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Lindsay Taylor has been working at Perry for four years now. She is available on campus Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Defining mental health: Q and A with on-campus social worker Lindsay Taylor

Madeleine Nseir, Staff Reporter September 20, 2021

MN: Do you think that there’s a stigma surrounding mental health? LT: I do, but I think it’s more in society and with older generations. I actually think that the [high school students’] generation...

Sophomore, Halle Gardner enjoys dancing as a way to recharge after a day at school. Similarly, Makenna Webb uses music as a creative outlet during online school.

Coping with sadness and stress:one hobby at a time

Ashlyn Miner, News Editor September 21, 2020

  Amid uncertainty and confusion, one thing is certain: COVID-19 has been hard for everyone, but especially high school students. With so much time at home, it is easy to feel sad or anxious as...

PHS takes proactive step towards mental health

Isabel Behrendt, Opinions Editor August 30, 2019

Living with depression, anxiety, self-harm impulses, personality disorders, and other disorders are a part of our daily reality. As time goes on, it almost seems as if these issues become increasingly...

A student’s story: living with bipolar depression

December 17, 2015

Editor's note: This personal narrative is one in a series of responses we received from current PHS students. These are true stories, but we elected to keep their authors names anonymous. What I'm...

Sophomore Lincoln Luse

A student’s battle with herself:

Lincoln Luse, Special to the Precedent December 17, 2015

In 7th grade I was suffering from chronic headaches. My parents and I thought they were normal for a teenage girl, but then my symptoms became more serious. I started to hallucinate in class, lose sleep...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 20 percent of young adults from age 13-18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year.

School lacks protocol regarding illness

Valerie Burgess and Sarah Lankford December 14, 2015

As a society, we raise awareness for diseases that can be seen. We walk around a track for several hours throughout the night for cancer, or we come together in a community event to sell pastries to support...

Many people do not understand the severity of mental illnesses, let alone notice them. Those who suffer often go undetected, in the same hallways we walk every day.

Mental illness misconceptions need true definitions

Sam Nabaty and Bree Wade December 14, 2015

It’s a similar scene played out in classrooms all over the world. A student has over-prepared for an exam, crammed flash cards and reviewed notes for 48 consecutive hours. Ever since this student...

School starting times too early

Madi Montoya, Staff Reporter January 20, 2015

The dreaded alarm starts to beep at 6 am for most students, even earlier for those with a zero hour. Students drag their feet to get to school, only to almost fall asleep in the middle of first-hour algebra....

Think before you speak

Madi Montoya, Staff Reporter January 20, 2015

High school within itself is very overwhelming--any student could tell you that. The pressures of high school are definitely something that scare not only incoming freshmen, but everyone who has ever been...

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