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Kate Aubin ’24, Nadia Koudelka ’26, Ivy Burdge ’27 and other students share the love with a sweet doggo.
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Olivia Hammond ’27 pets a very good therapy dog.
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Noah Keilbarth ’28, Blaise Smith ’25, and Haley Pederson ’25 commune with a sweet dog on the job.
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Xen Shafer ’28, Milli Suina ’28, and Charlotte Sinkus ’28 experience the joy of hanging out with trained fluffy friends.
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Charley Farr ’25 sits with a smiling volunteer– and a visiting adult!
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Anushka Banarjee ’24, Kate Aubin ’24, and Audrey Finkelstein ’27 help run the sensory station, where they passed out cotton balls scented with calming essential oils.
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Stress-relieving offerings for the students to grab and add to their “self-care kits.”
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Elizabeth Kobos ’28, Nayah de la Cruz ’28, and Eddie Bielejec ’28 pause for a pic in the quad with some of their spoils from the event.
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Bella Tolk ’24 shows her artistic abilities with a sketch of Snorlax.
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Kate Dion-LaMont ’25 etches a chalk flower on the path.
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A useful reminder that mental wellness is a process.
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Students practicing deep breathing during an outdoor yoga session.
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Students meditate in a yoga session.
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Who doesn’t love stickers?
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Students get cozy and relax in the shade of the trees.
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Niko Ramirez ’28, Gage Abbott ’28, Dash Brandt ’28, Grady Sullivan ’28 chilling in the grass during the fair.
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Jordan Kropka ’24, Ainara Vecchia ’24, and A. Steele ’25 stand amid sparkling bubbles holding their self-care kits in the shade of the quad.
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Students gather supplies for their self-care kits.
Academy Hosts World Mental Health Day Fair
The Student Wellness Advisory Board hosted a Mental Health fair to celebrate World Mental Health Day on October 10th. Students gathered in the quad to reflect and enjoy with the help of therapy dogs, self-care kits, yoga sessions, and more– all while helping to destigmatize mental health.
October 16, 2023
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Larissa Jubay ’28, Photography and Graphics Editor
Larissa joined the Advocate in the fall of 2023 (8th grade). Since then, she has been one of the Advocate’s few photographers. She hopes to inspire new artists and photographers through her position as the Photography and Graphics Editor. As a faithful member of Bird Club, her favorite bird is a Western Kingbird (a.k.a. WEKI). She spends much of her time sketching in the Art Building and can be seen around campus taking photos of various community events. She is also a member of Cool Breeze, does karate, and is on the yearbook staff. In her free time, she enjoys watching walls (which is like watching paint dry, but the wall has already completed the drying process).