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Mental Health Awareness Day

November 18, 2020

 

Mission

The goal of the day is to promote a series of workshops, presentations, and videos that promote awareness for the mental health issues facing today’s teens. The focus of the sessions will be on identifying warning signs for youth and sharing techniques and tools to develop strong habits in their daily lives.

Mental Health Awareness Day | Wednesday, November 18 

The student body will be “Highly Encouraged” but not required to attend the workshop/presentation offerings. They will be structured on CANVAS like the Club Fair, there will be posts on social media, and we will be texting and emailing students and families with key information.
 


Zoom Workshops
12-12:45 P.M. Ram-xiety and Other Everyday Struggles
12:45-1:30 P.M. Uke Jam with Mr. Blickle and Ms. Moore
1:30-2:15 P.M. You’re Better with Balance
2:15-3:00 P.M. Attitude for Gratitude
6:00 P.M. Angst Documentary and Panel Discussion
 


EPIC Club Live Workshops at Central Catholic
12-1:00 P.M. Coping Crafts: What Makes your Mind Swirl?
1-2:00 P.M. Coping Crafts: What Makes your Mind Swirl?
2-3:00 P.M. Coping Crafts: What Makes your Mind Swirl?

Here are the descriptions for each of the workshops. Please share this information with your students, and join us for these amazing sessions. The links for all of these sessions will be on CANVAS, social media, emails, and texts. We will send a reminder to all of you next week with the active links as well!!
 


Angst Documentary and Panel Discussion
Angst is a film-based education program designed to raise awareness around anxiety, with an emphasis on youth and families. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, experts, and parents. Our goal is to help people identify and understand the symptoms of anxiety and encourage them to reach out for help. We will be showing the film, which will promptly be followed by a panel discussion and include access to further resources and materials.

Angst Panel includes:
Karin Gornick, Executive Producer of Angst
Nancy Casey, FNP
Megan Bruce, School Counselor
Melissa Stupfel, School Counselor
David Shephard, Dean of Student Management, Safety and Security
Danyelle Ramsey, Principal

CLICK HERE to sign up to receive the viewing link.
 


EPIC Coping Crafts: What Makes your Mind Swirl?
Are you interested in learning about how your brain responds to anxiety, stress, anger, and feeling overwhelmed? Join the EPIC Club for three hands-on and informative sessions where you will engage in a mindfulness practice and create a ‘Mind Jar’ to help you connect with what’s going on inside your brain.”

Presented by: EPIC Club
 


Attitude for Gratitude
Join host Raphiel Lambert for this interactive session focused on gratefulness. Participants will learn practices for being mindful and techniques to focus on positive self talk vs. negative self talk.  Master positive thinking while Mr. Lambert spins some tunes and helps each attendee create a self esteem journal.

Presented by: Raphiel Lambert
 


Uke Jam with Mr. Blickle and Ms. Moore
Singing and playing music reduces stress, relieves anxiousness, clears the mind and helps you to focus and stay on task. Bring your voice and your stringed instrument and play/sing along with Morgan Moore and Chuck Blickle and get some endorphins flowing. Songbooks will be provided online; participants will be muted so we can all stay in time together and you can sing/play with abandon.

Presented by: Morgan Moore and Chuck Blickle
 


Ram-xiety and Other Everyday Struggles
Patrick Mordhorst and a student panel of Freshmen through Seniors will focus on common academic sources of anxiety. Join this in-depth discussion on digital learning, test taking, college fears, and peer relationships and learn strategies and tips to maintain good mental health.  

Presented by: Hannah Cooper ‘21, Kate Stuckart ‘23, Agustin Montes-Tacuba ‘22, Jesse Palafox-Arceo ‘22, Macy Hagstette ‘22, Mallory Robertson ‘24, Laila Vickers ‘23, and Patrick Mordhorst
 


You’re Better with Balance
Learn how to provide balance between your body and your mind with this session focused on the mental health benefits of exercise, mindfulness, sleep, and nutrition. Don’t miss this inside look at how the body and brain work together from a team of students and Matt Horne.

Presented by: Lauren Stemple ‘22, Claire Krebs ‘22, Joey Angelo ‘22, John Nisbet ‘23, Sabina Quinteros ‘24, Noah Leger ‘24, and Matt Horne ‘88