• The Freshman Health curriculum will educate students about substance awareness, coming of age, and wellness/mental health. In the substance abuse unit the effects that drugs and alcohol can have on a person's life as well as ways to get help will be taught. Throughout the coming of age unit, students will learn about the changes that take place in their bodies during puberty and adolescence, acceptance of various types of gender identity and sexual orientation, they will review the reproductive systems, learn the difference between viral and bacterial sexually transmitted infections, and abstinence/condoms as forms of birth control that prevent sexually transmitted infections. The final unit addresses sexting and what to do if a student should receive a sexual text message, cyber bullying and the effects it can have on someone's life, mental health issues and ways to improve/maintain mental health, which will lead into suicide prevention skills: ways to get help if they feel as though suicide is their only option, warning signs in a friend, and how to cope if someone they know attempts or commits suicide.