Tide Times

Monday, September 1st

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 2nd

Dentist - Gym Lobby

Varsity Golf - 4pm (Giles) ⛳

Wednesday, September 3rd

Dentist - Gym Lobby

JV/Varsity Volleyball - 5:30pm (Home) 🏐

Thursday, September 4th

Fall Sports Media Day

Varsity Golf - 4pm (Wytheville) ⛳

JV/Varsity Volleyball - 5:30pm (@Giles) 🏐

Friday, September 5th

Fall Sports Media Day

Saturday, September 6th

Varsity XCountry - 12pm (Salem) 🏃

This year when our staff came together before school started, we watched the video linked below. It's a short video with an impactful message about how small things can make life-changing differences. When we met with students in grade level meetings, we shared the video with students as well. Throughout the year, we'll be making connections with staff and students to those qualities highlighted in the video as we find ways to celebrate these qualities in action:

Attitude
Kindness
Belief
Focus
Perseverance

Already, this year I've seen both students and staff exhibit each of these qualities in ways big and small; inside classrooms, in clubs/committees, and on the field of play. I hope you'll take 3 minutes and watch this video.

Having good school attendance is all about showing up. Showing up matters for R.E.A.L because it is an opportunity to:

Build Routines
Increase Engagement
Provide Access to resources
Support Learning

Routines: Establishing a routine of daily attendance helps reduce stress at home, and supports a habit of attendance that will help your teenager get and keep a job.

Engagement: Being in school helps students to get to know each other and school staff and builds relationships that can motivate participation in learning.

Access to Resources: Schools provide access to valuable resources such as meals, health, mental health supports and fun enrichment activities such as sports, clubs, music, and other afterschool and summer programs.

Learning: Students who attend school regularly do better academically in middle school and are more likely to graduate from high school.

If you are interested in learning more about vape prevention and/or accessing vape prevention resources, please see the information below:

Stanford Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
Vape Free Virginia: Resources and facts for teens who want to quit; educator resources
American Lung Association Resources: 6 week program w/8 self-paced sessions
eCigarettes 101
Truth Initiative: Text based program for ages 13-24; 4+ weeks w/1 text per day