, Uncategorized
As reported in the Altoona Mirror: Agencies collaborate to fight opioid crisis LOCAL NEWS JUL 9, 2018 KATHY DIVIRGILIUS LEWISTOWN — This is not the first time Mifflin County has had a problem with opioid use. In the early 2000s, the county faced a heroin epidemic...
by Aleta Kammerer | Jul 11, 2018 | Include on Front Page, Program News, Uncategorized
The Mifflin County students did an amazing job! What an honor it is to be a part of recognizing these talented and creative students!! Mifflin County Communities That Care (CTC) collaborated with the Art, Media and English class students at Mifflin County High School...
by Mlyter | Sep 19, 2017 | Include on Front Page, Program News
We welcome Aleta Kammerer as our new Mifflin Co CTC Coordinator! Aleta’s 1st day on the job is today! Our CTC leadership is transitioning as Nancy Records prepares for her retirement on April 7. (In this pix, Aleta is meeting with Cheryl Romig at the...
by Mlyter | Sep 19, 2017 | Include on Front Page, Program News
Our leader and friend, Nancy Records, is retiring April 7, 2017. We threw her a retirement party on Friday, March 24, 2017 at her last Prevention Board...
by Mlyter | Sep 19, 2017 | Letters to the Editor
To the editor: The end of the school year is exciting and hectic, especially for juniors and seniors as prom and graduation season is upon us. Prom parties and graduation celebrations can be very joyous events. However, underage alcohol consumption is too often part...
