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Students Taking Action for RespectCash Prizes Offered for Returning Evaluations
Two prizes of $100 each will be offered to STAR teams returning the most presentation evaluations during the 2006 spring semester. One of the awards will go to the team that returns the most evaluations overall and the other to the team that returns the highest percentage of evaluations based on the number of people who attend the presentations (100% = all attendees completing and turning in evaluations).
Below are evaluations for audience members to fill out at the end of STAR presentations. There are separate evaluations for each area of the STAR curriculum, and you only need to use the one that corresponds to the presentation you are giving. It’s very important that the evaluation completed by the audience corresponds to the presentation given. For example, if you are giving a presentation on Dating Violence, give the audience the evaluation form with Dating Violence at the top; you do not need to use all four evaluations for a given presentation. Evaluations are important because they help us to determine how effective our curriculum is and how we might improve it.
Please return the evaluations to Morgan Curtis by fax (512.474.6490) or mail (6200 La Calma Drive, Suite 110 Austin, TX 78752). If you have questions or need self-addressed stamped envelopes to return the evaluations, please contact Morgan (mcurtis@taasa.org) or Tim (tlove@taasa.org). Youth face dangers of
sexual assault on a daily basis: Ø More than a million U.S. teenagers are sexually assaulted each year and nine out of ten teenagers report knowing the perpetrator (Smith, White & Holland, 2003). Ø In a recent study, one in 12 students were forced to do sexual things at least once in the previous month (Dept. of Justice, 2000). Ø Over 65% of all reported sexual assault victims are under 18 (Dept. of Justice, 2000). Ø Among teenagers between 12 and 17, eight percent report that the most important problem facing them is violence and crime in school. Another eight percent report that sexual issues are the most important problem facing them (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 1997). Sexually deviant
behavior often begins early: Ø Half
of all juvenile offenders have been sexually assaulted by age 18, and without
help 4 out of 10 will sexually assault others (Murphy & Page, 2000). Ø Thirty-four
percent of boys believe that they would not be arrested if they raped a dating
partner (American Medical Association, 1997). Ø Reports of student‑on‑student
sexual harassment among middle school and high school students are increasing,
and peer‑to‑peer sexual harassment often occurs openly in schools,
in front of school personnel and other students. (The Girls Report, National
Council for Research on Women). Ø Over 50% of high school boys and 42% of high school girls believe that there are times when it is "acceptable for a male to hold a female down and physically force her to engage in intercourse." (Warshaw, 1988). Ø About half of all adult sex offenders committed their first sexual offense during adolescence (Cellini, 1995) Students are making a
difference! Students
Taking Action for Respect (STAR) is a growing community of over 300 youth
leaders who train, practice and present awareness, positive youth development
and early awareness programming on sexual harassment and assault to their peers
in schools and community groups. Students Taking Action for Respect is the first program of
its kind in the nation. It has been nationally recognized for its
student-developed design, involving students in informing their peers, rather
than hiring a spokesperson to talk about sexual violence issues. Students
respond best to their peers - only a fellow student really knows what it’s like
to be in high school, and it can help to hear advice from someone your own age. STAR teams have provided positive youth development programming to over 10,000 students in 150 communities in Texas so far. 
To find out more about TAASA's STAR program download the STAR brochure. Interested in joining the STAR Youth Advisory Board click here to download application. Recent STAR News The Spring 2006 STAR Newsletter is out and available for download here (pdf format) |
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