I will be working with all of the students on Academic's, College and Career, Scholarships and much, much more!!

Seniors!

There are more scholarship opportunities listed at the College ad Career Access Center site. Here is their link: https://www.jcisd.org/domain/256

As always my weebly is being updated as quickly at they come in.

http://wdiefenthaler.weebly.com

10th grade: The career center visited 10th grade English classes on November 29th. Students signed up for three programs they are interested for an upcoming in person visit. If your student missed this day have them stop in and sign up with me.

7-12 grade After School Help! If you need some extra help on your school work many of our teacher's stay after school on Tuesday's. Drop in and get some extra help on an assignment, test prep or a topic that you are struggling with. It runs every Tuesday until 3:35.

10-12 grade Credit Recovery 8th hour: Credit Recovery has begun. If you need to retake a required credit and would like to do it now rather than in the summer or in your class schedule, stop in and see me. 8th hour runs on Monday's and Wednesday's from now until May 10th.

9-10 grade Jackson County Early College: Start your college career while you are still in high school. This program allows students to start working toward their associate degree. Open enrollment for Freshman and Sophomores is still going on. Contact me with questions about this program.

Hi There,

I am the High School Counselor. I work with 10-12 grades. Please reach out if you have any concerns.

Rachel's Challenge

We are meeting once a month promoting positivity and kindness throughout the school, we will begin doing lunch activities during all lunches next week. This month we will be creating a "chain reaction" where students are able to write positive things they have seen throughout our school, or had happen to them. We will connect these chains to make one large chain, this will be a continued activity throughout the school year.

Coffee With The Counselor

Coffee With The Counselor will happen 4 times a year and we have different topics that will be discussed at each session.

My email is: Jessica White@myeagles.org Phone Number: 592-6634

Hey!

I am the Junior High School Counselor. I work with 7th-9th grades. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Email: storm.caryl@myeagles.org
Phone: 517-769-8613

We will be getting together a peer to peer pro kindness program called Rachel's Challenge. The students selected for Rachel's Challenge will meet this month to be trained on how to handle tough situations. Jessica White and I will be hosting this meeting.

TRAILS will be implemented in each classroom during golden eagle hour, once a month! This is a Social Emotional based curriculum that focuses on cognitve behavioral learning strategies in the classroom.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Virtual Meetings with the Counselors

2022-2023 School Year

12:00pm-1:00pm

February 15th, 2023

“Organizational skills”

Counselors: Wendy, Jessica and Storm

Zoom

April (TBA)

“Staying Healthy and the importance of routines during breaks”

School Nurse: Karyn Cripps

Zoom

*Due to confidentiality, no names of students should be used during the discussions.

*Informational Zoom meetings for parents. There will be 10 minutes at the end of each presentation for questions.

Hello!

We have some exciting events coming up this month!

**Next week, February 7-9, We have "Okay to Say" virtual assemblies for our 4-6 grade students.

**Throughout February, We will have Hands Only CPR training and STEP Up training for all of our 5th and 6th grade students. Our CPR training is organized by our school nurse, Lyza Vlcek. The STEP UP program is provided through a grant for all 5th grade students and we had enough supplies to also offer it to our 6th grade students as well. They will learn what to do if there is an emergency at home or school. They also receive a bag with some items that would be helpful in an emergency.

**We will be giving our 5th and 6th grade students the Student Questionnaire again this month. The students first took it in the fall and they will take it one more time at the end of the year as well. Our 7th and 8th grade students take a similar questionnaire, although ours is modified to make it age level appropriate. It covers various topics from academics to feelings.

**We are looking for volunteers who would willing and able to present at our Elementarys' In Person Career Days on Friday, April 28th. Forms are being sent home today.

**We are starting our Healthy Movement" class next Wednesday, February 8th. It is twice a month and each session has a different healthy movement (ie-weight lifting, Zumba, Yoga, etc.) Forms went home a couple of weeks ago. We have forms in the office-It is not too late to sign up!

I look forward to working with the students in different aspects of mental/physical health.

