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Solon Springs senior s project provides positive avenues for students to work out their feelings. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Senior Hannah Koivisto packs things into one of 380 mental health wellness boxes at Solon Springs School Friday, Feb. 26. The boxes will be distributed to every student and teacher as part of Koivisto s senior project. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Hundreds of boxes are being assembled at Solon Springs School.
Inside are words of empowerment on colorful cards, stickers with positive sayings, stress balls, jawbreakers, journals and instructions for a mindfulness moment or 30-minute yoga routine. The items are small, but senior Hannah Koivisto believes they ll boost student mental health at Solon Springs School. The boxes are part of her senior project. Once assembled, they will be sent home with the district s students and teachers.
The district made the move to all-online classes Nov. 16 amidst a surge in positive COVID-19 cases in Douglas County. The decision to return to in-person classes is based in part on lower county case numbers and the fact that, according to both local and state officials, transmission rates appear to be low in schools.
“The county is very consistent with its feedback that school is the safest place for kids to be in COVID times,” said Frank Helquist, district administrator told school board members Dec. 21.
Although the district plans to resume in-person classes, he said, they will remain flexible, keeping all instruction options on the table moving forward.