Focus On Education

Emotions ran high on Thursday morning as our graduating seniors revisited the school buildings that played a significant role in their development. From the Early Learning Center to Hobart Middle School, they had the opportunity to say goodbye to the buildings and educators who helped shape their journeys. It was truly a memorable moment for the Class of 2025!

It was a wonderful evening at Hobart High School, celebrating the Class of 2025 at Wednesday night's Senior Honors Convocation! Congratulations to all of our scholarship and award recipients!

Watch this fantastic episode of the Brickie Experience for some great pieces of advice from our graduates!

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Khanmigo is an innovative AI-powered tutoring tool that can support your student around the clock. Khanmigo offers personalized assistance, making learning engaging and accessible anytime, anywhere. Click HERE to learn about Khanmigo from our very own Mrs. Higgason.

Khanmigo Writing Coach is designed by teachers with the purpose of producing better writers. Instead of just generating AI feedback or grading essays, Writing Coach supports students during each stage of the writing process without doing any of the writing for them. Click HERE to learn more about Khanmigo Writing Coach.

Check out the SEL page for great tips and advice for Social Emotional Learning for students, parents, and families! Lots of great information with what we do in school with students and what you can do at home.

Parents are a model for their children. THINK before posting and sharing information. Be kind and considerate of others and yourself. Click here for an article from All Pro Dad about things to consider before posting to social media.

All feelings are ok. We are human; however, what do we do when, as a parent, we set a boundary for our child and they are mad at us? Do we brush it off? Do we try to fix it? Do we work through the “upset” or “angry” feelings? Here’s advice from Dr. Delaney Ruston, MD. Her advice may resonate with you as well.

How to Cope When Our Teens Are Mad At Us

100 Coping Strategies to Support Adults and Children

THINK Before We Speak and Post

Appreciation Rituals: Reframe thoughts from negative to gratitude

Parents, begin with reviewing the podcast below from All Pro Dad about emotions. Then use the resources linked below to talk through what you and your child/ children notice. Talking through what they notice and how to address the emotions is healthy conversation. There are tips below to recharge your mind and body along with 100 coping strategies to choose from!

All Pro Dad Podcast

All Pro Dad Tips

Emotions: Noticing them and talking about what our brain and body senses.

Match the Mood

Recharge Your Mind & Body

100 Coping Strategies

Research challenges idea that vaping could be healthier alternative to smoking, say authors of research. Read more here!

It’s no wonder a person becomes addicted to vaping so quickly with the amount of nicotine being ingested!

Indiana has several FREE resources for adults and students.

Additional information and resources:

*Contact the SRO officer at each school

*Vape Free Indiana
in.gov/vapefreeindiana

*Indiana High School Athletic Association and Indiana Department of Health partnership

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