A sophomore at MCHS walks into their chemistry class and sees one of the guidance counselors at the front of the room. After the bell rings, the counselor introduces himself along with the panorama survey.
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A student sits at her desk, surrounded by mountains of assignments. Three essays, a math report and a science project — all due within days of each other. She sat there staring down at everything, not...
Voting on mental health tax takes place in McHenry County
People vote on whether or not the tax of 25 cents per every 100 dollars spent should go to mental health
The Mental Health Tax is being voted...
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The McHenry Messenger · A Step Further
Students universally struggle with school, like any other part of life. Although challenges...
Tamara Barrera goes to the office at 7:30 a.m. She checks her emails, looks at the schedule and gets everything ready when the first child walks in at 8 a.m. A half hour later, when all the children are...
Therapy often helps people help people. People who help themselves find it easier to help others. If someone is mentally healthy, they have the capacity to be more helpful towards others. Lauren Hines...
Only a week after a traumatic shooting took place, Michigan State University students and staff were expected to return to classes as normal. Students whose classes take place in halls where they experienced...
A student in gym class doesn’t know how to play basketball, the team sport of the week. They are yelled at by the other students saying, “Hey! Come on! You could have made that!” The student leaves...
Adolescent female and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning students display increasing mental health challenges as hopelessness, suicidality and sexual violence reach new highs, CDC Youth Risk Behavior...
After a long day, a student walks into the restroom to hear one of their peers crying in the bathroom stall. They walk into the next stall open and when they close the door they see a paper taped to the...
