October at the NOCC

by | Oct 1, 2024 | Health and Wellness
Happy October!We have a busy month ahead of us here at the NOCC, with plenty of opportunities below for you to get involved! In this newsletter, we cover:

  • The Oxford Parent Education Fair
  • Take Back Day locations
  • Our Smart Students campaign
  • The New In The Loop parent group
  • Youth Action Board

Have a great month!

Oxford High School announces the first annual Parent Education Fair! The fair will be a conference-style event for parents and caregivers of the Oxford Schools community. The Parent Education fair will be held on Saturday, November 2nd from 8:15am to 12:30pm at Oxford Middle School. The NOCC is thrilled to sponsor this year’s keynote presentation by Nikki O’Donnell.

In addition to the keynote, there will be breakout session opportunities and community resource tables so parents/caregivers can connect with local community resources, including such topics as coping skills, special education, caregiver trauma and resilience, and more, as well as two breakout sessions hosted by the NOCC about Vaping and a QPR Suicide Prevention training.

Registration for this event is free and required. Childcare will be available for infants to children age 12, but must be noted when filling out your registration form. To learn more about the event, visit the Oxford Community Schools event page here. To register for this event, click here.
Take Back Day is October 26th, from 10am-2pm. We’ll be out at the Oakland County Sheriff’s Orion Substation and the Village of Oxford Police Department to help dispose of any old or unused medications.

Wondering what you can drop off? Currently, we cannot accept any liquid medications, inhalers, or needles. Pills, including liquid gel capsules, are allowed, and must be popped out of any blister packs or removed from their prescription bottles and put into plastic sandwich bags.
With Homecoming quickly approaching at both Lake Orion and Oxford High Schools, the NOCC will be visiting both schools to talk about the importance of staying safe and sober! On October 11th, we will be visiting Lake Orion High School to kick off our annual Smart Dragons Don’t Drink campaign, and will visit Oxford High School on October 14th to start Wise Wildcats Don’t Drink campaign! If you have students at either of these schools, make sure to ask them about what they learned during these lunch visits.

In The Loop is a group for Lake Orion and Oxford Parents that provides information about trending social issues that may affect your children. You will have access to:

  • Local data collected from youth and community surveys regarding risk factors that exist in our community, as well as protective factors that keep our kids safe.

  • Tips from local and regional community partners to help you know what to look out for to protect your child’s physical and mental wellbeing.

  • Educational workshops and presentations.

If you would like to be In The Loop, please visit our “In The Loop” website page, and follow the instructions to sign up for our In The Loop newsletter!
Both our Lake Orion and Oxford Youth Action Boards met for the first time this past month, and we were so excited to see both some new and returning faces! Throughout the school year, our Youth Action Boards will work to help create and provide input to our campaigns, such as No Vape November, our anti-drinking campaigns, and more. If you have a student at Lake Orion or Oxford High Schoolers who would like to get involved, the best way to learn about meetings is to follow our YAB Instagram pages! To follow our Lake Orion YAB, click here. To follow our Oxford YAB, click here.