Coping mechanisms relieve stress
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
April 23, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Amidst the shelter in place order which instructs people to socially distance themselves, a new online learning system, and other life changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students may find themselves more stressed than usual which can have significant effects on the body. “Everyone has their own experiences with stress, and everyone handles stre...
Students take on finals
Gabrielle Guido, Senior Reporter
December 17, 2019
With finals well under way, students are studying and meeting with teachers for support in order to ensure success this week. In addition to casual dress, the school minimizes the pressure on students with long lunch periods and only two testing periods in a day. “The projects that I’m...
Students begin first day of finals
Amy Phipps, Reporter
May 28, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students arrived to school at 9:00 a.m. to begin the first day of finals this morning. “I feel prepared for most of my finals,” sophomore Jackie Guevara said. “I try to review in the morning right before my final so I remember as much as I can.” Students had their D a...
Students engage in coloring, relaxation activities in advisory
Audrey Pinard, Reporter
May 14, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Students met in advisory groups instead of assembly to fill in coloring books with peers or catch up on schoolwork “A quiet exercise for your brain like meditation where you are searching your thoughts for something to focus on can be really difficult for a lot of people,” Director o...
Faculty receive massages
Audrey Pinard, Reporter
March 27, 2019
WEB EXCLUSIVE Massage therapists provided stress relief for faculty and staff on Tuesday in the Reception Room with back massages, scented candles, background music, and snacks. “I wanted to help make the world a better place and then I figured out I can help people have less pain,” Masseuse a...
Wellness club brings finals goodies
Mason Cooney, Copy Editor
December 17, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE An abundance of Lucky Charms, muffins and hot chocolate greeted students who walked onto the Pine-Octavia Campus this morning for their A Period finals. “I got hot chocolate before my Ethics final,” junior Sofia Telfer said. “I had been feeling a little under the weather so a war...
Seniors work on applications in college counseling class
Olivia Mohun, Features Editor
November 12, 2018
WEB EXCLUSIVE Seniors filed into the Mother Williams Library during G and H periods today for their weekly college counseling session. “Today in class I started working on a supplement for a school that I may be applying to depending on how my early admissions decisions play out,” senior Wort...
BC2M club emphasizes self-care
Mason Cooney, Copy Editor
October 19, 2018
The Bring Change to Mind Club presented in Syfufy Theatre during assembly today to talk about self-care and inform students about how to stay attentive to mental wellness. “Part of the mission of Bring Change to Mind is to end the stigma around mental illness and promote mental wellness,” senior and club head Samant...
Assembly teaches about physical, mental health
Josephine Rozzelle and Cece Giarman
September 7, 2018
While class workloads and extracurricular demands increase, faculty members from the student support team led the community in the first of a series of wellness assemblies this morning. “We decided as a school last spring that wellness was a topic that was important enough to build in time for,...
Note to self
Mason Cooney, Copy Editor
May 24, 2018
Images of “Bridget Jones” or “The Princess Diaries” may come to mind when thinking of journaling, but regular “Dear Diary” entries can provide more mental and physical health benefits than the movies give them credit. “When you start writing, you come to these realizations and epiphanies,” j...
A girl’s best friend
Mason Cooney, Assistant Features Editor
March 22, 2018
Wrapped up in homework, tests and college preparations, students can carry an overwhelming amount of stress, overlooking their health and wellness, but a furry, eager-eyed companion may provide the quick reset students need. Forty schools in New York have implemented the Department of Education’s ...
Avoiding the burnout
Gabriella Vulakh, Senior Reporter
March 22, 2018
With finals, AP testing and IB exams marking the fourth quarter, some students may begin feeling unmotivated in classes and experience “burnout.” “I think one thing that is helpful if you are finding yourself with a bit less motivation is to find a new source of motivation,” school couns...
Nicole Klein, Reporter
September 29, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE With COVID-19 deaths climbing over 1 million, the community reflects on the impact the virus has had and will continue to have on the student body and faculty. “I...
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