Activities demonstrate ways to de-stress
November 5, 2019
Aware of the importance of self-care, junior Natural Helper Josie Briant said the Change to Chill program provides an outlet for students to decompress. The school received the Change to Chill grant, which allowed for the implementation of Chill Week Oct. 7-11 as well as other aspects of the pro...
Natural Helpers revamp program
Henry Brettingen, Rodolfo Zarate, and Mushtak Barqab
October 1, 2019
As junior and co-president Jade Shionoya reflected on the upcoming changes to Natural Helpers, he is optimistic about the future of the program. “We are trying to improve how we recruit new members,(and) to get people to take us seriously and to expand Natural Helper beyond what it has been the ...
Interns for Change to Chill grant announced
May 21, 2019
When junior Morgan Graves found out she, along with junior Filsan Omar, had been chosen by Allina Health as one of two interns for the Change to Chill grant at Park, she said she was excited because it gives her a way to make her ideas a reality. “I've been really excited about taking the next step...
Park wins Change to Chill grant
Marta Hill, Emma Leff, and Noah Orloff
May 5, 2019
After seeing the impact stress has on students at Park, the counseling office decided to apply for the Change to Chill grant, according to Natural Helpers adviser and health teacher Allison Luskey. Luskey said Park was awarded one of the $1,000 grants, and Natural Helpers will be creating a space...
Natural Helpers hold training session
Noah Orloff, Marta Hill, and Emma Leff
April 6, 2019
As Park welcomes in the spring weather, Natural Helpers work through training, according to sophomore Natural Helper Ryan Barnett. Barnett said conversations with social workers helped students understand their role as Natural Helpers during their training day. ...
Natural Helpers reflect on event
December 9, 2018
Natural Helpers welcomed customer service employee Derek Turner from Wells Fargo this past week to learn more about helping others. According to Turner, Natural Helpers adviser Allison Luskey invited him to speak to the club. “(Luskey) wanted me to share my experiences from Wells Fargo to share with the class,“ Tur...
Natural Helpers train to help community
November 4, 2018
As sophomore Ella Miller left her first Natural Helpers meeting, she said she was satisfied because she appreciates everything Natural Helpers does. “I just started. The training was my first involvement in Natural Helpers,” Miller said. “I really loved it because I just love what Natural Hel...
Club looks forward to training day
October 25, 2018
According to Natural Helpers adviser, Allison Luskey, the goal of the Oct. 26 training day is to help Natural Helpers improve their skills. “The purpose is to increase our skills around communication, active listening, mindful inquiry leadership, specifically for students who are Natural Helpers,...
Natural Helpers appoints new leaders
June 5, 2018
Senior Natural Helpers leader Caleb Mesick said he feels one of the things he accomplished over the year was spreading the word about Natural Helpers to the student population. “We wanted to do more, but it wasn’t realistic. I thought we did well at getting more people to know about (the club),...
Natural Helpers volunteer at Bowl-A-Thon
April 26, 2018
Senior co-leader Caleb Mesick said Natural Helpers has been wanting to do volunteer work in order to help more than just students at Park. “We felt like we wanted to do things more outside the school because we strictly focus on inside the school so we felt this was a good outlet to help more th...
Natural Helpers prepares for upcoming interviews
Yonit Krebs and Lauren VonEschen
September 20, 2016
After joining Natural Helpers because of a teacher recommendation, senior Kamia Guy said she loves the leadership position she stepped into last year. “At first I didn’t know what (Natural Helpers) was, but then a teacher recommended it and I like to help people a lot so I was like ‘O.K., ...
Natural Helpers increases student participation
October 19, 2015
Natural Helpers, a student-run peer counseling organization, returns to Park this school year. The club focuses on providing students with a comfortable environment in which they can ask for help and resources available through the high school. Adviser Allison Luskey said the Natural Helpers club...
Maggie Klaers and Molly Schochet
One month after the death of George Floyd, Park students continue to participate in Black Lives Matter protests. Rising junior Ezra Hudson said he came to the June 25 protest to continue to work toward...
Graduating senior Emma Roloff said the social-distancing style graduation ceremony felt strange to her, though only due to the unique set up of the event. "I can't really describe the feeling. It's...
Keeping with tradition, Echowan announced in the 6425 News it would distribute yearbooks June 25-26, but with safety precautions in place. Senior Rakesh Plantz said he is happy Echowan could keep the yearbook...
