All Students & Parents
Crisis Text Line--A free texting service for anyone in crisis
Your Life Your Voice--A free web service of counselors to help adolescents in crisis
Your Life Your Voice--A free web service of counselors to help adolescents in crisis
Middle School Life
Shmoop--A great website created by teachers and other experts. Study guides, career information, test prep and more!
Calm--When you need a minute (or 20!) to take a break.
Mind Yeti--Learn how to calm your thoughts and focus using this mindfulness skill site.
Calm--When you need a minute (or 20!) to take a break.
Mind Yeti--Learn how to calm your thoughts and focus using this mindfulness skill site.
High School Preparation
College is Our Jam--Mr. Treske's wonderful website about scholarships, college applications, and more!
ACT Question of the Day
Surry Community College
Career Cruising--8th grade students use this website to place their course requests for high school!
ACT Question of the Day
Surry Community College
Career Cruising--8th grade students use this website to place their course requests for high school!
How Parents Can Promote Student Success
Parents play a key role in ensuring that their adolescent achieves school success. When parents, students, and school staff work together, the student will obtain his/her academic goals as well as become a productive citizen. Some of the actions that parents can take to promote school success are:
- Communicate with school staff to be aware of homework assignments
- Sign up for Parent Portal
- Review your child’s homework
- Encourage your child to seek friends who will be helpful to them
- Try to do something enjoyable with your child at least once a week
- Set clear expectations for students about homework; have a set place and time for homework
- Get acquainted with your child’s teacher(s)
- Monitor where your child goes--this will encourage them to stay out of trouble
- Communicate with school staff first when there is a concern with the school
- Attend school functions such as conferences, programs, and athletic events
- Encourage students to participate in school-related after-school activities
- Consistently enforce household rules
- Set aside a time when the whole family reads
- Encourage students to talk about school, social activities, and their interests
- Provide a quiet place where your child can study (preferably a quiet room)
- Support school discipline policies
- Monitor your child’s choices of TV programs, video games and music
- Monitor your child's social media use (what they are posting and receiving)