On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 1 p.m., PSI BETA, the Honor Society in Psychology, had the special privilege and honor to visit with students from Carver Middle School. After touring SMC’s beautiful grounds and having had the rare chance of dining in the cafeteria with SMC students, the Carver 6th, 7th and 8th graders were treated to two (2) seminars presented by the PSI BETA Honor Society, “Bullying and Its Effects” and “College Life”. Led by Dr. Mary Jane Farmer, advisor, and the officers, PSI BETA talked about the definition and the three (3) types of bullying – verbal, social, and physical. They also talked about various statistical records and the effects of bullying. The experience was made more personal and relevant when each of the PSI BETA officers, together with a number of PSYC 101 students, shared their personal experiences on bullying. The closing seminar was on College Life. All of the college students present shared with their younger counterparts a simple yet essential message: in order to get to college, one must be focused and ambitious. Persistence, sacrifice, high motivation, choosing friends wisely and putting academics first, were also a few of the nuggets of wisdom that PSI BETA and the PSYC 101 students shared with the middle school students of Carver. It was a beautiful and a meaningful experience to all who attended.
SMC students featured in the photo include: Daniel “Bear” Berends (on the floor); from left (L) to right (R) are Kaitlyn Pless (Sec, PSI BETA), Leah Meahl, Matt Bishop, Dr Mary Jane Farmer (advisor, PSI BETA), Alexis Landrum, Jason Smith, Alex Wooden, Myia McClurkin, Alex Blanding, Ryan Gruver, Tierra Izzard (VP, PSI BETA), and Stevonna Jeter (President, PSI BETA). Not in picture, Grace Kopacz and Amichia Corcher.