According to the Regional Office of Education (ROE) all unused medication must be disposed of at the close of the school year.

Please have a parent or responsible adult stop by the Nurses’ Office on or before the last day of school to pick up any medication(s). Students may only pick up emergency medications: inhalers, Glucagon, insulin and auto-injectors.

The last day to pick up medication is:

Wednesday – May 25th

Office hours are from 7am to 2:20pm.

Any remaining medications, including inhalers, auto-injectors, Glucagon and Insulin will be discarded at the end of the day.

Have a wonderful summer!

Amy Boynton – School Nurse

Ph: 331.228.4404

If your child may need medication (as needed/emergency) next year during the school day, please access/print the medication form from the D303 website under Department: Health Services.

The brochure can be found under the "Resources" Tab on the website.

There will be no walk in registrations accepted at St. Charles North High School.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and NAMI’s (National Alliance on Mental Illness) theme for Health Awareness Month in May in May — to fight stigma, raise awareness and advocate for a better mental health care system. NAMI CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr. stresses; “We are working harder than ever to meet people where they are — to offer education and support in ways no one else can match, with our 650 affiliates and 49 state organizations nationwide. It is a call we have answered every single day since 1979.” (Click on the blue underlined words for links to more information.

“About half of all people who experience a mental health condition in their lifetime begin experiencing symptoms before the age of 14, but teens and their family members often do not notice them until several years later. Determining whether certain behavior is normal/typical or a symptom of a mental health condition can be difficult. It can be even harder for young people who live in a low-income household or who are part of communities that experience prejudice, racism, exclusion or marginalization. So, when do you know it’s time to ask for help? It’s time to ask for help when our difficulties with our feelings/emotions, thinking or behaviors:”

• Are too intense or cause too much distress

• Last more than two weeks

• Interfere with daily life, causing difficulties sleeping, eating, concentrating, working, enjoying things or relating to others

• Lead us to withdraw from relationships

• Are accompanied by other problems like misuse of alcohol or drugs, thoughts of self-harm or aggressive behaviors

• Lead us to dangerous behavior or risky decisions

What does all of this mean for you? It means that, if you notice that you feel differently, and you don’t enjoy things you typically have in the past — like hanging out with friends, playing on your sports team, making good grades in school, eating when you’re hungry — it’s time to talk to an adult that you trust.” Find more help here: NAMIFindingHelp

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity By Nadine Burke Harris “In this powerful debut, the author describes the medical research and recalls her own frontline experiences as a pioneer in the treatment of toxic stress as CEO of San Francisco’s Center for Youth Wellness, which offers multidisciplinary care for children suffering from trauma. “The body remembers,” she writes. “Twenty years of medical research has shown that childhood adversity literally gets under our skin, changing people in ways that can endure in their bodies for decades.” Indeed, adversity “can dramatically increase the risk for heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes—even Alzheimer’s.” KirkusReview

The class of 2022 will be honored at the Commencement Ceremony on May 23 at 7:30 pm inside the Convocation Center at NIU. There is ample seating and tickets will NOT be required.

More information can be found on the Graduation Information website.