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Health page
Food page
Home and Garden page
PFW page (seasonal)
NASCAR page (seasonal)
NIE page (Sept. - May)
* Family page
* Auto page
JANUARY
Blood Drive Tribute
By the numbers on
blood donation
Spring Break
Five kid-friendly
spring break locations
* Martin Luther King Day
Great lines from his
greatest moments
* Inaguration pages
A two-page spread on
the day’s festivities
* Go Green
Ways to make your car
more energy efficient
FEBRUARY
Valentine’s Day page
Great gift ideas for
your loved one
Healthy Heart Month
Five fatty foods turned good
* Go Green
Focuses on making your
life more eco-friendly
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MARCH
How-to/service page
This page deals with creating
more space in the garage
Service page: Gardening
Focuses on spring bulbs
Service page: Lawn mowers
This page is about servicing and
buying lawn mowers
St. Patrick’s Day
A tribute page to Irish beers
* Go Green
Focuses on making your
life more eco-friendly
* NASCAR Poster
Featured driver of the month
APRIL
Easter
A tribute to the religious
holiday
Car Service
Reminders on what you need to
get done to get the car in shape
Service page: Outdoor
Cooking
Tips on the best in outdoor
cooking equipment
Tornado awareness
Know what to do
in case of a tornado
Flood awareness
Know what to do
in case of a flood
Service page: Insurance
Buying insurance:
auto, home, health
Service page: Insurance
Buying insurance:
life, disaster
* Big Toys
Reviews of newest ATVs, boats
and other recreational vehicles
* Service page: Painting
Painting trends and tips
* Go Green
Focuses on making your life
more eco-friendly
* NASCAR Poster
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MAY
Mother’s Day
A tribute page to moms
Memorial Day
Did you knows about
the holiday
Service page: Decks/patios
How to get the most out of
your outdoor area
* Graduation gifts page
Great gifts for the
high school graduate
* Service page: Basements
Ideas to create a liveable
and fun basement
* Go Green
Focuses on making your life
more eco-friendly
* NASCAR Poster
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JUNE
Father’s Day
A tribute to dads
Flag Day
Did you knows about
the American flag
Service page: Landscaping
Trends on dressing up
your landscaping
Service page: Planning
This page discusses will
and estate planning
Service page: Auto
Tricks and tips to buying a car
* Go Green
Focuses on making your life
more eco-friendly
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JULY OCTOBER
Independence Day Breast Cancer Awareness
Celebrate America’s birthday Focuses on early detection
with these history lessons and education
Saving for College Red Ribbon week
Tricks and tips to funding Focuses on drug awareness
a college education and prevention
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This page will focus on tips Trends in new carpets and tips
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AUGUST
Back to school safety NOVEMBER
Tips to safely sending Thanksgiving
your child to school A tribute to the day of feasts
NFL Preview (select teams) Veteran’s Day
St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City Tribute to soldiers
College Football Preview Service page: Decorating
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Professional business women
How women have historically developed DECEMBER
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BACK TO SCHOOL SAF

for the winter months Trends in indoor decorating for BY THE NUMBERS 68 58 24 14
A look at 2005 statistics from
the annual Indicators of Crime
and Safety report from the U.S.
7 Percent of
students
reported
the use of security
guards or assigned
Percent of
students
that have
observed the use of se-
curity cameras
Percent of
students
that
reported there were
gangs at their school
Percent of
students
who got in a
physical fight on school
property
Number of
school shootings
in the U.S. this
year, according to the
U.S. News and World
Report

Labor Day the holiday seasons

cops at their school
Department of Justice
School Safety Center director
adult.” — Ronald Stephens, National
effective safety strategy is the physical presence of a responsible
From an expert >>> “The single most

A tribute to the workman’s * College Football Bowl QA

&

Officer Taras Haliw

holiday Ideas and recipes for throwing a great party Officer Taras Haliw is a
police officer for the village
of Roselle in the Chicago
suburbs and a school
resource officer at the east

* Grandparent’s Day * New Year, New You page campus of Lake Park
High School in Roselle. He
recently took the time to
discuss his job and re-
sponsibilities as a school

A tribute to grandparents Getting ready for 2010

resource officer.
Nine scenarios that teach your child What is your role at
how to stay safe during school hours Lake Park High School?

aren’t au-
Parents realize nowadays that schools
To keep everything safe for every-
one, students and employees. I
It takes work and
tomatically safe havens for kids.
also work closely with the princi-

environment for
pals’ and dean’s offices to update
constant vigilance to create a safe

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But even in the safest schools, students
sionally find themselves in troublesome
occa-
situa-
students might
policies, and I work with a com-
mittee within Roselle that in-
cludes administrators from all the
school districts in the village, as
well as the police and fire depart-
ments. The committee makes
tions. Below are scenarios some sure we all have standard, pre-
to bring
face in school and appropriate responses

This page reminds customers to get Focuses on making your life

planned emergency strategies.

about the safest results.

