Blake High School PTSA » Student support

Tutoring available during lunch

Blakeptsavp — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:44:57 +0000

ACE tutoring is offered everyday at lunch to all students in b2223. National Honor Society members are available to tutor students on the following days.

Monday: Social Studies
Tuesday: Science
Wednesday: English
Thursday; Math
Friday: Math and French.

Students may drop in any day for general help with other subjects. Please contact Ms. Shepherd beth_e_shepherd@mcpsmd.org or Ms. Kodan katherine_l_kodan@mcpsmd.org you have any questions about this program.

Blake Grief Support Group – Referrals Requested

Blakeptsavp — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:36:10 +0000

The Blake Counseling Department and Hospice Caring Inc. will be beginning our annual “Good Grief Group” this spring for students grieving a loss. The primary purpose of the group is to provide a safe place where grief and loss can be expressed, and coping tools can be learned and practiced. Note – this is not a psychotherapy group, rather, it is a peer-support group. Through listening to other group member’s stories, students discover they are not alone. Grief and loss support groups provide an opportunity for adolescents to gain mastery that will benefit them now, and for the rest of their lives.
If your son or daughter has lost a close family member or friend recently, or even years ago and might be interested in participating, please reply directly to Christina_R_Gelb@mcpsmd.org. Students will be interviewed to determine whether the group is appropriate or needed. A parent/guardian letter and permission form will be sent home with the student. This 7-week group will be co-lead by Ms. Gelb and a facilitator from Hospice Caring.
Thanks for your referrals! Feel free to email me with any questions.

Student assistance now available at Blake

Blakeptsavp — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:52 +0000

Student Assistance is a school-based substance use and violence intervention program that is part of Safe and Drug-Free Schools of Montgomery County Public Schools. Student Assistance is focused on prevention through intervention. Student Assistance does not provide information for criminal prosecution or school discipline.

Most substance use and/or violent behavior takes place off school grounds out of the jurisdiction of school officials, yet many of the effects of this are reflected in students’ performance in school. The goal of Student Assistance is to identify and help adolescents whose behavior, attendance, or grades indicate that they may have problems related to alcohol and/or other drug use or violence. Through the different steps that comprise the Student Assistance process, these-at-risk adolescents are referred for a professional assessment and directed to appropriate services.

For more information, see the Blake Student Assistance web page.