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Finishing Healthy and Strong!

5/23/2019

 
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The finish line is in sight and we want to make sure our students are finishing out the school year healthy and strong! Revisit some of our favorite posts that discuss key components to achieving this goal! 

Be proud of how far you have come, your student has come, your family as come during this time period. Gratitude and self-compassion is a huge tool that leads to a healthy and strong mind and body!
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Sleep...Your Memory is Counting on It!

Final Exams - It Doesn't Have to be a Scary Time!

AP, STAAR, and Final Exams!

Anxiety Stands No Chance in May!

And because the last day of school will be here in the blink of the eye, we want to make sure everyone has a wonderful, fun, safe, memory filled summer! Check out some of our best tips on how to achieve that summer! 

Stay Healthy, Chaps!
-Kristi Waidhofer

PeaceBox - Tuesday the 21st

5/16/2019

 
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Dear WHS Parents,

Back in the fall semester, PeaceBox: Mindfulness on the Move made its debut on campus after being donated to our campus as a part of the PeaceBox “Summer of Giving” program*. Over 400 students, staff, and community members visited the PeaceBox to learn quick mindfulness tools intended to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance wellness.

Our students are currently tackling AP and STAAR testing and are gearing up to finish out strong during finals. In order to assist our students with this we have lined up a couple stress-reduction activities for “dead week”. The PeaceBox will be back on campus at the Chap Court on Tuesday, May 21st from 8am to 6pm. Additionally, Teen Teachers are working to bring emotional support dogs to campus next week as well.

WHS students, staff, and parents will have the option to participate in complimentary mindfulness exercises ranging from 5 to 20 minutes in length. Students will have access to the PeaceBox with teacher permission during the school day and their lunch periods. The PeaceBox will also be open to the community from 8am until the school bell rings at 8:50am and again from 4:15pm until 6pm. 

If you do not want your child to visit the PeaceBox please email Student Support Counselor Kristi Waidhofer .

The partnership with PeaceBox began last year when Westlake High School PTO funded a 6-week Mindfulness@Schools training offered by PeaceBox.  Sixteen WHS counselors and teachers participated and received certificates of completion.  Eanes ISD has a district wide initiative to keep focus on our educational objectives of communication (respect, civility, and tolerance), SEL - Social Emotional Learning (respect for all, empathy resilience), and innovation (always striving for best practice).  We believe this evolving partnership with PeaceBox will continue to advance us in each direction. 

If you would like to learn more about mindfulness, Stacy Thrash, owner of PeaceBox, presented at our Speaker Series in the fall and her presentation is here. More information about PeaceBox can be found at https://peacebox.com. 

*PeaceBox Summer of Giving program:
Austin-area Businesses partner with PeaceBox to donate "PEACE DAYS" mindfulness education and practice to eligible schools.  For every 2 days an employer hires PeaceBox to train their employees, one PEACE DAY will be donated to an eligible school.   

Stay Healthy, Chaps! 
​-Kristi Waidhofer

Speaker Series: Becoming a College Parent: What to Expect During the First Year of College!

5/9/2019

 
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It has been a FABULOUS year of Speaker Series presentations. If you missed one or just want to revisit a presentation, they are all available in the Good Reads section. 

This week I had to dedicate the blog to this Speaker Series presentation because it was just so good! Even if you don't have seniors YET, it's never too early to begin learning to this advice! 

Take a watch and enjoy! 

Stay Healthy, Chaps!
-Kristi Waidhofer
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Anxiety Stands no Chance In may!

5/2/2019

 
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May is an awesome month. It means summer is quite literally just around the corner. However, to get to summer we have to first take on APs and final exams. Keeping ourselves in a calm and compassionate state of mind is the best way to take everything on! This post is all about gratitude, kindness, forgiveness and compassion. These attitudes support a strong sense of well-being and will help you sail more smoothly through any turbulent seas you may encounter in daily life.  

Research has shown that these positive attitudes can be cultivated, and that even if you don’t actually feel these feelings while doing these exercises, the intention to feel them is enough to bring some benefit. Phew! Give them a try!
  • Listen to Gratitude
  • Listen to Kindness 
  • Listen to Forgiving Yourself
  • Listen to Hand to Heart

​Stay Healthy, Chaps!
-Kristi Waidhofer

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