BY LAURA KNAPP What are some of the issues
you deal with on a daily basis?
GateHouse News Service
You name it, I do it. Some of the
issues include theft, fights. I try to
be pro-active — the whole staff is.
We work for prevention and inter-

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SOMEONE
PICKS A 5
A STUDENT EXPERIENCES SEXUAL
HARASSMENT FROM ANOTHER
STUDENT.
vention. Students often tell us
when they hear there might be a
fight. Then we get names of those
involved to talk with them to re-
solve things peacefully.
In light of the shootings at
Virginia Tech and Northern
1 the incident.

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A STUDENT IS BULLIED. FIGHT WITH A Snapp and Wright say it’s important that the student reports Illinois University, have there
Indiana School Safety harassment,”
“Always tell an adult,” stated Clarissa Snapp, director of the STUDENT. “Districts should have policies in place to deal with sexual been any changes in security
to stay in a group of at the high school?
Specialist Academy. Snapp also recommends the bullied student “In this situation the stated Snapp. We go over policies continuously.
she explained. down and
other students. “Kids like to bully kids who are by themselves,” student has a choice to “The more specifics are reported, the easier it is to pin things For instance, school resource offi-
Wright.
engage or not,” said deal with the situation quickly and appropriately,” added cers used to drive their own vehi-
Wright. “If the student cles to the school and wear street
clothes, but now I drive a Roselle

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FRIENDS ARE ENCOURAGING
BULLY SOMEONE ELSE.
“That student needs to be strong enough to say, ‘This is not
A STUDENT TO

dent services assistant principal at Lake Park High School in

right,’” said Phil Wright, stu-
Roselle, IL. “Students
should also realize that they’ll get in trouble if they participate
in bullying. They need to
doesn’t engage, there
won’t be a fight.” He
also recommends the
student tell an adult
about the cause of the
6
A STRANGER APPROACHES A
STUDENT ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.
“Go to the closest safe place inside the school and tell an adult,”
Snapp. “Always walk in a group.”
said
Police Department vehicle and
wear my uniform to be more visi-
ble. Also, both Lake Park cam-
puses are closed once the school
day starts, and the badges visi-
tors wear are now more visible.

more eco-friendly
situation. he should re- Are there any procedures to
stand up to those friends and distance themselves if necessary.” “Even if a student just sees a suspicious character on campus,
keep out weapons?
port it,” stated Wright. No, we don’t believe we’re at that
point where it’s necessary to have
metal detectors. Our rules have a
BY ANOTHER zero tolerance for fighting. We
A STUDENT IS THREATENED
3 STUDENT WITH VIOLENCE.
to an adult. “If it’s a direct A STUDENT WITNESSES AN ILLEGAL
ACTIVITY, SUCH AS A DRUG
start teaching our students about
the zero-tolerance policy while

* NASCAR Poster
Both Snapp and Wright recommend reporting the incident 7 GROUNDS. they’re still eighth graders in mid-
campus,” stated Wright. “If SALE OR FIGHT, ON SCHOOL
threat the school will turn to the police officer that works on of all students.”
adults are looking out for the best interest dle school.
gone too far, our counselors “Let school authorities know,” Wright, said. “Trust that the
the threat is a result of friction between two students that’s What are some of the things
will try peer mediation to defuse things.” you do on a daily basis?
I’m constantly in the hallways and
trying to develop relationships
A STUDENT IS PRESSURED TO
JOIN with students, even the trouble-

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A STUDENT EXPERIENCES
CYBER-BULLYING.
“Even if it happens out of the school, it can effect the atmosphere
if the bully is a fellow student,” explained Wright. “Therefore,
should report it to the school’s police officer.”
at school
the student
9 A GANG OR USE ILLICIT DRUGS.
Both Snapp and Wright recommend the student talk to a
trusted adult.
makers. I try to let them know
they can always turn things
around.
— Laura Knapp
GateHouse News Service
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Family magazine Family magazine Family magazine Family magazine
Healthy Living tab Healthy Living tab Healthy Living tab Healthy Living
Bride tab Service Organization tab Bride tab
NASCAR preview tab Go Green tab NOVEMBER
Inaguration special section AUGUST Family magazine
MAY Family magazine Senior Living
FEBRUARY Family magazine Back to school tab Farm Living
Family magazine Senior Living tab Senior Living tab Holiday Gift Guide
Senior Living tab Farm Living tab
2009 Frugal/Stretched tab SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
JUNE Family magazine Family Holiday magazine
MARCH Family magazine Outdoor Living/Hunting tab Holiday cookbook
Family magazine Pets tab Home improvement tab Holiday last-minute guide
Outdoor Living/Hunting tab How-to tab
Spring home and garden tab

holiday
gift guide
2008