NMS Student Newsletter
May 14, 2025
May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but what does that mean? This has been celebrated since 1949 in an effort to address the challenges that millions of Americans face regarding mental health. Mental Health can effect people's emotional and psychological well being. Mental health is very important in middle school because we see students with anxiety and how they react to their grades or how nervous they get before a test/quiz. These nerves can impact their performance. We looked up ways to support Anxiety and here are some tips we found:
1. Build a strong support system
2. Establish Healthy Habits (such as getting active, prioritize sleep & eat well)
3. Focus on what you can control
4. Take the test/quiz one question at a time, don't get overwhelmed by the big picture.
By Anna Sobecha
Take care of yourself,
Take care of your Health.
Run out, walk out, don't sit inside.
Wash your hands, Stay safe!
Keep positive thoughts and every day play.
Cook your family dinner, bake a delicious cake.
Do some exercise, don't be afraid.
Do some art, play some darts.
Do a funny dance, imagine you're in France.
Read a book, take care of your looks.
You are not alone.
Chin up, smile happily and keep going.
Lockdown will be over soon,
To see your teachers and friends and you'll be shining over the moon.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnston
The actor told People in June 2021. “Asking for help when you’re down or when you’re feeling wobbly or when you’re depressed is actually the most powerful thing you can do.”
Kerry Washington
Lady Gaga
Thank you to Keyon Boone and Joe Forti for helping the office staff and interns with organizing the keyboards after MCAS. Shout out to Chael Jones as well who continues to hold the door open to the busses at the end of the day with a smile. Friends would like to thank Sophia Waters because helps people understand their homework if they don't know what to do. And Caeli McLean makes people's days brighter because she always has a smile on her face and something nice to say. Thank you!
The Unbreakable Things by Tae Keller
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
Friends Forever by Shannon Hale
Aries✧ These next two weeks won't just fly but one of the chilliest weeks of your life.
Taurus✧ These next few weeks will be filled with friends and family.
Gemini✧ The Weather is looking nice so spend as much time as you can with the sun cause
before you know it you'll be bundled up in a warm cozy jacket.
Cancer✧ You’re feeling athletic so get moving - whether it’s taking a walk going on a bike ride or a
simple a activity.
Leo✧ Stop taking care of everyone else and focus on yourself. You come first no matter
what the situation is.
Virgo✧ So many small conflicts when there are so many bigger problems in the world.
The smallest things don’t always matter and right now it's time to focus on the bigger picture.
Libra✧ Balance out your time, keep that scale even and don't procrastinate your work
and responsibilities.
Scorpio✧ As the school year starts to come to end you will feel a weight lift of your
shoulders but don't expect not to do any work because that that weight will come right
back down.
Sagittarius✧ These next few weeks will show Self-Reflection, Building New
Foundations, Relationships and Social Life, Exploration and Curiosity,
Self-Care and Well-being, and Rest and Relaxation.
Capricorn✧ You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
( Old English Homilies) just like your responsibilities. You'll do anything to avoid them whether it’s
homework or simple chores like making your bed, but sometimes you know you can't do
something so simple.
Aquarius✧ Make time to express yourself and your needs.
Pisces✧ Take time to express a sense of empathy and compassion, making them more attuned to other people's needs.
By: Olivia, Rory, Savannah and Cece
1. What do you like most about being a principle?
I and they had me as a love going around and getting to talk to students. Seeing what they are excited about, and what they are doing
2. What is the most exciting part of being a principal?
when we are able to create activity and see kids running around and making fiends and such
3. What is one story story where you showed kindness courage?
A couple years ago a student that i had 25 years ago, reached out to me and told me that i had made a huge difference in his life
4. Have you ever met anyone famous?
yes I have, I have met the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. He was the speaker of my collage graduation.
5. What is one fun fact about you?
i graduated as a journalism major and was writing for the Quincy patriot ledger and I did a summer program called outward bound, where all the learning was done in the real world and they had me as a social studies teacher and we had to do an overnight and had to forage for food. I climbed mountains, and sailed a sort of pirate ship, thats how i first became a teacher "best thing i've ever done".
The Cabin
A hiker decided to go on a hike by himself. Something he was not very used to. The whole day was normal. Trees and bushes engulfed his surroundings. He enjoyed being outdoors in the mountains. Nothing seemed strange to him, that was until he was making his way back to his car. He figured an eight hour hike was good enough. The sky was already getting dark and he needed to get back, fast. What was odd was how much he didn’t recognize the trail back. He began to panic.
Night had already taken over and all he had was a flashlight and no clue on how to get back. He knew it was already too late and too dangerous to keep going through the perilous forest. He began to worry that he would have no shelter for the night when almost luckily enough, he stumbled across a broken-down cabin. It was dark, and seemed like no one had visited it in years, but he knew it was the only place where he could rest until daylight, especially since his flashlight was running out of battery. He knocked on the door a few times but no one answered, so he let himself in where strangely enough, a perfect bed fitted for one person awaited him in the center. He knew that if the owner came back he could explain himself, he was sure that the owner wouldn’t mind, or was even probably dead. So he went ahead and got himself comfortable in bed. As he tried to sleep, he couldn’t ignore the collection of paintings around the room; portraits of strange looking people all peering at him, each wearing a smile that sent chills up his spine. Not too long after his exhaustion from the hike got the best of him and he was able to ignore the faces.
What would you do?