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For help passing any of the MCAS tests, call Y3K Tutor In Your Home today!  Our Dover tutoring and test prep services have helped many Dover students receive high scores on these tests.  Each of our students have enjoyed the excitement of attaining Advanced or Proficient scores on their MCAS tests.

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Dover, MA MCAS Testing Schedule 2013

The MCAS tests for Dover-Sherborn High School students in Dover, MA will administered on the following dates:

Biology Session 1 – February 4, 2013

Biology Session 2 – February 5, 2013

English (ELA) Composition Sessions A & B – March 19, 2013

English (ELA) Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2 - March 21, 2013

English (ELA) Reading Comprehension Session 3 – March 22, 2013

Math Session 1 – May 13, 2013

Math Session 2 – May 14, 2013

Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) Session 1 – June 4, 2013

Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) Session 2 – June 5, 2013

MCAS Retests (for Dover-Sherborn High School students that have previously received Needs Improvement/Failing scores)

English (ELA) Composition Sessions A & B – February 27, 2013

English (ELA) Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 & 2  - February 28, 2013

English (ELA) Reading Comprehension Session 3 – March 1, 2013

Math Session 1 – March 4, 2013

Math Session 2 – March 5, 2013

Y3K Tutor In Your Home would like to send out congratulations to a town and school that is near and dear to our heart.  U.S. News and World Report released their annual list of best high schools across the country and Dover-Sherborn High School in Dover, MA is near the top of the list.  Dover-Sherborn High School was ranked 6^th best high school in Massachusetts and the 166^th best high school in the United States.  They also received a gold metal rating.

According to the U.S. News and World Report website, Dover-Sherborn High School ranks in the 99% percentile in proficiency in English and the 98% percentile in proficiency in math.  Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams, allowing the AP participation rate at Dover-Sherborn High School to be 72%.

Boston magazine recently named Dover-Sherborn High School 3rd best public high school in the Metro-West area. Schools were judged on graduation rates, student-teacher ratios, extracurricular opportunities, and academic performances on the MCAS, SATs, and AP exams, which were considered the most important factors, according to the magazine. Their list mentions Dover-Sherborn High School’s graduation rate at 95.2% and it's 99% college-bound rating is the list's highest. Over the past 10 years our Dover tutoring and test prep services have helped Dover-Sherborn High School students achieve success.  Y3K Tutor In Your Home is proud to say that we are a part of the Dover community.

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Vaccination Myth:  “Serious diseases like polio have already been eradicated, so there is no need to vaccinate against them.” 

While many diseases have been wiped out for the most part in the United States of America, they have not been eradicated around the world.  That means you could still be at risk if you go abroad or come into contact with an infected person from overseas.  In fact the increase in non-vaccinated immigrants that enter America and the increase in formerly eradicated diseases is not a coincidence. If your kids are not vaccinated, there is a good chance that they could become exposed to some major diseases and suffer like so many people did years ago.

Parents worry about the price college for their children.  College costs have been growing at about three times the rate of inflation and are projected to continue to do so in the future.  There is however a cost saving method that some college students choose to do.  They decide to attend a community college for two years and then transfer to a four-year school.  In Massachusetts for example, all public community college credits transfer over to state universities. They can then get a four-year bachelor’s degree for almost half the cost.  This is a significant savings.

Alcohol, marijuana, and opiates are often drugs that teens turn to in high school.  Some are now choosing to inhale toxic household products they can easily obtain such as computer air dusters, gasoline, butane, Freon, paint thinner, glues, whipped cream, and anything else in an aerosol can.  This is called “huffing”. Some youths first use inhalants when they are around 11 or 12.  For some, it is the first or second drug kids try (even before alcohol or cigarettes).  About 2.6 million children ages 12 to 17 uses an inhalant each year to get high.

Huffing occurs when sprays are put into a plastic bag and inhaled, a rag or sock is soaked in the chemical and then the vapors are inhaled, or vapors are inhaled directly out of the container. The fumes end up cutting off oxygen to the brain, producing a high.  Lack of oxygen and cardiac arrest are the leading causes of sudden death from huffing.

In a 2011 study, 11% of US teens said they had used inhalants in their lifetime.  In Massachusetts 5% of high school students reported using inhalants in the past 30 days.  This method of drug use is a problem because these chemicals are readily available in homes and stores and are not illegal to sell or possess.

COLLECTION DRIVE BEGINS TOMORROW: From November 1st through Jan 1st we will collect old towels, blankets, toys and office supplies for the Animal Rescue League of Boston's Dedham shelter. The abandoned and abused animals awaiting adoption desperately need these items. YOU may be the difference between their agony and happiness!  

For the 10th straight year Y3K Tutor In Your Home will be doing this annual collection drive. We will travel to your Brookline, Dover, Natick, Needham, Newton, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, or Weston MA home even if you are not a client or do not need tutoring. Please tell all of your friends, neighbors, and co-workers.  For more information or to schedule a pick up, call 781-492-8700 or checking back here at www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com.

Check your Dover Hometown Weekly and Dover-Sherborn Press newspapers over the next several weeks for information on Y3K Tutor In Your Home's 10th Annual Animal Rescue League of Boston Collection Drive.  Items collected will be delivered to their Dedham, MA shelter for abused and abandon animals waiting for adoption.

You can schedule a Dover pick-up or find out about our drop-off locations conveniently located in Needham and Natick. For questions or to set up an appointment, call (781) 492-8700 or log on to www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com or www.DoverTutor.com.

The responses from the 2011 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey and Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey of high school students had several surprising results.

40% reported drinking every month

30% use a drug

28% use marijuana

27% report being offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property in the previous 12 months

22% binge drink (5 or more drinks within 2 hrs)

6% reported non-medical use of a prescription drug

6% use marijuana during school

5% use inhalants

4% use alcohol during school

What do you think should be done?  Please share your experiences and thoughts with us.

The animals need your help. You can make a difference for the Animal Rescue League of Boston's animal shelters. Please help Y3K Tutor In Your Home aid abused and stray animals. You will have the opportunity to help dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and others. Please donate old or new towels, blankets, office supplies, and animal toys. Items will be picked up at your home between NOVEMBER 1, 2012 and JANUARY 1, 2013.

Please also tell all of your neighbors, friends and family. We will pick up from anyone regardless if they use our tutoring or not. We will be picking up items located in Brookline, Dover, Natick, Needham, Newton, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, and Weston MA. There will also be drop off locations for those living outside of these towns conveniently located in Natick and Needham, MA.

If your student chooses to not dissect an animal and is given a hard time, explain to the teacher that you know the state policy.  For example in Massachusetts the 2005 State Board of Education Policy gives anyone the right to refuse to cut up animals.  In fact Massachusetts residents can mention the following policy: 

"All public schools that offer dissection as a learning activity should, upon written request by a student’s parent or guardian, permit a student who chooses not to participate in dissection to demonstrate competency through an alternative method." [2005 MA State Board of Education Policy]

Look up the policy where you live and have it ready to go to avoid being intimidated.