Taking Back Our Schools

04/06/2023

https://permanent.fdlp.gov/gpo194282/Mentoring-Youth-in-Rural-Settings.pdf
Mentoring Youth in Rural Settings

02/22/2023

https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2023/02/get-into-your-sanctuary-program-educates-area-third-graders/
This looks fun and brings local education to the students.

ALPENA — On Monday morning, 22 third-grade students from Ella White arrived at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center bright and early to start a three-week learning session. The first session topic is, “Humans and the Great Lakes.” “It’s an immersive experience where they are understand...

08/30/2022

Here’s to another school year where there are positive changes and to fairness and empathy for all.

06/30/2022

I have personally witnessed this to a great extent from parents and guardians. They have no idea the impact they are leaving on their children. Sometimes, one needs to swallow a hard pill, to look into the mirror to realize they need to make positive choices for the future of their own children.

Child emotional/psychological abuse is defined as behaviors, speech, and actions of parents or other caregivers that have a negative mental impact on children. It can also be referred to as child neglect. The U. S. government defines emotional abuse as neglect in which there is a “pattern of behavior that impairs a child’s emotional development or sense of self-worth” (HHS, 2011).

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06/30/2022

A Mighty Girl

A Mighty Girl Pick of the Day: "The Teen Girl's Anxiety Survival Guide" by Dr. Lucie Hemmen. Teen girls feel pressure from almost every direction -- friends, family, school, and themselves -- so it's no wonder that their rates of anxiety are at a record high! Fortunately, there are proven strategies girls can learn to better cope with pressure, reduce stress, and grow their confidence. This invaluable new guide from the Instant Help Solutions series introduces teens to ten strategies to help girls understand their anxiety and how they express it, overcome negative thinking, and develop mindfulness and self-compassion skills that can make their bodies and minds feel calm and less overwhelmed. They'll also learn how to balance social media use and screen time, and foster strong and healthy relationships with friends and family. Filled with practical tips and activities, this fun and accessible new guide will help girls feel in charge again so they can focus on living their best lives! Highly recommended for ages 13 and up.
"The Teen Girl's Anxiety Survival Guide" is available at https://www.amightygirl.com/teen-girl-anxiety-survival-guide
For several books for younger kids who struggle with anxiety, we recommend "The Don't Worry Book" for ages 3 to 5 (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-don-t-worry-book), "The Whatifs" for ages 4 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/the-whatifs), "What To Do When You Worry Too Much" for ages 6 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/what-to-do-when-you-worry-too...), and "Outsmarting Worry: An Older Kid's Guide to Managing Anxiety" for ages 9 to 13 (https://www.amightygirl.com/outsmarting-worry)
For parents concerned about the rise in teen girls' anxiety, we recommend the excellent parenting book "Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls" at https://www.amightygirl.com/under-pressure
For more helpful guides for older tweens and teens on a variety of topics, including body image, self-confidence, and stress reduction, you can browse additional titles from the excellent Instant Help series at http://amgrl.co/2zIohAr
And, for more books to help kids of all ages manage their worries, visit our blog post "25 Books to Help Kids Overcome Anxiety, Worry, and Fear" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=22612

05/30/2022

One way to set up a child for success: Take some time every day to really see them for who they are, not for who you want them to be, says psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel and social worker Tina Payne…

05/27/2022

Thank you to the school for the prompt and appropriate response to the parents and guardians regarding an incident.

04/20/2022

Question: How many kids in the last 5 years have left the RCAS to go to another school system or to be homeschooled due to bullying by either kids or staff/admin, or mental or physical health, or lack of a quality education/classes desired?

Legit question….

04/18/2022

04/12/2022

“He learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.”

― Frank Herbert, Dune

03/18/2022

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." ~ Theodore Roosevelt

03/16/2022

"Our biggest successes are born out of discomfort, uncertainty, and risk."

03/06/2022

Our society mostly emphasizes developing logical, procedural thinking skills, but this isn't the only way to come up with great ideas. Forgetting to develop our lateral thinking skills may mean missing out on unexpected innovations.

02/22/2022

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

— George Bernard Shaw

02/18/2022

02/15/2022

The romantic image of a one-room schoolhouse nestled on the Midwestern prairie has in its modern equivalent today's ...

02/04/2022

“You don’t have to be cruel to be tough.”
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

02/01/2022

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01/28/2022

"Assumptions are the termites of relationships," Henry Winkler

01/27/2022

https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2022/01/schools-encourage-use-of-ok2say-program/

ALPENA — Since the Oxford High School shooting in November, police and school officials have been on high alert amid hundreds of school closures caused by threats – including recent incidents in Northeast Michigan school districts. According to Lee Fitzpatrick, director of communications for Alp...

01/26/2022

It’s ironic but true: The best thing for your nervous system is another human and the worst thing for your nervous system is another human. Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett tells us why.

01/18/2022

Special School Board meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19th at 4:30 pm in the School Board meeting room. We requested a change of meeting due to parents trying to get time off and make accommodations but were denied.

“Calling another special meeting will require another Board vote at our regular February 14th meeting, per Policy 9130 and the Open Meetings Act.”

However, in order to call Special Meetings per RCAS Bylaws:

RCAS 0164.2 - SPECIAL MEETINGS

Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President or by any two (2) members of the Board provided there is compliance with the notice provision of these Bylaws.

Open Meetings Act only requires that there is “at least” 18 hours public notice.

01/17/2022

Averting Targeted School Violence from the US Secret Service - 2021

https://permanent.fdlp.gov/gpo173311/USSS%20Averting%20Targeted%20School%20Violence.2021.03.pdf

01/14/2022

"Though the incident was limited to Alpena High School and not related to any other district building, the email was sent to all district parents to provide transparency and keep parents informed about the district as a whole, Fitzpatrick told The News."

"The email to parents included a reminder that the district “will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law anyone associated with school violence, threats of school violence, or the malicious destruction of school property.”

https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2022/01/threatening-language-leads-to-student-removal-from-alpena-high-school-classroom/

ALPENA – Alpena High School officials acted quickly when a student used threatening language at the school on Friday morning, school officials reported. An email sent to all Alpena Public Schools families at about 3 p.m. Friday said school officials and the school resource officer were alerted to ...

01/13/2022

We want to wish all our students good luck on your exams this week. Do your best. We are all so proud of you..

01/12/2022

We are looking for students that want to be apart of the special meeting. We are doing this for you guys. If you want your voices herd send us message.

01/12/2022

How good are you with money? What about reading people's emotions? How healthy are you, compared to other people you know? Knowing how our skills stack up against others is useful in many ways. But psychological research suggests that we're not very good at evaluating ourselves accurately. In fact, ...

01/11/2022

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01/11/2022

Since I was cut short here is the full statement
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