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News and features of interest to Darien teenagers
Dr. Sara Niego, the Eating Disorders Program service chief at Silver Hill Hospital will give a presentation with an informal discussion on “Understanding Eating Disorders,” Feb. 28 at the Depot Youth Center. The event is for parents. (more…) Continue Reading →
Pursue your interest in marine animals and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with others by becoming a member of the volunteer staff at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Everyone from 15-year-olds to seniors is invited. (more…) Continue Reading →
February, 2019 has been proclaimed “Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month” by Darien First Selectman Jayme J. Stevenson, who urged Darien residents to work together to eliminate dating violence from our community. (more…) Continue Reading →
Darien Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce that registration for 2019 spring & summer programs, as well as the sale of 2019 beach permits, will begin on Wednesday, March 6 online, here. Program registration and beach permit sales will also be accepted through the mail or in-person in Room 110 of the Darien Town Hall, starting March 6. (more…) Continue Reading →
Darien High School students, settle in for some serious studying at an after-hours event just for you at the latest “Long Night Against Procrastivation” at Darien Library. You’ll need to register. (more…) Continue Reading →
Get an internship at the library, study during the “Long Night of Procrastination” before midterms, play games that have nothing to do with electronics or the Internet, learn henna, learn fauxilography — some of what’s coming to Darien Library for teenagers in January. You’ll need to register for the henna workshop and have a student ID for study night; everything else is open. (more…) Continue Reading →
What the state Legislature and government in general can do to reduce vaping among teenagers was one of the main topics of a meeting Monday, where area legislators met with people on the frontlines of the effort in local communities: school officials, police
Although legislators sat at a table facing the audience, more than one participant in the crowd and at the table said that keeping teens away from vaping is primarily a local battle, and a lot of the discussion was about local efforts. (more…) Continue Reading →
To the editor:
At Home In Darien would like to thank the many volunteers who participated in this fall’s senior leaf raking program. (more…) Continue Reading →
A Bloc of Writers, a Greenwich-based writing, editing, and tutoring company, has launched a new service called Essay Rx, designed to help students proof, polish, and perfect their college admissions essays. (more…) Continue Reading →
Learning the signs that someone might be suicidal, talking about problems (or anything) at Girls Night Out meetings, helping educate other teenagers about safety through the Students Against Destructive Decisions group, learning about mental illness, substance abuse, distracted driving, teen relationship violence. Those were the topics that nine Darien teenagers have been learning about at the Depot Youth Center, they told the Board of Selectmen at a recent meeting. (more…) Continue Reading →
The Depot Youth Center will once again be offering the American Red Cross Babysitters Training Course on Saturday, Feb. 2 and Saturday Feb. 23, 2019 but only for the first 20 sitters to enroll, so get your application in ASAP. (more…) Continue Reading →
Due to the weather and the school district decision to cancel after-school and evening activities, the Thursday evening Theatre 308 performance of Our Town has been rescheduled for this Saturday, Nov.17 at 2 p.m.
Tickets purchased for Thursday will be honored for the 2 p.m. Saturday show. Separately, the play is being performed Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. (more…) Continue Reading →
What healthy media use looks like, setting up structure around screen time, and what problematic use might look like are the focus of a talk at the Depot Teen Youth Center on Wednesday, Nov. 14 by Dr. Elizabeth Ortiz-Schwartz, M.D. (more…) Continue Reading →
Registration is now open for all Darien Parks and Recreation Department winter programs. (more…) Continue Reading →
Come learn about the dangers associated with vaping and how to talk to your child about e-cigarettes and vapes at a presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at Weston Middle School Library. (more…) Continue Reading →