Welcome to the HJH Wellness Center, A welcoming and supportive space where students can pause, reset, and receive support. We help students strengthen their emotional well-being, build positive relationships, develop healthy coping skills, and stay connected to their academic goals. At The N.E.S.T., every student is encouraged to Nurture, Empower, Support, and Thrive.

Meet Our HJH Wellness Advocate

Mrs Nealey

caitlin.nealey@hesperiausd.org

Wellness Advocate/Super Skills Teacher

Mrs. Nealey provides students with a welcoming space to talk, reset, learn coping strategies, and build skills that support success at school and beyond.

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Reference

CliCk Here to Refer to Wellness Center

Use this guide to help connect students with the appropriate support. The N.E.S.T. provides a brief opportunity to regulate and return to class, Counseling addresses concerns requiring additional support or follow-up, and Discipline handles behavioral or safety violations.

The N.E.S.T. (Wellness Center)

Your well-being matters

We are here to listen & support you!

Healthy activities

Counseling

Academic support

Self-awareness

Self-management

Goal setting

Social-awareness

Relationship skills

Coping strategies

Need a reset? Come to wellness

Create healthy habits, not restrictions!

Tier 1.5

Understanding Our Student Support Tier System

The tier system helps us provide students with the appropriate level of support based on their needs.

Tier 1: Universal Classroom Support
This is the support all students receive in the classroom. It includes positive relationships, clear expectations, redirection, teacher check-ins, classroom interventions, and opportunities to regulate without leaving class.

Tier 1.5: The N.E.S.T. Wellness Center
The N.E.S.T. serves as a bridge between classroom support and targeted counseling. It is intended for students who need a brief opportunity to regulate, reset, and return to learning. Students may visit when they feel overwhelmed, anxious, frustrated, or emotionally dysregulated.

The N.E.S.T. is not intended for students to avoid class, assignments, tests, or consequences. It is also not a replacement for counseling or discipline. Whenever possible, classroom-based Tier 1 strategies should be attempted before referring a student to The N.E.S.T.

Tier 2: Targeted Support
Tier 2 is for students who need more consistent support. This may include individual counseling, small groups, scheduled check-ins, conflict resolution, academic interventions, and progress monitoring.

Tier 3: Intensive Individualized Support
Tier 3 is for students with significant or ongoing needs requiring individualized planning, safety intervention, intensive services, or referrals to outside support.

Our goal is to provide the right level of support at the right time while helping students remain in class and access instruction. If you are unsure where a student should be referred, please contact the Counseling Office for guidance.

Junior high can be challenging, but you do not have to navigate it alone. The HJH Wellness Center is here to support you every step of the way.