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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Guide Weather Subscribe Contact Us January 26, 2005 Parent-daughter fair reaches out to older girls By Jennifer Squires Ashland Daily Tidings Showing up at school with mom or dad may not sound like the coolest thing for a middle school-age girl to do, especially on a Saturday morning. This Saturday, however, dozens of girls ages 11 to 14 with moms, dads and other caring adults will take over the Stevenson Union on the campus of Southern Oregon University for the annual parent-daughter fair. "Girls traditionally love this event and they look forward to it every year," said Belinda Brown, the school nurse for the Ashland School District through the Ashland Community Hospital. "I think it's a great opportunity for parents or other caring adults to interact with their daughters in a fun environment." The fair, which is sponsored by the Ashland chapter of the American Association of University Women and the Jackson County Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy Project will target middle school-aged girls for the first time in Southern Oregon. Previous parent-daughter fairs worked with girls ages 9 to 12 but, with the help of a larger-than- expected grant from the American Association of University Women, the event organizers were able to add a second fair for the older age group. The event is free. "It"s says a whole lot about how important this event is," said Martha McIntyre with the Ashland AAUW, adding that the fair for younger girls will be held at the Smullin Center in Medford on Feb. 12. Saturday morning The fair, which runs from 8:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., will include a performance by the Planned Parenthood teen theater and three small group sessions where girls and their parents can choose from six different interactive presentations. "It seems very fun to the kids," said Kirk Gibson, the principal of Crater High School, who will facilitate a session about teen pressures and issues. "It seems like they take away some real hands-on skills when the leave." The other five presentations cover skin care, nutrition, self-defense, family communication and hip-hop dancing. "We try to pick topics that they're interested in and that they want to know more about," Brown said, explaining that girls at Ashland Middle School filled out surveys earlier in the year that directed the focus of the sessions. "Girls just love it because it's so interactive. It's not someone lecturing or preaching to them." The topics dealt with at the fair will differ slightly from last year's event, which targeted the younger age group. "I think it will change some," Gibson said. "I think 13- and 14-year-olds have a different set of things going on than 10- and 11-year-olds. It's a difficult time to be a teenager." Registration for the free event begins at 8:45 a.m. in the Rogue River Room on the first floor of the SU. No preregistration is required. For more information call 482-1611 ext. 105. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Slippers Women's Slippers men's slippers Ceramic Piggy Banks heloc libor rate Calenders 2005 Calender 2005 Accelerate Weight Loss Programs Memory Foam Mattress college loans alternative student loans Matchmaking & Dating Scripts Adventure Travel Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems student loan consolidation trillion cut diamonds Currancy Exchange Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams