Student Testimonial

   "I took the advice of the athletes in Natural High 2 and now I use my natural high (basketball) to stay drug free and solve my problems. Before I saw Natural High 2 I didn't?t have a cool way to stay drug free, like natural highs. I will always keep the words of those great athletes in my mind."
                                                     -Adam, Student

Natural High DVD Series

The Natural High DVDs are distributed for free to every middle and high school in the country; 114,000 public and private schools reaching 31 million children.

Dear Educator,

With the crispness of fall in the air, and the couch cushions plumped and ready, football season is officially underway.  Log on with your kids to ESPN.com to keep an eye out and track the Heisman candidates and Super Bowl hopefuls.  Your students can also watch videos of the 25 greatest players of all time.  Keep you kids in touch with their natural high by helping them create a fantasy football team.  Rules and details are available on the Fantasy Football section of ESPN.com.

Best Wishes,

Kelly Frank
Manager of Marketing and Communications
Sundt Memorial Foundation/Natural High

Joke of the Month

Football Math Test

A football coach walked into the locker room before a game, looked over to his star player and said, "I'm not supposed to let you play since you failed math, but we need you in there. So, what I have to do is ask you a math question, and if you get it right, you can play."

The player agreed, and the coach looked into his eyes intently and asks, "Okay, now concentrate hard and tell me the answer to this. What is two plus two?"

The player thought for a moment and then he answered, "4?"

"Did you say 4?" the coach exclaimed, excited that he got it right.

At that, all the other players on the team began screaming, "Come on coach, give him another chance!"

Healthy Choices for Healthy Kids

With obesity rates and video game popularity rising, students are at risk for making poor health choices.  Making kids aware of and active in healthy lifestyle choices can be difficult. Here is a great website that enables you to talk to your students in a fun and safe way about being healthy at home and in the classroom.  Kids Health in the Classroom also provides a special website for kids, discussion questions, teacher guides, experiments and more to help you and your students live a healthy, happy lifestyle.  The guides and experiments allow kids to get hands on experience and become excited about their health.

Meet Your Teenager on Facebook

An article posted on msnbc.com suggests an upward trend in parents social networking skills.  The article cites a variety of reasons for the recent increase in logging on ranging from checking up on their teens to forming closer relationships.  "I do think it can bring them closer together" by helping parents learn more about their children's interests and friends, says Anastasia Goodstein, author of "Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2007). 

It appears that parents and teens who maintain good offline communication can increase their closeness by using the networking sights.  These kids are not posting anything they wish to hide from their parental units.  The controversy lies on where to draw the line.  It appears that some students may be embarrassed by their parents? presence as a friend on their personalized pages.  "Where it gets tricky is, what's happening on social networking sites is really conversations between teens and their friends. You're not just listening in on your own teen. Suddenly, you are hearing what all their friends are doing as well."  Students use the sites as place to hang out and some may be weary to hang out with their folks.  The article suggests talking to your child ahead of time before requesting to become a friend, to prevent any ill will. Read the full article.

Natural High 4 Talent Showcase - Gbaja-Biamila Brothers

As the Natural High 4 edges closer to release, onto the field rush the Gbaja-Biamila brothers, a pair of inspirational, talented NFL defensive ends.

Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, #94 and defensive end for the Green Bay Packers, is also there all time sack leader.  He has been dedicated to a healthy lifestyle since he was a child. In High school Kabeer became a student owner of the nation's first student-run natural food company, 'Food from the 'Hood,' which provided South Central Los Angeles with high-quality organic produce.  Gbaja- Biamila also helps out with a program named Freedom House which helps families overcome homelessness.

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, is a free agent who has played as a defensive end for the Dolphins and the Chargers.  Gbaja-Biamila attended high school in southern California where he played basketball.  He won back to back city and state championships while there and then made the move to football during his senior year.

Both brothers reach their natural highs by helping educate people about money.  Kabeer as the coordinator at the local church for Crown Financial Ministries, which teaches people to use Biblical principles to help manage money in a way God would see fit.  Akbar?s natural high is teaching the next generation to be money smart during programs and camps he runs through athletes for education. www.afefoundation.org

"WOW!!!! I shared Natural High 3 with my 4-6 students and they were speechless during the whole video. Terrific impact on the students. The video covered everything I want the students to hear. Please continue your mission!!! Thank you again."
                                                                                                                                          Dianne Peterson, counselor, Auburn Public Schools-AMS, NE