Warrior Counseling Newsletter

September 2nd

Link Day- FIrst Day of School for 9th Grade

September 3rd

First Day of School Grades 10-12

September 12th

Picture Day

Warrior Rally 4:00 PM - 6:00PM

September 27th

Warrior 5K

September 29 - October 4th

Homecoming Week

The counseling services at Two Rivers High School is designed to support students with applying academic achievement strategies, managing emotions and applying interpersonal skills, and planning for postsecondary options, whether that is through higher education opportunities, the military, or work force.

Website: https://tworivers.isd197.org/student-life/counseling-and-guidance
Phone: 651-403-7208

We are student advocates and here to help

English: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HealthServices/MoreLowCostServices/Documents/CommunityResourceGuide.pdf

Spanish: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HealthServices/MoreLowCostServices/Documents/CommunityResourceGuideSpanish.pdf

Somali: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HealthServices/Documents/CommunityResourceGuideSomali.pdf

There is one (1) student representative opening with a term running from October 2025 to August 2026.

The Mendota Heights Natural Resources Commission advises the City Council on matters pertaining to natural resources, sustainability, environmental and climate stewardship, and opportunities for the advancement of those areas including development and recommending policies and initiatives that enhance and preserve natural resources within Mendota Heights.

The Natural Resources Commission meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants shall:

• Be a Mendota Heights resident. Student representatives must also be attending high school (grades 9-12). Public, private, or online/home school students are welcome to apply. Preference is given to students in grades 10 or 11.
• Be able to attend monthly advisory commission meetings and serve as a liaison between the City of Mendota Heights and the city's residents. Please note: attendance at city advisory commission meetings is an expectation. Absences by appointed members in one year shall not exceed three consecutive meetings or more than 25% of the commission's total meetings.
• Submit an Advisory Commission Application and resume (Parks and Recreation) or an Advisory Commission Student Application (Natural Resources) by 10:00 am on Sept. 19, 2025, to be considered.

Information can be submitted:

• Via email in PDF format to nmillsford@mendotaheightsmn.gov; or
• Via printed/paper version by mail or in-person to City of Mendota Heights, Attention: Noel Mills Ford, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, MN 55118

Advisory Commission appointment timeline:

Applications Accepted: Sept. 2, 2025, to Sept. 19, 2025, at 10:00 am

Applicant Interviews: Sept. 22-Oct. 1; time TBD

City Council Confirms Parks and Recreation Appointment: Oct. 7, 2025

For additional information, please contact Noel Mills Ford, Administrative/Special Projects Coordinator at 651-255-1351 or nmillsford@mendotaheightsmn.gov

At Two Rivers High School, your school counselors are pivotal in helping students develop social emotional skills, collaborating with classroom teachers to provide social emotional curriculum, identifying interventions that support students' social emotional development, and referring students to resources that can better meet their social emotional needs.

Finding HELP:

If you feel that HELP is needed, please feel free to reach out to the Guidance Office Staff, most notably your assigned counselor. Associated Clinic of Psychology (ACP) Also offers counseling services through Two Rivers. If you feel you would benefit from counseling services, you can contact your counselor or access the referral form directly for ACP here: https://acp-mn.com/referral-form/