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Blog Takeover by Kingwood Talks - Consent Daphne Han & Isabella Espinosa According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of consent is “to give assent or approval”, but what does consent mean beyond the scope of this academically-abundant lexicon? Consent finds its own definition within each person, with factors such as maturity, discretion, and moral compass influencing one's personal take on the word. Consent is conveyed with enthusiasm, acknowledgment, and specificity, evoking the sense that there shouldn’t be any blurred lines when it comes to this topic.  Social, emotional & physical consent are vital to the formation and growth of relationships and daily interactions. They serve as a signal to communicate how comfortable someone is during a specific moment, or how they are responding to a specific instance. These signals assist in developing a better understanding between people within a designated time, space, or circumstance. Properly recognizing the dif

Blog Takeover by the KHS Project Protect Our Children Human Trafficking Awareness Club ! Fact: Human trafficking is modern day slavery and one of the fastest growing risks to students. It is also the fastest-growing organized criminal activity in the United States and is making over $32 billion a year for traffickers while destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent children. This is why it is so important to arm students, parents, school educators and our community with the knowledge needed to identify and prevent child sex trafficking, exploitation and abuse. Prevention is everything and together, through education, we can prevent the crime before it happens. Change can happen with training on human trafficking and raising awareness. Members of the KHS Project Protect Our Children Human Trafficking Awareness Club are using our passion to make a difference, and are quickly becoming champions in the fight against human trafficking. Throughout January, we are bringing Hum

We've heard a lot about Cultural Diversity in our society lately. Have you ever considered what it means to you? Does it mean Taco Tuesday? Photo shoots at mural walls throughout the different wards of HTX? Does it mean visiting other countries, learning some history & language and enjoying the authentic food? Or is it something on a much more personal level where actual people of other cultures intersect with your life in a way where you're not out "visiting" their culture, but you're allowing them to move in & live with you in your heart and mind? The truth of the matter is Cultural Diversity is strikingly beautiful and tragically ugly at the same time. There is nothing more harmonious than a diverse group of people who truly accept and care for one another, no matter the typical details people tend to get sticky about. Sadly, many times people fail to see the beauty of diversity, thus creating the ugly. In November, we aim to disentangle what the broad

So here we are sliding directly into next month's Presidential election with a sure bet it'll live up to 2020's reputation thus far. You may feel a growing desire to brace yourself. It may be a good idea. But in truth, we have the power to fight our fears and find common ground among policital discourse. How do we do such a thing when society severely lacks etiquette? When we can no longer trust images and videos to be real and not deepfakes created by Artificial Intelligence? It's actually quite simple. We can do this by following one of Gandhi's great quotes, "Be the change you wish to see in the world". Be. the. change. No matter who you are or where you come from, every single one of us has the ability to make postive, impactful deposits into society, especially when it comes to civic engagement.  Let's magnify some of what that looks like: Raise the bar with what's acceptable on social media by choosing to post politely, and not encourage thos

Mental health. This is a term we've all heard many times, and most likely know it is a growing concern in today's society. But do we truly understand what it is? Maybe, maybe not. One thing is for certain though. As each day passes with more and more mental illness diagnoses, suicides and mass-shooting events, it is critical for each and every one of us to make a choice to be aware of & informed about this important topic.   Webster's Dictionary defines the term Mental health as "the condition of being sound mentally and emotionally that is characterized by the absence of mental illness and by adequate adjustment especially as reflected in feeling comfortable about oneself, positive feelings about others, and the ability to meet the demands of daily life". Whoa. Let's break that down a bit... Mental health is: stable thoughts without mental illness stable emotions without mental illness caring about yourself caring about others appropriately pivoting with