Domestic Violence

On Thursday August 26, 2016, Schrendria Robinson visited Voorheee College to speak on the topic of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a world-wide negative trend and is the intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assualt, and other abusive behaviors. Mrs.Robinson takes the crowd into an imagination of domestic violence that could possibly happen to their child or future child.

She encouraged students to speak up and imagined if you was in someone else shoes and also the perspective of the other gender. She ask the audience 3 major questions during this assembly. The 3 questions were "Why do people stay in domestic violence situations?", "Who do people do it?", and "Do you believe social media play a negative impact on domestic violence and what trends from social media is influencing domestic violence?" Many people answer honestly to those questions and was able to see how others feel about the situation.

Not only did she explain what it was, she also gave us help notes about Domestic violence. Domestice violence is ranked number one in the st

ate of S.C and 1 out of every 4 women (15-24) are killed in a domestic violence relationship. Domestic violence is a major issue despite age,gender, race, or religion and can be agitated by a man or woman. More information can also be found at http://www.domesticviolence.org/.

If any of you have ever experienced domestic violence or witness it please contact your nearest police department and if you need any guidance through a domestic violence incident please contact Mrs.Robinson on her online website http://clearvisionsc.com/schrendria-robinson.

Back to VC

School is finally approaching and my junior year at Voorhees College is about to start. I am excited, yet nervous. College has had it ups and downs, but I refuse to give up now. There has been many things I had to learn on my own with being a first generation college student. That's why today I have some tips for incoming college freshmen,returning students, and transfer students.

Tip 1: Apply early
* Apply early because this will leave one with plenty of time to make such an important decision. One can visit the colleges that he or she choose to see which is the better one for them.

Tip 2: Apply for financial aid early as well
* Apply for financial aid early because it sometimes takes a while to process. One will also need to make sure that every school he or she is trying to attend is on the financial aid. This will cause less back and fourth amongst the school and also may determine what school is best for the student.

Tip 3: Shop for your dorm room throughout the summer
*Waiting until last minute will sometimes make it hard for one to get what he or she actually wants. This will also save one money when he or she is about to go to school because the closer it gets the less he or she will have to buy. However, shop later for school supplies (paper,pencils,etc) because there will be a bigger sale on school supplies when school is about to start.

Tip 4: Pack smart
*Bring things that you will need when school starts. If one starts in the summer, he or she will need to bring summer items instead of their entire closet. When making trips home to visit family  and friends bring up things for the fall and take your summer clothes home. By the time you know it your wardrobe will have completely changed. Summer to fall just like that.

Tip 5: Settle in & Get comfortable
* Make your dorm feel like home. Decorate, accersorize, and make it your own. If you make yourself feel at home, the less home sick you will feel. Also try not to go home every weekend. The more you go home, the more you will miss it. Try limiting only going home on special occasions or only when you need to.

These are only a few tips I felt would be helpful to any college student. Hopefully these tips will help you because they have help me a lot.