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> Just for Fun
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Teen Health
Teens Health Info
Created by doctors for teens who are concerned about their
health. Includes information about relationships, sexual health,
fitness, alcohol and more. Also available in Spanish.
NIDA for kids
Find the science behind teenage drug abuse and get the facts straight.
Uncover true teenage testimonies that dive into their battle with the abuse.
WebMD
Comprehensive health site which presents medicine based journalism,
expert health opinions and A-Z guides for numerous health-oriented
topics.
Troubled Teen 101
Your center for all emotional teenage issues from A-Z explained and
how to prevent a serious outbreak
NEDA
The pressures of eating disorders can affect everyone around you
National Eating Disorder Association helps hose with the disorder and
helps the family cope with the issue.
Drug Watch
Educating the public about thousands of prescription and over-the-counter medications and their side effects, including many drugs used by teenagers to treat and prevent conditions such as acne, asthma, depression, ADHD, and pregnancy. Reviewed and certified by the Health On the Net (HON) Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information.
Express Yourself
DeviantArt
Devoted to artists who wish to upload digital art, skin art,
themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry or
prose writing. Allows artists to create their own profiles and have
other users comment on their work.
LiveJournal
Journaling and blogging site that allows users to set their
own privacy settings and create their own look and feel for their
blog. Allows for picture upload, style templates and publishing
tools.
Xanga
Allows for user journaling and blogging. Provides storage
space for photos, videos and user profiles. Join a "blogring" that
suits your interests.
Teen
Blogs
Blog site dedicated to teens and teen-oridented topics. Creates a
quick list of last updated teen blogs and allows users to "tag"
topics within their blogs.
Love & Dating
Being Girl
Boy advice from girls to girls, share your stories and advice with others.
First
Date Tips
Romantic ideas for first dates. Make your first date creative
and learn do's and don'ts about a first date.
Love and
Relationship Advice
Relationship and love advice from Dr. Truth. Read about
different dating scenaries and what you can do to deal with dating
delemnas.
Flirting
Tips: How To Know if SHE likes You
Guys: learn about body language that signals she's flirting
back.
Flirting Tips: How
To Know if HE likes You
Girls: learn clues that show a guy's subtle way of showing interest
in a girl.
Sex Education & Teen Pregnancy
Planned Parenthood:
The Facts
Site that allows users to locate the nearest clinic in their
area. Also, learn about birth control, contraceptives and sex
education. Read about abortion rights and how to obtain
contraceptives.
Stay Teen
Information about teen pregnancy, teen sexuality, love and
relationships. Learn how to "stay teen" and avoid pregnancy.
Teen Pregnancy:
Frequently Asked Questions
Site for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned
pregnancy. Provides information about how to improve conditions for
future children by preventing unwanted pregnancy. Learn about what
policymakers and religion say about teen and unplanned pregnancy.
TeenSource: The Sex
Education Guide
Source for teen sexual education including: contraceptives, sexual
healthy, teen pregnancy prevention, abstinence and STD prevention.
Locate sexual health clinics in your area.
Driver's License & Car Info
Find out
the facts and Schedule an Appointment
Unofficial guide to information about the DMV. Learn about
auto insurance, obtaining a driver's license and driver's
education. Locate traffic schools in your area.
Cars.com
Find the car of your dreams at an affordable price.
Lease Trader
Take the load off of someone else's lease with out all the paper work involved.
Voting & Political Activism
Florida Division of
Elections
Florida Department of State Division of Elections website where Floridian voters can view candidate information, learn about proposed amendments or view an answer to a voting question in the FAQ section of the site.
Young Democrats of America
Become a part of the new generation of young American Democratic political
activists and get involved.
Young Republican National Federation
Join the Young Republicans and support your Republican candidates on all levels.
Help & Tutoring
Homework Center
One of the world's largest student reference sites with free access to almanacs, dictionary and encyclopedia. There are a variety of other reference tools with featured help in educational subject areas including: English, history, math, and more. An extremely informative tool, especially for research projects.
School Help
and Resources
Create crossword puzzles or other word puzzles for school projects. Plan out your school work load or create a plan for a project.
ETutor Help
Link to Broward County Libraries and get your library card. Check out which libraries have the book you are looking for or use your membership to search free online databases for periodicals and more.
PACE
A program to help girls at risk of entering the juvenile system, dropping
out of school, or having a hard time at home gain confidence along with life
and academic skills they can use in their future
Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement inspires and prepares Palm Beach students for their career
and succeed.
