Monday, March 8, 2010

Loudoun County Teen Girls Night Out

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Girls Night Out is coming up on Saturday March 13, 2010. It is hosted at Dominion High School and runs from 3-9PM.

Girls Night Out Flyer
Girls Night Out Program

The event is geared to promote safety and awareness amongst teenage girls throughout Loudoun County. It will feature presentations on self defense, fashion and style, internet safety, gang awareness and career opportunities. Special guest speakers are Mrs. Beth Holloway and Mr. Ben Atherton-Zeman.

Dinner is provided with admission and all girls will receive gift bags and opportunities for special prizes provided by our sponsors.

To register, visit www.loudoun.gov/webtrac and register for activity number 303403-01.
Girls can also take a brief online survey.
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3 comments:

  1. Great idea. Sadly far more opportunities like this, particularly overnight lock-ins could be hosted in County schools and community centers by non-profit organizations if LCPS and Loudoun County could be more creative to find ways to open their facilities without charging prohibitively high usage fees. Many non-profits carry liability insurance, so it can't simply be about that. It seems more like a mindset AGAINST opening their facilities to the community for reasons that are unclear.
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  2. I find it a bit funny that this event is actually surplanting a high shcool debate tournament at the same school, forcing the debaters into cramped, suboptimal conditions for their activity; but then I guess America places greater value on dressing well and eating than they do on actual academic pursuits - a fact borne out by several studies in the last decade.Funny, I've asked lots of job applicants over the year to construct logical arguments based on evidence, I have never asked one to elucidate on their "girls night out" experience - I'll leave you to judge which activity is probably better for kids in the long run.

    A Concened Citizen
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  3. A worthy event! My daughter attended with friends and learned about personal safety in various settings. Not only did the seminars raise the girls' awareness, it reinforced past lessons from us (parents) and school courses/programs. The fashion segment was minor and was purely an attraction factor. It's a shame the debate tournament had less-than-ideal facilities, however better planning on the part of LCPS could have ensured it was scheduled in a similarly adequate location.
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