Wildcat Wrap: 4.25.14

Dear White Hill Families,

Give to the Fun Run today! We are $12,360.00 away from our goal! Let's get there! Thank you!

Louie Vaccaro Fundraiser - Please Help Support One Of Our Own Kids!

Louie Vaccaro is 16-yaer-old a local kid who was badly injured in a car accident on Christmas Eve 2013. A fundraiser is being held on Sunday, May 4th to support Louie's lengthy recovery. For more information see the event flyer which includes contacts and information on how to donate if you can't attend the May 4th event.

Community Coaltion on Youth Drug and Alcohol Abuse Meeting -- May 8th - 7:00 - 9:00 PM - Drake Student Center

For several years, Marin County has held one of the top spots in the California for alcohol and substance use and abuse – for all age groups. Our children use and abuse substances more than kids in any other county in our state. Data also shows that adults in Marin use alcohol at higher rates than nearly every other county in our state.

This pervasiveness of drug and alcohol use has the highest potential for long-term or fatal consequences for our children. New research shows that the earlier the experimentation, the greater chance for alcohol or drug dependence later in life and brain scan technology shows that chemicals have apermanent effect on the developing brain.

The good news? School-aged children can benefit from prevention and intervention strategies based upon education, dialogue, and the support and healthy modeling by parents, at schools, and in the community at large. Our community is taking action through a group of citizens representing city government, education, administration, law enforcement, business, youth services, faith-based organizations, students, and parents who formed a coalition.

We invite and encourage every family to attend one of two upcoming community meetings to learn more about how this problem is affecting our children and what you can do to help. A panel of Drake students and local experts will be available to answer questions. For more information see the event flyer or visit www.facebook.com/rossvalleycoalition.

Read on for more news from our communities and YES as well as student music peformance dates for the remainder of the school year!

Student Music Performances May and June 2014

Our talented musicians will be performing on several occasions during the last weeks of the school year. Stop by one of these events: You'll be lad you did! Student Music Performance Schedule for May/June 2014

The Earth Day Marin 2014 Festival will be a fun, free, family-friendly event and a day of action on sustainability solutions addressing drought, climate change and other environmental concerns. - See more at: http://earthdaymarin.org/seeheardo.html#sthash.y8PbCEv9.dpuf

YESFest Coming on May 18th

YESFest It takes village to put on an event as big as YESFest, the annual celebration of all things YES, from theater to jazz bands to art to poetry. Please sign up if you can lend a hand putting up art and getting the new White Hill buildings ready for this wonderful community gathering. Contact a YESFest co-chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., if you have questions.