College Prep & Testing
AP Scores and SAT
Registration
CollegeBoard is a place for students,
teachers, and parents to connect with each other and result in
success in college. Information on the site includes everything to
know about colleges. This official SAT site will help you with
registering, preparing, and informing you of your scores, including
SAT as well as Advanced Placement exams.
ACT Scores and Registration
ACT is a website dedicated to helping people achieve education and
workplace success. This is the place to go to learn about the ACT:
how to register, when it counts, and the differences between it and
the SAT.
Colleges & Career Information
Applications and Career
Planning
A site devoted to planning and tracking
educational progress in Florida. Here, you can learn how well you
are doing in school and what you need to keep succeeding in your
academic career.
College and Academic Scouting
A site to create personal profiles to advertise yourself to colleges and universities that you are "more than a test score". Colleges scout you based on the information you put into the profile and what meets their needs.
Scholarships
and Financial Aid
Need money for college and you have no idea where to get it? This
site will provide you will the guidelines and necessary tools
needed to help get you into college without going into debt.
Bright
Futures Scholarships
Get free money just for doing well in school! No essay, no
recommendation letters, and no what ifs. Bright Futures is a
Florida Lottery funded scholarship given to every Florida student
resident who qualifies. Apply here.
Financial Aid FAFSA
Federal Student Aid couldn't be easier than when using FAFSA.
Simply fill out a form with your parents and it will tell you how
much money you are eligible to get from the government, free of
charge.
Student
Aid
Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about how to pay
for college can be found here. The website's main mission is to
make sure that everyone who qualifies for federal financial
assistance for higher education receives what he or she deserves.
Florida
Student Financial Aid
This link to the Office of Student Financial Assistance, through
the Florida Department of Education, will tell you what you need to
know about student loans, grants, scholarships, and applications.
U.S. Department of Labor
Information about Federal and State labor laws that apply to young workers.
School Districts
Broward High
Schools
If you are a Broward County student and need information on your
school and/or your district, this is the place to go. You may also
find information about your academic career, through Virtual
Counselor, such as grades, classes, and attendance record. Also
available in Spanish, Portuguese and Creole.
Palm Beach High
Schools
Anything you need to know about your Palm Beach school may be found
on the website. Need to know what days you have off over winter
break? Things such as the school calendar may be found here.
Miami-Dade High
Schools This site has an endless supply of information
regarding your Miami-Dade High School. Anything you need to know
about what to expect the upcoming school year or how your
Superintendent rates is obtainable here.
Gay & Lesbian Support
Gay and Lesbian Community Center
of South Florida This center for the homosexual community
serves to promote personal development and quality of life for
anyone who wants their help. They embrace individuality and
diversity, and endorse awareness, acceptance, and pride.
Gay-Straight Alliance
Create your own Gay-Straight Alliance Chapter at your school
with support from the GLSEN network
Just for Fun
Astrology
What does your birthday say about your personality? Learn the in's
and out's of your astrological personality and what it means for
your past and future.
Bored?
For those fifteen minutes in between homework and video
games visit this site and have access to random sites that couldn't be
more pointless and able to distract you for hours at a time.
Play Some
Games!
Your non-stop shop for Internet games is here. Featuring games such
as action, sports, puzzles, and life/style, this site offers games
themselves, plus reviews on them so you know what you are getting
yourself into.
Test Yourself on Pop
Culture Knowledge!
Need some quizzes for your MySpace to fill up some of the room not
engulfed with comments? An endless array of quizzes can be found at
this website, some even telling you whether or not you are good at
taking quizzes.
Take
Some Quizzes for Fun!
Quizilla not only provides many
quizzes to waste the time away, but also other things to occupy
your time, including horoscopes, lyrics, poems, and polls.
Saving the World
A student website about things that are happening in the environment and how you can help. From the rainforest to global warming, there's plenty of things that you can change.
Gadgets, Tech & Gaming
Gizmodo
The "it" blog for all your gadgetry needs and first hand look
at new technologies
SkyMall
Gadgetry
Shop from the air, or in this case through the Internet, to buy
anything you want from Sky Mall. Products range from electronics
and apparel to hardware and luggage.
Keep Up To Date with
the Coolest Gadgets
Your source for the coolest gadgets available features everything
from iPods, clocks, and kitchenware to phones, robots, and remote
controls (all three of which may come as one product).
Computer
Gaming Tip, Tricks, and Help
About.com answers the many questions asked concerning computer
gaming in general, as well as offers tips, hints, and help about
the general background of computer gaming.