In May seniors at Paoli High School will no longer be seniors. They will be college freshmen or at least most of them will be. That also means they will be on their own a lot more and need to know how to defend themselves if a situation presents itself where self-defense is
necessary.
Here are 10 tips from Dallas PD to help protect yourself and stay aware of your surroundings. Don’t always show your location on social media because you never know who could be looking.
Tip 1: Stay prepared, you never know when a situation might present itself.
Tip 2: Try your best not to walk alone at night.
Tip 3: Know your way around campus and around the city.
Tip 4: Don’t leave a party alone.
Tip 5: Take a self-defense class. Hopefully, you will never need what you learn but it wouldn’t hurt to learn a few moves.
Tip 6: Don’t share your daily routine or class schedule with anyone unless you know them.
Tip 7: Know where the local and campus Police departments are in case you ever need to go there.
Tip 8: Use your senses if the situation or the person feels off then trust your gut.
Tip 9: Lock your doors, whether it is your house or your car make sure to keep everything locked.
Tip 10: Know your friends and their lifestyles, college is a great place to make new friends but you need to get to know them and who they really are before you get too comfortable.
Step 1: Make sure you check the care labels to see if the item is washable
Step 2: Put the laundry into color-coordinated groups
Step 3: Sort once again by the type of fabric
Step 4: Pick a Detergent
Step 5: Select the water temperature and the cycle
Step 6: Double-check to make sure you didn’t make any mistakes
Step 7: Load the clothing into the washer
Step 8: Unload the washer
Step 9: Load the clothes into the dryer
Step 10: Fold and put away the clothes
Find a safe location
Turn on your hazard lights
Apply the parking brakes
Apply wheel wedges
Remove the hubcap or wheel cover
Loosen the lug nuts
Place the jack under the vehicle
Raise the vehicle with the jack
Unscrew the lug nuts
Remove the flat tire
Mount the spare tire on the lug bolts
Tighten the lug nuts by hand
Lower the vehicle and tighten the lug nuts again
Lower the vehicle completely
Replace the hub cap
Stow all equipment away
Check the pressure in the spare tire
Take your tire to a technician
YOUR BACKPACK
Folders: Have a folder for every one of your classes and only put the papers from the class in their designated folder.
Binders: Binders are also a great way to keep all of your papers organized and neat, making it easy to find what you need quickly.
Some sort of pencil holder, or designated place for stationary. This will ensure that you know where a pencil/pen is at all times and you’ll easily be prepared.
YOUR LOCKER
Locker organizers: these are an essential part of organizing your locker. When you take things out of your bag, it makes it easier to find what you need.
Hooks: Most lockers have hooks already in them but, extra hooks may be helpful too. This gives you more space to hang things up instead of piling them on top of each other.
Shelves: Shelving is a good way to have separate places to set your things.
YOUR CAR
Car trash can: this gives you a place to put your trash instead of in your floorboards!
Organize your consoles: Have designated spaces for your extra coins, napkins, straws, or whatever else you may keep in your car!
Organize Your glovebox: Keep all your important documents close
together in your glovebox and don’t throw unnecessary items into your glovebox to hide them away! USE THE TRASH CAN!
Study Hall Monitor Barb Grabner is known for her gardening and
cooking skills. Grabner shared her insights into homemaking.
Q: What is a basic meal or food that everyone should learn how to
make?
A: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes.
Q: What basic cooking utensils should people buy to get them
started?
A: A garlic presser and a mixer
Q: What mistakes do people make when first learning to cook?
A: Measurements and the temperature of the stove and oven.
Q: What do you enjoy cooking because it is easy to make?
A: Stromboli.
Q: What is something new that you recommend people to try that
not many people try?
A: Fritatas
Q: When you go to a restaurant, what do you see on the menu and
want to get?
A: Steak
Q: What is something that you don’t like to cook because it’s difficult?
A: Steak
Q: Do you have any advice for people when they get started in the kitchen?
A: Start simple, read recipes carefully
Q: Do you recommend people learn how to cook?
A: Yes, it is very satisfying and cheaper than eating out.
Q: Why do you like to cook?
A: I like to please the person(s) that I am cooking for.
Q: Do you recommend people learn how to garden?
A: Yes.
Q: How do people get started gardening?
A: Buy some basic plants and keep them alive
Q: What are some foods that anyone can grow in their garden
regardless of their skill?
A: Green Beans, Radish, Cucumbers
Q: Is gardening more cost-efficient than for us buying than buying
those foods at the store?
A: It can be if you have large gardens and can freeze the produce.
Q: How did you get into gardening?
A: My dad had a huge garden that we as kids helped in.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to grow?
A: Flowers.
Q: Are there any foods that you don’t like to grow?
A: I do not garden much at this time.
Q: What is a food that is easy to grow?
A: Bell peppers.
Q: What are some benefits of gardening?
A: Freshness of the produce and knowing how it was raised
Q: Why do you like gardening?
A: With flowers, it’s very relaxing and rewarding. For food, it’s also rewarding.
For most students at PHS, AI is an everyday thing they use. Students use AI to do a variety of things, but they mostly use it for help involving schoolwork. The most common forms of AI students use are either apps or websites. These tools help them complete homework, show them steps to solve problems, give advice for essays, take notes, or decipher speaking. Here are some of the most well-known AI tools that you can use to help in your own life.
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