HEALTHY HABITS

for your high

school student
Parents and guardians, help us keep your student healthy!
Here on campus, we provide a healthy choice of food and opportunity for
physical activity for all students. However, we cannot control their choices
outside of school. We need your help to make sure your student is
practicing healthy habits as they grow into young adults.

Physical Activity
To promote healthy activity habits:
More students reported encourage your student to try out for one of our many
watching at least 3 hours of tv sports teams offered for both boys and girls.
per day than students
encourage your student to ask their counselor about a
reported participating in at
physical class. For example, zero period weight lifting class.
least 60 minutes of physical
Plan physical activity with your student when you are both
activity one day out of the
home on the weekends. Plan family walks or even a casual
week. (CDC, 2019)
game of catch.

Eating Habits
To promote healthy eating habits:
Make health a priority by talking about points such as
eating disorders and obesity. A majority of students
Offer opportunities for nourishing food at home. report NOT eating
Monitor your student's eating and spending habits. For breakfast on ALL 7 DAYS
example, do they buy the same unhealthy snack every
of the week!
day on their walk home from school? Follow up with (CDC, 2019)
them.

Health Compromising Behaviors

Healthy habits a great to promote but it is also important to make sure we are watching for
behavior that will compromise your student's health.

Here is what you can look out for or ask your student about:
Students report that their Drug and Alcohol use.
first time ever trying Unprotected sexual activity. Looking to avoid unplanned
alcohol, cigarette smoking pregnancies as well as STIs.
or marijuana was before the Addictive behavior to a substance or activity. This can
age of 13 years old. include cell phone addiction.
(CDC, 2019)
Poor sleep schedule or lack thereof.

We ask that you share these health-promoting habits and health-

compromising behaviors with your student so they can continue their
school year as a healthy individual.