Park wins Change to Chill grant
Marta Hill, Emma Leff, and Noah Orloff
May 5, 2019
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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
Filed under School clubs and activities, Showcase
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
Filed under Student Life
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Filed under School clubs and activities, Student Life
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
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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...
On Fridays, both girls’ and boys’ Ultimate Frisbee have captains practice on the high school field and will now have to share the smaller space, according to senior Daniel Hunegs. “(The boys’...
After hearing he had been accepted into All-State Choir, sophomore Leo Dworsky said he was excited to begin the program because of all the good stories he has been told about it. “From what I have...
Large controversy surrounds the name of Bde Maka Ska, with some thinking it should go back to its name as of late 2017, Lake Calhoun. The President of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, Brad Bourn,...
