February 2019: 9th Grade
MDHS Counseling Newsletter
MD Freshmen
- February 4 - 8: National School Counseling Week
- February 5 - 6: CSF Spring Sign Ups
- February 8: Lunar New Year Celebration
- February 28: Scheduling Season for 19-20 Begins
Our scheduling season for next school year begins on February 28. Please look out for more information and instructions coming soon.
The school counselors at MD are so thankful that we get to work with you, the most incredible students and their supportive families. Our mission is to provide all students with a comprehensive school counseling program that encourages the development of the whole person, academically, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and vocationally. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We feel that we have the best job ever!
Spring CSF
Wellness
A quick wellness reminder written by @stacieswift:
"STOP! Take a minute to not be busy, distracted or thinking ahead.
- Relax your body
- Slow down your breathing. In ... and ... out.
- Settle your mind, focusing just on your breaths
- Turn your head to look over your shoulder, and then the other
- Slowly lift your arms above your head, stretch all the way out to your fingers
- Rotate your arms, release the tension in your shoulders
- Inhale. Exhale. A teeny act of self-care you can do any time and pretty much anywhere.
- Sometimes we need just a bit of prompting to stop and slow down, just for a moment or two."
If you ever need to talk to someone about personal concerns (family, friends, how you're feeling, dealing with stress, etc.) please let your school counselor know. We are here to support you. We also have two Wellness Counselors available every school day.
Peer Tutoring
Service Hours/Reflection
As a reminder, to graduate from Mater Dei students must complete 10 hours of volunteer service per semester, and at least half of all hours must be "direct service." The deadline in spring for service hours is March 18, 2019.
Visit the Christian Service Program web page for more information. Be sure to submit your hours through our new app, MobileServe. Please check that they have been verified.
If you have any questions, talk to Mrs. Hopkins, our Director of Christian Service, in Campus Ministry.
Mater Dei High School Counseling Department
Website: https://www.materdei.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=70016&type=d&pREC_ID=237246
Location: Mater Dei High School, 1202 W Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707