As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns -krista.schatzle@myeagles.org or 592-2181.

Each month I am posting a Mindfulness Moment for students and their families to try at home. This month the mindfulness moment is Boxed Breathing. Boxed breathing is an excellent strategy when feeling very upset or angry.

• It can help you cope with panic and stress when feeling overwhelmed.
• Helps to control hyperventilation as you can instruct your lungs to breathe rhythmically.
• Helps you refocus when you are having a busy or stressful day.
• Eases panic and worry.
• To do Boxed Breathing-Breath in for 4-6 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, breath out for 4-6 seconds, hold (without breath) for 4 seconds. Repeat this process until calm.

Hi Eagle Families!

In February I visited each classroom and we reviewed an important part of showing kindness, having empathy. We discussed what empathy means, how we show it, and how we better recognize how others are feeling to show kindness & empathy. We played feelings charades along with other fun connection activities to get to know each other even better.

- Don't forget to sign up for ART of feelings with me & nurse Paige on April 27th for K-2nd students.

- Career Day will be Friday, April 28th, reach out if you are interested in volunteering!

You can reach me by email: ashley.phelps@myeagles.org or by calling 517-769-8557, feel free to leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I am available.

In March we are focusing on being Respectful, defined as: Acting in a way that shows you care about others feelings and well-being.

Mental Health Resource List

The following document provides a list of different mental health resources available in our surrounding area. If immediate danger is suspected please call 911. For additional guidance and support, our district counselors are available through school email.

Storm Caryl-School Counselor, storm.caryl@myeagles.org

Wendy Diefenthaler-Academic Counselor, wendy.diefenthaler@myeagles.org

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Krista Schatzle, CUES Counselor, krista.schatzle@myeagles.org

Ashley Phelps, CES Counselor, ashley.phelps@myeagles.org

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Okay2Say

Michigan.gov/okay2say/

A student safety program that allows students to confidentially report potential harm or criminal activity directed at school students, school staff and schools. Tips can be submitted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students can submit tips through phone, email, text message, mobile app or Okay2Say website.

Community Action Agency Jackson, Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties

1214 Greenwood Ave. Jackson, MI. 49203

400 W. South St. Adrian, MI. 49221

55 Barnard St. Hillsdale, MI. 49242

517-784-4800

517-263-7861

517-437-3346

Services: Education, Economic Self-Sufficiency, Housing, Health & Nutrition, and Community Development.

LifeWays CMH

1200 North West Ave. Jackson, MI. 49202

25 Care Drive Hillsdale, MI. 49242

517-789-1200

517-439-2641

Behavioral Health Services in areas such as severe mental issues, intellectual/developmental disability, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorders.

Family Service & Children's Aid

330 W. Michigan Ave.

Jackson, MI. 49201

517-787-7920

Born Free: Counseling & treatment for females (ages 14+) 12-step recovery program into daily life; Intro to Alcoholics & Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon; Families & Schools Together: families attend an 8-week group focusing on family bonding, communication, discipline and nurturing; Other services by referral only: drug screening, counseling (group & individual), First Time Offenders Program, and Breakout Drug Free Education Program in schools (6-12th grade); Child abuse and neglect educational presentations

Lenawee County Community Mental Health

517-263-8905

Behavioral Health Services in areas such as severe mental issues, intellectual/developmental disability, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorders.

LJ Gallagher PsyD and Associates PLLC

451 Marshall Street

Brooklyn, MI 49230

(517) 414-0697

A Healing Place, LLC

207/209 First St. Jackson, MI. 49201

1218 Greenwood Ave. Jackson, MI. 49201

517-998-4673

Services: Individual Psychotherapy, Psychological Testing, Children/Adolescent Therapy, Family Counseling, Couples Counseling and Group Therapy for Eating Disorders.

Accepted Insurances (Varies by Therapist): BCBS, BCN, Priority Health, HAP, Aetna, Cofinity, PCN/PHP, JHN, Medicare, Magellan, Meridian