Seniors!!

Decision day is MAY 1st!! Things are getting real! The count down is on! This is such an exciting time of year for our seniors. If you are heading to college in the fall you should have put a deposit down by now. Most Colleges/Universities will not save your place after May 1st if you have not committed to them with that down payment. Senior Awards night is May 31, at 6:00 in the high school auditorium, I hope to see you there!

Scholarships: There is still time to apply to different scholarships. My Weebly is still being updated almost every day! wdiefenthaler.weebly.com

John George Jr. Student Loans are ready as well. This is a private loan that you can borrow up to $6000 for four years, a total of $24000, with a 2% interest rate. Definitely a great way to help bridge the gap. http://www.johngeorge.org/

Juniors! We will be touring Jackson Community College and Spring Arbor University on May 17th! This is a great way to get on campus and learn what these local colleges have to offer. This summer is also a great time for you and your family to start making college visits. May 9th I will be meeting with Juniors to start the registration process for their Senior Year! Can you believe it is already here!

Sophomores! I will be in your English classes on May 11th to start the registration process. We also have a Jackson County Early College informational meeting on May 17th at 6:00 in the high school library. This is great way to start earning college credit towards your associates degree.

Freshman! May 12th is your day to start registering for your sophomore classes. As a sophomore you may begin working toward your college associates degree. We have a Jackson County Early College Information meeting on May 17th at 6:00 in the high school library if you would like more information.

8th Grade! I will be in your English classes on May 10th to discuss registration for high school! Can you believe that you will be entering high school in the fall! There is also a Jackson County Early College Information meeting on May 17th at 6:00 if you would like more information about starting your college career in January of your Freshman year. May 23rd there will be a trip to the Career Center for all 8th grade students. This is another opportunity when you are a junior in high school. Exciting stuff coming up.

7th Grade! May 16th is your day to sign up for 8th grade classes. Your BIG choice will be if you'd like to start earning high school credit for your World Language requirement. You may sign up for Spanish I or French I as an 8th grader.

After School Help: Wednesday and Thursday we have FREE after school help. Wednesday's our Math teacher Mr. Crawford stays after until 3:35 for drop in math tutoring and on Thursday Mrs. Wallace (English), Mr. Politowitz (science), and Mr. Parkinson (social studies) stay for all other subjects. Mrs. Ellsworth (special education) also stays on Thursday's. If you need a little extra help every now and then be sure to stop in!

Summer School, credit recovery is being designed. I will have more information about this program soon. Once I have the final dates and times I will be inviting students to attend in order to make up credits to get back on track toward graduation.

Hi There,

My Name is Jessica White, I recently got hired as an additional school counselor for the high school, I will work with grades 10-12. When Mrs. Caryl goes on maternity leave I will be covering 7-12 grade mental health.

Hey guys,

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 are celebrating our 7th and 8th grade students with a field trip to Emagine Cinema. These students have zero missing assignments, zero behavior infractions (cell phone, detentions, suspensions). We are going to see the movie "Dog". There will be a bulletin board will all of their names to celebrate their great success.

Let me know if you have any questions!

I will be doing a wide variety of groups all year long!! Topics will range based on the current needs of students. We play games and do a lot of fun activities!

This time we are foucsing on healthy relationships and conflict resolution.

Let me know if you want to be apart of this or if you want your student to join! We already started for the year but I do them all year long.

Hello! It is May!!! There are exciting events happening in May. Mr. Lesinski, the high school PE/Health teacher, and I, along with the help of our new school nurse, Lyza Vlcek, will be teaching sex education guidance lessons to the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. I will be creating a zoom link for the girls' lessons. If you would like to join the zoom to watch the lessons yourself, I welcome you to do so. Virtual students are also invited. The lessons are about 30 minutes long and follow our board approved Wonder Years curriculum. A letter was sent home a month ago about these lessons. I am also involved in organizing the Hope Run that we will be participating in schoolwide here at CUES. We will watch a districtwide slideshow video in the morning and then walk on the CUES track in the afternoon to honor those who have fought cancer. We are excited to be able to provide the event again this year. The rest of the month is preparing for the next school year and enjoying other activities happening around the school. 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 will be posting a Mindfulness Moment for students and their families to try at home. This month the mindfulness moment is some strategies students can use when upset or angry. One is finger breathing. The student uses their finger to trace the fingers on the other hand. They breath in as their finger traces up and out as the finger traces down. Do until calm. Another strategy is tense up the body and make hands into fists at their side, then release, breathing out a big breath. Relax the body (lower shoulders, have spaghetti arms, etc.) when breathing out. Do this several times until calm. The last is boxed breathing-breath in for an 8 count, hold for 8 count, breath out for an 8 count and hold for an 8 count. Do until calm. Practice these strategies often when calm as well as they are good for you and can help you remember to use them when upset or angry. :)

We have just over a month left of school! As we all get eager for summer remember we still have some important things to accomplish before June 9th. Along with fun field trips and events planned we have important end of the year testing. Please be sure your students are here everyday so they can complete assessments.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and at CES and CUES we will be spreading awareness with a spirit week! May 9th- 13th we will practice a coping skill each day along with having a fun theme to dress up for. Save the calendar below!

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.

This month practice learning what your child's "love language" is. This is a neat way to see how to approach your child to fill their bucket based on the way they best take things in. It is also a great way to make a connection and reach them at a new level.

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