The Weekly Update

Here is our schedule for registration:

• Monday, March 16- Rising Seniors (Class of 2027)

• Tuesday, March 17 Rising Juniors (Class of 2028)

• Wednesday, March 18- Rising Sophomores (Class of 2029) and Makeup

**If there is any impact due to weather, the schedule will be adjusted.

Nobody likes seeing a bad grade on a paper or getting cut from a team. It stings. But what if I told you that your brain actually needs that struggle to get smarter?

Neuroplasticity is your brain's ability to rewire itself.

• The Data: Studies (like those from Dr. Carol Dweck) show that when you get an answer wrong, your brain synapses fire more intensely than when you get it right.

• The Takeaway: The struggle is the learning. If you are coasting and getting easy A's, your brain isn't growing. If you are struggling, you are building a stronger brain.

This is a simple Jedi mind trick for your vocabulary.
The Challenge: Catch yourself saying "I can't do this."

The Fix: Add the word "Yet" to the end.

• "I don't understand Chemistry... yet."
• "I can't run a mile... yet.
• " I can't do math....yet."

It reminds your brain that your current state is temporary, not permanent.

Struggling is normal, but suffering alone isn't.

• School Counselor: Grant Sparks (766-3410)/Christine Harrell (766-3407)
• Mental Health Support: Shannon Krenek, LCSW (766-3379) - Leave a note if Ms. Shannon is not in. She would love to meet you.
• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 support.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." — Thomas Edison.

Monday:

• Baseball @ McDowell

Monday:

• Soccer @ Polk
• Rising Senior Scheduling

Tuesday:

• Baseball @ Polk
• Softball @ Polk
• Rising Junior Scheduling

Wednesday:

• Soccer HOME Owen
• Rising Sophomore Scheduling

Thursday:

• Softball HOME Watauga
• Soccer HOME Cherokee
• Golf @ Grassy Creek

Friday:

• Baseball HOME Polk
• Softball HOME Polk