TEEN ENGAGEMENT GUIDE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

-UNKNOWN
CURRENT EVENT:

This weekend we were all excited about the NFL Opening Week … well those of us who have missed sports for the last six months! Last year this time we would be sports fan heaven … but this year COVID-19 is impacting sports in a major way!

How has COVID-19 impacted your sports dream this school year?

Use the link below to share your thoughts!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CurrentEvents2020

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

 

September 18, 1970 

The first episode of the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show aired on American television; the groundbreaking series starred Mary Tyler Moore as a single independent working woman at a time when female characters were defined as the wife, girlfriend, or widow of a male counterpart.

IT'S A CELEBRATION:

Today is National Cheeseburger Day! Did you know that in 1921, White Castle open its doors for the first time in Wichita, Kansas? Que Jimmy Buffett “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and prepare to enjoy an American food icon today!

BRAIN TEASER:

Can you identify Apple’s logo without looking at an Apple device?

 

 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT:

Sharing vs. Oversharing: Ever wonder how websites know just what ads to show you? Or how they use your information. This 40 minute module on My.Futures will help you understand! Just follow the link below!

https://myfuture.net/activities/Digital-Literacy/Digital-Privacy/Sharing-and-Oversharing

DAILY CHALLENGE:

Got Space?

Check out this awesome shirt that our teens at the Jack Minges Unit made for Ms. Anastasia!

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

Maya Angelou

 



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