Mental Health

A two-week break from school! Make sure to bring all your items home with you, the sentence that started it all. All the students were ecstatic; two weeks off from life, what a blessing. As the whole world knows now, these two weeks were only just the start. For some students the COVID-19 virus was a blessing at first. People got to take a break from their busy schedules and had some time to relax....

This year has been very challenging and hard especially in the school department for students and teachers. Many things have changed from a normal school routine for all of the K-12 grades in every school around the world. COVID-19 has been the biggest challenge because of the masks, social distancing, and just being separated from everyone. A lot of students have been struggling mentally with these...

In January of 2002, the Executive branch of the United States of America passed an education reform act that would drastically change the landscape of education in our country for decades to come. The No Child Left Behind Act created an emphasis on standardized testing and educational progress that made the SAT and ACT standardized tests what they are today. With the majority of colleges and universities...

The COVID-19 one-year shutdown anniversary for St.Vrain Valley Schools is coming up on the 13th of March. Although the pandemic started in 2019, this day in 2020 marked the last “normal” day of the school year for students, educators, and families. The pandemic began a long stretch of isolation for people all over the world. This quarantine greatly impacted and still impacts the mental health...

The feelings of anxiety, pressure, anger, or frustration rushing in and overcoming people’s thoughts and lives are varied symptoms of stress. Stress is where the body reacts to any changes requiring an adjustment or response with either physical, mental, or emotional reactions. Everyone has experienced stress in their life. That is why it is very essential for people to know techniques to reduce...