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Mental health: using healthy coping mechanisms to relieve stress

Mental health: using healthy coping mechanisms to relieve stress

Anonymous, Writer April 27, 2022

All opinions are those of the writers themselves and do not promote any official view or stance of Mead High School or St. Vrain Valley Schools. This article contains sensitive discussion surrounding...

AP classes, sports, putting aside time for friends and family—sometimes, it’s all a little too much all at once

Overloading your schedule causes burnout (Commentary)

Jorja Haskin, Editor March 19, 2022

You’re sitting in the counselor’s office, and she asks you to go over the next year’s classes that you have signed up for. She’s reading everything back to you, and you’re trying to ask if you...

The weight of stress on students is an ever growing pressure.

Breaks are a necessary part of handling high school stress (Opinion)

Savanah Bayer, Content Editor February 6, 2022

School can be very stressful for some students. Sometimes taking a break is all we need. With the COVID-19 pandemic still happening, getting around obstacles to submit certain assignments can be difficult...

Although the counselors at MHS are focused on academics, students can still go to their counselor for help.

Why teachers and staff in schools should have mental health training before becoming educators

The Mav Editorial Board December 3, 2019

This is The Mav’s second editorial, a piece written on behalf of the publication’s editors about an issue they feel is important and have an agreed-upon stance. We chose this editorial topic because...

A student holding her fidget toy in Bradt's  exceptional learning classroom.

Students take on stress with these weird and wacky methods

Amme Cook, Writer October 17, 2019

Stress, no matter how annoying, is an important part of life. One could even say that experiencing stress is something people from all walks of life go through.  Students experience stress every day...

MHS students working on homework during an off block

Drowning in the stress of high school: how one adjustment in homework might be the change we need

Hannah Farr, Reporter November 5, 2018

We hear it all every day: there’s not enough time. In the life of a high school student, it is undoubtedly true. We have a seven hour school day, sports, jobs, and homework that consume all our time....

How to deal with back to school stress

How to deal with back to school stress

Shay Willis, Columnist August 30, 2018

We’re all probably in that spot where we’re scared and nervous for the new year. I know I am. The new year brings new challenges, new responsibilities, and just new things that we aren’t familiar...

Help me, I'm stressed!

Help me, I’m stressed!

Shelby Lewis, Copy and Design Editor September 13, 2017
Such a simple concept like stress has such a significant impact on our lives. So, we know what it is, but we still have a standing question: how do we relieve stress?
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