Coming Soon

Lockers!

6th grade students are encouraged to purchase a combination lock at the beginning of summer and practice throughout the summer (they will need a lock for P.E. class but not for the hallway lockers as they have a built in lock).  This will prepare them and ease the anxiety associated with learning how to open their lockers. 

Please use the “How to open you locker” below for assistance.  Good Luck and see you next year.

1. Turn the dial a few times to the right.

2. Stop at the first number of your combination___________.

3. Turn to the left, go past your second number______________once. 

    When you come to the number____________again, stop.

4. Turn to the right until you reach your third number__________________.

5..STOP!

6.Push the black piece up.

7. Your locker should be open!  If it doesn't-TRY IT AGAIN!!

NJHS PLEDGE

I pledge myself to uphold

The high purposes of the National Junior

Honor Society

To which I have been selected

I will be true to the principles for which it

Stands;

I will be loyal to my school;

And maintain and encourage

High standards of scholarship, service, leadership, citizenship,

The National Junior Honor Society Members are involved in activities which promote leadership skills.  They have been divided in committees and work to complete projects and carry out school-wide activities.  Some of our activites this year include:

• Mix It Up Committee-change tables at lunch to encourage students to meet other friends and cross social boundaries
• Mental Health Minute Committee-create 2 minute videos to promote anti-bullying, kindness, respect and honesty
• Student/Staff Volleyball Game Committee
• Dance Committee
• Canned Food Committee
• Mason's Message
• Tutoring Program

Mix It up 2017 is scheduled for November 17, 2017
Pics from Mix It up 2015

Mix-It-Up is a national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance and it is a day where students are encouraged to make new friends and sit somehwere new during lunch. We mixed it up at lunch Janueary 27 and it was a huge success.  Our students were very talkative and really enjoyued thier new seats for the day!  Teachers joined us and we also added karoke this year!  Great Job Generals!

Counseling and Community Resources

1. Six Counties Center                                        7. PALS for Grieving Children

1375 Commerce Drive                                               Grief Support for children/adolescents

New Lexington, Ohio 43764                                    Lancaster and Logan Offices

740.342.5154                                                                 740.654.7077 or 740.380.1186

Crisis Hotline: 1-800-344-5818

2. Perry Behavioral Health                                  8. Genesis Psychiatric Center

(Drugs and Alcohol Counseling)                                Genesis Bethesda Hospital

203 North Main Street                                                   2951 Maple Avenue

New Lexington, Ohio  43764                                       Zanesville, Ohio 43701

740.342.1991                                                                     740.454.4611

3. Mid Ohio Psychological Services                   9. Thompkins Child & Recovery Services, Inc.

624 E. Main Street                                                             205 W. Brown Street

Lancaster, Ohio 43130                                                      New Lexington, Ohio 43764

740.687.0042                                                                       740.342.4480

4. Associates in Counseling                                10. Mental Health & Recovery Services Board

581 Hebron Road                                                               1205 Newark Road

Heath, Ohio 43056                                                            Zanesville, Ohio 43701

740.522.HOPE                                                                     740.454.8557

5. Newark Granville Counseling                         11. Integrative Services of Appalachian Ohio

1943 Newark Granville Road                                          Provides counseling for Perry county (and

Granville, Ohio 43023                                                       other counties)

740.587.5252                                                                        1-800-321-8293

6. BHP of Central Ohio (formerly Moundbuilders)

65 Messimer Drive

Newark, Ohio 43055

      740.522.8477

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1.800.273.TALK (8255)

NAMI Six County-Local Affiliates of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

1.866.302.NAMI (6264)

Survivors of Suicide Support Groups- Contact Dean Turner

614.402.0004 or 614.487.1163

GRIEF/LOSS

Grief is a normal response to a loss.  It includes all of the intense feelings and reactions that follow death of a loved one.  The following are normal reactions to the grief/loss.

 Common Grief Reactions

• Shock or Denial
• Feeling numb
• Postponing or avoiding death
• Sadness/crying
• Anger
• Mood Swings
• Fear of forgetting your loved one
• Guilt
• Difficulty concentrating
• Physical pain
• Change in grades
• Isolated or withdrawn
• Relief
• Anxiety
• Loneliness
• Fear of Death

WHEN TO ASK FOR HELP

If the following signs are present and grieving seems very difficult, you may need extra help.  Talk to a trusted adult about what to do and reach out.  If you feel any of the following thoughts or feelings, talk to someone, REACH OUT.

• Thoughts of hurting yourself
• Not taking care of yourself-bathing, brushing teeth, hair, etc.
• Engaging in drugs/alcohol
• Extreme eating or sleeping
• Aggression/Anger
• Depression (Lack of energy, not wanting to get out of bed, lack of interest in friends, family, sadness, loneliness).
• Ongoing grades dropping/ongoing problems at school
• Risk taking behaviors

Tips for Parents

• Be there and listen
• Don’t’ judge or tell them how to feel
• Answer questions honestly-based on their maturity level; know what they can/cannot handle.  You will not always have answers.
• Reassure them it is not their fault
• Ask them to share their favorite memory of their loved one
• Encourage activities and routines
• Allow time for grief-there is no allotted amount of time
• Encourage them to attend the funeral but give them choices about their participation.  Offer to attend with the teen in order to provide support. 

 How to Help a Grieving Friend          

  Do………..

• Acknowledge their loss
• Listen
• Offer to spend time
• Send a card
• Attend the funeral or memorial service
• Send flowers, food, cookies
• Offer a hug/cry together
• Encourage normal activities
• Remember holidays and special days will be difficult especially during the first year
• Ask them how they are doing at different times and share good memories of your loved one

Don’t………

• Act as if nothing happened
• Avoid talking about the loss
• Say, “I know how you feel”
• Tell someone how you feel
• Expect the to “get over it”

How to help yourself           .

• Give permission to grieve/cry/be sad
• Listen to relaxing music
• Write your feelings in a journal
• Write a song or poem about your loved one
• Go for a walk/run
• Talk to friends to trusted adults
• Create artwork which allows you to express your feelings
• Exercise or play sports
• Eat well and get enough sleep, take care of yourself
• Participate in a grief support group with local agencies or with your school counseling program.
• Write a letter to your loved one about things you would want them to know about you

The information is taken from A Guide for Grieving Teens.  2003.  HomeReach Hospice: Ohio Health.

Activites happending in the 6th grade:

1. EWOW- Exploring the World of Work-A career interest inventory created to assess our students on thier interests and how those relate to a future career.
2. EWOW O'Ween- A career dress up day where our students dress like their future career.  
3. Classroom Guidance- the school counselor works with each homeroom on life skills and character education to imrove the climate of the building and create a positive and supportive school environment.  
4. Small Group- the school counselor works with 6th grade stuents in small group covering topics such as  anger, grief, bullying, social skills, life skills, incareration and other related topics.

• Career Speakers: 7th grade will have 1 speaker each 9 weeks so a total of 4 per year.  
• Classroom Career Class: The school counselor will work with each classroom 4 times a year on career education.  Classes will utilize Ohio Means Jobs to exlore potential career options and learn more about the oppoutinies available on Ohio Means Jobs.

• Career Speakers: 8th grade will have 1 speaker each 9 weeks so a total of 4 per year. 
• Classroom Career Class: The school counselor will work with each classroom 4 times a year on career education.  Classes will utilize Ohio Means Jobs to exlore potential career options and learn more about the oppoutinies available on Ohio Means Jobs.

Career Survey

8th Grade Career Development Survey