Counseling Department Newsletter
@ Stevenson Middle School - 2nd Edition
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
In partnership with parents, school staff, and the community, counselors will work with students to help them achieve personal, social, and academic goals in an environment where everyone can learn and respect one another. We encourage, support, and maintain powerful, engaged, life-long learning through innovative techniques and strive to cultivate active responsible citizens.
Counselors Connecting with Parents
December 12 - San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness
January 23 - Wonders & Worries discussing grief and Region 20 discussing vaping
February 27 - Ransomed Life
March 27 - Phone and app usage
April 24 - Region 20 discussing Bully Prevention
May 22 - Family Night
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Transition Plans for Next School Year
Counseling Campus Events
Reset Room
We continue to experienced success with our Reset Room. Students use this room to self regulate their emotions and then go back to class. Our Reset room is a designated safe area where kids go to reset themselves when they start to experience any feelings they find difficult to manage that distract them from their learning. When students learn how to regulate the level of their emotions with healthy coping skills, they are able to remain in control of their actions. Our goal continues to be student centered at this time.
PARENT RESOURCES JUST A CLICK AWAY!
Noteworthy Podcast for Kids
How parents can get their anxious kids' school on the same page?
One Pill Can Kill
As part of the One Pill can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than 10.2million fentanyl pills and approximately 980 pounds of fentanyl powder during the period of May 23 through September 8, 2022.
TEA's key information about fentanyl, its lethality, and the prevalence:
- Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50–100 times more potent than morphine, often lethal with as little as 2 milligrams.
- Over 71,000 Americans died from fentanyl in 2021, an increase of 23 percent from the previous year.
- Over that same period, Texas saw an 89 percent increase in fentanyl-related fatalities, with provisional data showing 1,672 deaths in 2021 as compared to 883 in 2020.
- These are steep increases since 2018, when there were 214 fentanyl-related deaths in Texas.
- Drug traffickers disguise pills that include dangerous fentanyl to look like legitimate prescription drugs, and even candy to target children.
- Fentanyl is impacting individuals with and without substance use disorders
For more information and resources from TEA regarding Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention go to https://www.dea.gov/onepill
SMS Professional School Counselors
Mrs. Davenport, Counselor
210-397-7327
Mr. Bruns-Vargas, Head Counselor
210-397-7325
Mrs. Ijeoma, Counselor
210-397-7328