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Schools expand resources for mental health wellness-focused educational opportunities, including workshops hosted by community Committed to focusing on its partners and panel discussions students’ mental well-being, the centered on stress manageLong Beach school district will ment, healthy communication skills, digital detox, take another step and fitness and toward that goal in nutrition. Se ptember, when Plans for the centhe high school ter also include the opens its Wellness use of therapy dogs Center. as well as fitness “Developing the challenges, meditawhole child,” as distion and nature trict Superintenwalks. dent Jennifer Galla“We hope to raise gher wrote in email, awareness around is the goal. wellness,” GallaghThe Long Beach er wrote, “to make High School Welltalking about wellness Center will be ness a norm for stuin a classroom with dents and staff at a view of the ocean, our high school, and near the office of to provide regular Pupil Personnel Ser- JeNNIfeR oppor tunities for vices, the school GAllAGHeR our students to library and the cafe- Superintendent, focus on making teria. Nicknamed Long Beach healthy decisions.” the Well, it will be a school district The center is place where stupart of an extensive dents can decompress, meditate and connect overhaul of the district’s “prevention and intervention” with adults. The district allocated $1.5 approach to student wellness, million to psychological servic- which was outlined at the April es for the 2025-26 school year, a Board of Education meeting. Two district psychologists will $46,000 increase over 2024-25. Students can also pursue Continued on page 9
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Remembering Michael Kiefer The Michael V. Kiefer Swim, Paddle, Run on Sunday was, as always, a highlight of the summer in Long Beach, and above, from left, were residents John Skudin, an event organizer; Cliff Skudin, a sponsor; Kerri Kiefer, the late Michael Kiefer’s sister; and John McLoughlin, an event organizer. Freeport’s Adam Nussen took the top spot in the competition for the fourth straight year. The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation hosts the annual event in honor of Kiefer, who was a Long Beach lifeguard and one of the many New York City firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Story, more photos, Page 3.
e want ALL of our students to thrive in all areas — academic, social, emotional, and physical.