Health Education, Wednesday, Second Period

[ifwebeworthy]

"Before the break, we talked some about the dangers of sunlight, so as the seasons change I thought it fitting that this week we talk about the dangers of not enough sunlight. Sunlight is important. You need to get enough of it for your body to produce what's called 'vitamin D,' which helps build healthy bones. Luckily, if you're not getting enough vitamin D, your doctor can measure that in a blood test and you can get it in pill form.

"The other thing I want you to be aware of as we move into winter is Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. This is a form of depression that's, well, seasonal. Some people's brains don't handle the shorter days and less light well at all, and they may experience symptoms of depression." Don went on to handwavily list some of the symptoms of depression to watch out for. "This will of course more often affect people who live in more northern climes, where the days are even shorter--or nonexistent in some places that experience polar night--but according to studies about one point four percent of the population of Florida experiences SAD, so you can't rule it out. We don't yet fully understand SAD, but light therapy can help, and if that's not cutting it you should talk to your doctor about antidepressants. Because like with vitamin D, if you can't produce your own, storebought is always fine.

"Now, are there any questions?"

Fandom Library, Wednesday, October 29th

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

It was two days from Halloween and rather than try to get the gremlins to focus on books and studying, Arden had remembered that the library also rented movies and other media, too!

So she pulled down the big screen, set up the DVD player, and started playing some Halloween movies from last century. The All Hallow's Eve Tree, naturally, and The Least Good Witch, The Bad Dream Before Yule, and Abracadabra to name some of the classics from the olden days. Hopefully the movies would be able to keep them quiet and entertained and not tearing the library apart looking for candy.

Space Pirates! (Pirates in Space!) [Wednesday, 1st Period]

[jedigrammarians]

"Everyone who stole the yacht, good job at figuring out the secret break assignment." There had not been a secret break assignment, but retroactively assigning one meant they didn't have to figure out a topic for this week.

"Everyone who didn't steal the yacht, explain why you didn't even try to be piratical." Isabela would not be accepting, but you stole it first as an excuse. She'd only taken it the once.