SRC Bobcat Bulletin

Hello, Fall! 🍁

A new season means new opportunities, new goals, and sometimes new challenges.

Remember: You don't have to figure everything out alone.

If you're feeling stressed, overwhelmed, uncertain, or simply need someone to talk to, support is available. Take care of yourself, ask for help when you need it, and give yourself credit for every step forward.

One class, one assignment, and one day at a time. You've got this! 💛

TOP TEN FAMILY BOARD OR CARD GAMES

1. Uno

2. Sorry

3. Moose Master

4. Monopoly

5. Goat Lords

6. Go Fish

7. Play Nine

8. Crazy Eight

9. Clue

10. War

Materials Needed:

You will need a standard 52-card deck and spoons (one fewer than the number of players). For example, if there are 6 players, you will need 5 spoons.

Arrange the Spoons: Place the spoons in the center of the table within easy reach of all players.

Deal the Cards: Shuffle the deck and deal 4 cards to each player. The remaining cards form a draw pile next to the dealer.

Gameplay:

Players take turns in a clockwise direction. On your turn, draw one card from the top of the draw pile and add it to your hand. Then, discard one card face up to a central discard pile. The goal is to collect four cards of the same rank (e.g., four Kings)

Grabbing a Spoon: As soon as any player collects four of a kind, they can grab a spoon from the center. This can be done at any time, even if it’s not your turn. Once one player grabs a spoon, all other players must rush to grab one as well

Elimination: There will be one fewer spoon than players, so the last person left without a spoon loses the round. The game continues until a player reaches a predetermined number of rounds won or a set score.

The holidays are quickly approaching, and many agencies fill up with support requests fast! Check out the resources below, and as always, reach out to your SRC if you need assistance in your particular area or a specific need!

What is Cyberbullying?

It is defined as “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices.

*Willful: The behavior has to be deliberate, not accidental.

*Repeated: Bullying reflects a pattern of behavior, not just one isolated incident.

*Harm: The target must perceive that harm was inflicted.

*Computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices: This, of course, is what differentiates cyberbullying from traditional bullying.

A youth may be being cyberbullied if he or she:

• unexpectedly stops using their device(s)

• appears nervous or jumpy when using device(s)

• becomes abnormally withdrawn

• avoids discussions about their activities online

A youth may be cyberbullying others if he or she:

• quickly switches screens or hides their device

• gets unusually upset if they can’t use device(s)

• avoids discussions about what they are doing online

• seems to be using multiple online accounts, or an account

that is not their own

In general, if a child acts in ways that are inconsistent with their

usual behavior when using these communication devices, it’s

time to find out why.

The Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) initiative is a legislatively funded program aimed at enhancing mental health services in our school community. TCHATT, in partnership with UNTHSC and JPS, offers telemedicine programs designed to identify and assess the behavioral health needs of our students. To utilize this service, reach out to your Student Resource Coordinator (SRC) to determine eligibility. We believe that TCHATT will play a vital role in addressing and supporting the mental health needs of our students, creating a more comprehensive and accessible system for their well-being.

If you need support finding food assistance in your area, please reach out to your Student Resource Coordinator! (Contact info below)

Find Help and Full Cart

findhelp.org as a good resource for not only places to get food assistance, but also other types of assistance as well. There is also a virtual food bank fullcart.org which delivers food to people's doors.

Meals in rural areas

If you live in a rural community where SUN Meals are hard to access, you may be able to get meals via pick-up or delivery through SUN Meals To-Go.

SUN Meals To-Go | Food and Nutrition Service

MealConnect App (National, useful in Texas)

What it does: This app connects users to surplus food resources from stores and restaurants, often distributed through Texas food banks.

Check Facebook for your local 'Buy Nothing' groups as many are utilizing these groups to help neighbors in communities.

National Hunger Hotline: Call 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (Spanish)

WhyHunger Hotline: Call 1-800-5-HUNGRY or text your ZIP code to 1-800-548-6479

Call 2-1-1 or visit 211.org to connect with local food programs.

If you are looking for ways to help your community with food, consider a monetary donation to a food bank. Food banks are able to buy in bulk and can stretch a dollar further!

• Students must contact their HR Teacher/Adviser by the end of the first trimester to notify him/her of the anticipated due date so that any necessary accommodations can be made
• Upon delivery of baby, the student must submit proof of birth
• Once the proper documentation is approved, student and teachers will be notified of maternity leave dates

To submit hospital forms:

https://powerforms.docusign.net/4389c300-70a0-4845-ab82-138594c9e22f?accountId=19cf31b0-043a-49f2-878e-6b8e17540f09&env=na2

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-health-baby-show-a-maternity-resource-health-fair-tickets-1980445166806?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Postpartum Wellness Workshop: Supporting Moms in Every Season - FREE EVENT Tickets, Sat, Mar 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite

Human trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transporting, or procurement of a person for labor or services for the purpose of involuntary servitude, slavery, or forced commercial sex acts. While human trafficking is a global problem, it is also a Texas problem. School-aged children are vulnerable to the manipulation and exploitation tactics of traffickers. Unfortunately, law enforcement has confirmed cases of trafficking occurring on school grounds, at school events, and even carried out by classmates.

Identification of possible human trafficking is important, but subsequent reporting is crucial. If you suspect a child is a victim of human trafficking, please contact:

• 911 in case of emergency
• Law enforcement, or
• DFPS at 1-(800)-252-5400

Pro Bono Legal Services

https://www.justice.gov/eoir/file/ProBonoTX/dl

Check out these resources and helpful tips!

Seize the Awkward | Talk With A Friend About Mental Health

• Teen Line provides support, resources, and hope to young people through a hotline of professionally trained teen counselors, and outreach programs that de-stigmatize and normalize mental health.

• Call: 800-852-8336 between the hours of 6pm and 10pm PST.
• Text: “TEEN” to 839863 between the hours of 6pm and 9pm EST

• Email: complete the email form on their Teen Line website

• Adolescent Suicide Hotline
  800-621-4000

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline

• 1-800-273-TALK

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  1-800-950-NAMI (6264)

• Mental Health America

• Call: 1-800-273-TALK
  http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net

If your symptoms are getting worse and you feel that you’re in crisis, or you’re having thoughts of hurting yourself or someone else, you should contact the 988 Crisis & Suicide Lifeline right away. Take these thoughts and emotions very seriously and remember that help is available to you right now. 988 crisis counselors are prepared to support young people in crisis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

• Call: 988
• Text: 988
• Chat: https://988lifeline.org/chat/

LGBTQ+ Support

The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people.

Call, text, or chat anytime for support.

The Trevor Project - Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Young People

Text 'START' to 678-678

Call 1-866-488-7386

Please complete this form to ask for support with any personal situation you may be facing. When you submit this form, our Counseling Administration will see your name and email address.

Lisa Whatley is SRC for 3rd-8th grades

lwhatley@tvahallsville.org

430-558-0134 (call or text)

Sara McMillan is SRC for high school and pregnant/parenting teens

samcmillan@tvahallsville.org

469-616-0434 (call or text)