The ThunderRidge Student Support Team provides comprehensive programming to ensure success for all TR students. Our team—including teachers, counselors, mental health professionals, administrators, and the school security staff—works collaboratively with students to identify and implement appropriate supports and interventions. If you have any questions, please contact the teacher, counselor, or administrator associated with the specific support area you are interested in.
Intervention Support Classes
School Success:
This is a semester-long course designed to help students build the skills they need to stay organized, manage their time, and take control of their learning. Many students have the ability to do well in school but struggle with things like keeping track of assignments, starting tasks, or staying focused. This course provides practical strategies, support, and encouragement to help students overcome those challenges.
Through hands-on activities, discussions, and real-world applications, students will develop essential executive functioning skills, such as planning, goal-setting, and self-management. The goal is to help students feel more confident, capable, and in control of their academic success.
Teacher(s): Jessica McCague & Joe Cohen
GrizzLab:
Grizz Lab is a TRHS school program designed to allow students to accumulate or recover credits toward DCSD/TRHS graduation requirements through online courses. While Edgenuity through Grizz Lab is an opportunity to gain academic credit, course credit:
**May not meet NCAA eligibility requirements (see your counselor or Mrs. Louie)
**May not meet entrance requirements for some institutions of higher education (please check with your post-secondary school of choice)
If you are interested in taking an online course through Grizz Lab, please see your counselor.
Manager: Miriam Louie
ELD: English Language Development
ESL Elective
This course offers extended opportunities for all English learners to practice literacy skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In addition to developing literacy skills, students will have resource time to get additional support from teachers in their content classes and the ESL teacher.
Teacher: Miriam Louie
ESL English
ESL English for English Credit focuses on enhancing content and language to support students in developing their proficiency in English.
Teacher: Miriam Louie
Gifted and Talented
Teacher: Dave Stickland
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RTI (Response to Intervention)
Teacher: Jessica McCague
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Peer Counseling
Peer Counselors are students who support other students with organization, grade checks, and advice on succeeding in school. Please contact Meghan Cofer at meghan.cofer@dcsdk12.org for more information.
Counselor: Meghan Cofer
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NHS Tutoring
GrizzHour Tutoring is offered every Thursday during GH (9:55am-10:55am) in C108 from our National Honors Society students. If students need additional tutoring needs, please have them reach out to their counselors to connect them with a representative of NHS to pair them with a NHS student tutor.
Teacher: Jennifer Sproul
After-School Tutoring
Weekly after school tutoring is available through teacher/counselor referral and runs on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday from 3:00pm-4:00pm in F224 by our own TRHS teachers. Please reach out to your counselor with additional questions.
***tutoring sessions may be cancelled on short notice due to weather and staff availability