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STUDENT-ATHLETES-Mental Health
STUDENT-ATHLETES-Mental Health
988 Lifeline At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone.
High School-School Counselors
Melissa Benjamin, mbenjamin@cppasd.com
Patrick Clark, pclark@cppasd.com
Mandy Freeman, mfreeman@cppasd.com
Linda Jankowski, ljankowski@cppasd.com
Shannon Marlow-McCowin, smarlow-mccowin@cppasd.com
Jill McLaughlin, jmclaughlin@cppasd.com
Kaleen Muldoon, kmuldoon@cppasd.com
Julie Pusateri, jpusateri@cppasd.com
Middle School-School Counselors
Rebecca Pearce,
Mark Pronti,
Cassie Sullivan,
High School-Social Workers
Katie Allard,
Sara Frunzi,
Megan Marsh
Kyle Saxton,
Middle School-Social Workers
Trish Barber,
Darci Davis,
Michelle Mendez,
Mental Health Strategies for High School StudentsAs a high school student, it's important to take charge of your mental health. This guide offers easy, effective tips for self-care, plus resources for getting help when you need it.
CALM App
Description: Provides guided meditation sessions in lengths of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 min. Meditation includes “sleep stories,” breathing programs, masterclasses, and relaxing music. Topics include self-esteem, breaking habits, managing stress, relationships, and many more.
Happify AppDescription: Provides users with activities and games developed through evidence-based interventions. Utilizes a “Happiness Score” to measure your emotional well-being. Claims 86% of frequent users get happier after 2 months.
Headspace AppDescription: Claims to be the only meditation app providing clinically-validated mindfulness meditation. Provides information, tips, and guided meditation for anger, focus, running, kids, and many other targeted areas.
How We Feel App Description: Created by scientists, designers, engineers, and therapists to help people better understand their emotions and find strategies to help them navigate their emotions in the moment. Conceived in conjunction with Yale University’s Center for Emotional Intelligence and based on the work of Dr Marc Brackett, How We Feel helps people find the right word to describe how they feel while tracking their sleep, exercise, and health trends in order to spot patterns over time.
Seize the Awkward Be the Friend Who Listens. Starting a conversation about mental health does not need to be uncomfortable, and it can make all the difference. Check out these resources to learn how to support a friend – or get help for yourself.
Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention CourseIt's widely known that stress, anxiety and depression create challenges for both society and individuals, including interscholastic students. And severe conditions can lead to the worst outcomes, such as suicide.The NFHS is proud to bring you this course on Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in response to this reality. With a focus on wellness, including both physical and psychological, this course highlights causes, strategies and provides helpful resources.For students, their peers and anyone responsible for their care and well-being, take the course Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
STUDENT-ATHLETES-Wellness
STUDENT-ATHLETES-Wellness
Energy AvailabilityYou want to have enough energy ready and available to support your body’s health, daily activity, growth and training. The term ‘energy availability’ (EA) refers to the amount of energy left over and available for your body’s functions after the energy expended for training is subtracted from the energy you take in from food.
Sports Nutrition CourseProper nutrition is key to optimizing health and athletic performance. This course presents guidelines for the diet needed to be ready for athletic practice and competition, and how to refuel afterwards. It gives tips on how you can influence your students’ eating habits outside of the school environment. Specific examples are provided for what types of foods students should and should not eat to replenish their bodies between activities.
ACL Injury Prevention Course Every season, ACL injuries take thousands of students out of the game. To help you reduce the risk of ACL injuries for your student-athletes, the NFHS has partnered with the Hospital for Special Surgery to bring you this course. This course is designed to teach you about the causes of ACL injury, how to identify and correct movement deficiencies that can lead to ACL injuries, and how to effectively lead a Neurodynamic Warm-Up before practices and games.
COACHES- Mental Health
COACHES- Mental Health
988 Lifeline At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone.
Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention CourseIt's widely known that stress, anxiety and depression create challenges for both society and individuals, including interscholastic students. And severe conditions can lead to the worst outcomes, such as suicide.The NFHS is proud to bring you this course on Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in response to this reality. With a focus on wellness, including both physical and psychological, this course highlights causes, strategies and provides helpful resources.For students, their peers and anyone responsible for their care and well-being, take the course Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
CALM App
Description: Provides guided meditation sessions in lengths of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 min. Meditation includes “sleep stories,” breathing programs, masterclasses, and relaxing music. Topics include self-esteem, breaking habits, managing stress, relationships, and many more.
Happify AppDescription: Provides users with activities and games developed through evidence-based interventions. Utilizes a “Happiness Score” to measure your emotional well-being. Claims 86% of frequent users get happier after 2 months.
Headspace AppDescription: Provides users with activities and games developed through evidence-based interventions. Utilizes a “Happiness Score” to measure your emotional well-being. Claims 86% of frequent users get happier after 2 months.
How We Feel App Description: Provides users with activities and games developed through evidence-based interventions. Utilizes a “Happiness Score” to measure your emotional well-being. Claims 86% of frequent users get happier after 2 months.
COACHES- Wellness
COACHES- Wellness
Interviews-Back to the Nest!
Interviews-Back to the Nest!
Virtual Interview_M.Freeman_11.13.25.mp4November 13, 2025
Max Freeman IV Interview
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence." -Vince Lombardi
Virtual Event-Hawks WellNest, J. DiNardo - 2025-12-21 18:48 EST - Recording.mp4December 21, 2025
Jenna DiNardo Interview
"If you do not believe in yourself, no one will do it for you." -Kobe Bryant
IMG_0651.MOVJanuary 25, 2026
Larissa Anderson, University of Missouri, Interview
"1) Be proud of who you're representing and where you're from. Bigger than yourself!
2) Teach the game, teach accountability, keep things in perspective
3) Have fun!"
Virtual Event-Hawks WellNest, L. Booker - 2026-03-08 18:42 EDT - Recording.mp4March 8, 2026
Logan Booker Interview
Virtual Event-Hawks WellNest, R. Cope - 2026-04-19 18:49 EDT - Recording.movApril 19, 2026
Becky (Edwards) Copp Interview
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