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Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood

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Teen Lounge. The Teen Lounge offers a variety of activities for ninth through 12 th graders.<br />

These activities include open recreation, workshops, dances, lock-ins, and trips. The Teen<br />

Lounge is a great place to hang out with friends or amuse you with a variety of activities and<br />

games. The lounge offers a big screen TV, dart machine, videos, and Play Station game systems.<br />

The Teen Lounge is open after school during the week and on Saturdays. The lounge is also<br />

open during the summer months. Snacks are available at Pippin Youth Center.<br />

Skate Park. Pippin Youth Center has a large skateboard park to be used by the youth. This<br />

is the only skateboard park in the area. For more information and hours of operation, contact the<br />

Pippin Youth Center.<br />

SLO (SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICE)<br />

SLO provides “ACCESS” to a wide range of resources to facilitate<br />

Army youth education transitions. SLO provides “ACCESS” by:<br />

A-Affiliating with 4-H and BGCA.<br />

C-Connecting youth through sponsorship activities, outreach<br />

events, and action councils.<br />

C-Creating opportunities for work force preparation, citizenship, and leadership<br />

development.<br />

E-Enhancing educational experiences through CYS instructional programs and<br />

partnerships in education.<br />

S-Sponsoring transitioning teens.<br />

S-Supplying post-secondary education information.<br />

SLO can provide “ACCESS” for schools by:<br />

A-Arranging access to military units/commanders.<br />

C-Consolidating school information for military families.<br />

C-Communicating procedures or in and out processing.<br />

E-Encouraging relationships between school, military families, installation, and<br />

community.<br />

S-Supporting school personnel by providing information concerning military lifestyles.<br />

S-Securing access to military resources.<br />

SLO can provide “ACCESS” for commanders by:<br />

A-Advising command on local schools and youth education transition issues.<br />

C-Coordinating Partnership in Education.<br />

C-Communicating school and Family concerns.<br />

E-Evaluating programs and services.<br />

S-Spearheading integration of military children into the local school system.<br />

S-Serving as advocate for military families.<br />

SLO can provide “ACCESS” for parents by:<br />

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