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Recent STUDENT CENTER news includes the hiring of a Full Time dedicated staff (Ms. Wolfgang) + continuation of Peer Mediation + the preparation of new & improved Power of One skill-building workshops (Bully Prevention & crisis interventionfor NFHS students. Check back for updates...
FLIP CHART NOTES AND planning output (left & right) from February 25th 2004 planning session on STUDENT CENTER.

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This is a review of our information gathering trip to East Hartford High's Student Center in April 2002



SAC programs: Violence Prevention, Cultural Awareness, Substance Abuse, AA & CoA, Alternative Lifestyles, Social Skills, Career Beginnings, Student Parents, female issues, Conflict Resolution, Peer Mediation, and more...

Getting prepped (in our hotel lobby at the Clarion Suites Inn) with questions before the visit to the SAC.

Staff & students see the SAC to be like an EMERGENCY ROOM to help prevent many pressures and challenges from growing and interfering with living and learning.


Jim Farrell, Staff Writer for the HARTFORD COURANT covered the Power of One visit for the #1 daily news in Hartford, Connecticut.

Meeting the Principal and originator of the SAC, Steven W. Edwards, Ph.D. before the tour...

Key front-line SAC Supervisor, Mr. Ken Gwozdz ("1-SAC")


SAC Peer mediators receive visable recognition for the successful mediations they have completed. NOTE: National data shows that schools who integrate Peer Mediation into their culture get many, many fewer disciplinary problems.