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The MCHS Athletic Department is selling Wolves Facemasks and Neck Buffs through Blythe's Sports. Cost is $12 and all proceeds benefit Athletics. Hurry! Must order by September 6th. ORDER HERE (enter your name as the athlete -- you can pick up in Athletics or have it shipped.)

There will be 500 tickets available to visiting fans for this Friday's (9/4) football game at Chesterton HS. These tickets cost $6 each, and will be on sale all week in the MCHS Athletic Office. Tickets not sold in advance will be on sale at the gate on Friday night.

The first home game at Ames is Friday, 9/11, when the Wolves take on Valpo. There will be very limited availability of tickets for the general public (info TBA next week). However, there is good news! MCHS will be live streaming football games through the IHSAA Champions Network for $9.95 per game. Info on how this works will be coming next week, as well!

GO WOLVES

Safe Harbor is currently running a nine-week supervised learning center at Joy Elementary School for 80 students. We are currently at capacity with a full waitlist.

This week, Safe Harbor launched the 2020-2021 Safe Harbor Online Enrichment Platform for students K-12. The Online Enrichment platform offers Fitness & Wellness, Art, and STEM activities to students K-8. It also offers SAT Prep Courses, English Tutoring, and Robotics Master Classes to grades 9-12.

Registration forms for this program are available at www.educatemc.net/SafeHarbor.

Monday, September 21 will be an eLearning Day for all MCAS students. This day will be used for our teachers and staff to take part in important professional development meetings. Please note that this differs from the current online learning that is taking place. There will be no live class sessions; instead, students will be required to sign in to complete assignments and watch pre-recorded lessons. Teachers will be available to respond to students via email from 11:45 am -12:45 pm. Weekly school meal pickups for families will still take place on Monday, September 21.

Franciscan Health is now offering EAP clients the opportunity to participate in virtual health coaching sessions. MCAS employees can work with a health coach telephonically or virtually at a time that is convenient for their schedule. The health coach will assist you on a journey to discover what is most important to you and will be a resource for lifestyle behavior change.

The first two sessions are being offered FREE of charge, however, there is a fee if you wish to continue after that. For more information and a request form to participate CLICK HERE.

Wed, Sep 16, 2020 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT

Handling Uncomfortable Situations At Home And In The Workplace

How many times do we have a coworker that we see on a regular basis that we do not get along with? Maybe we’ve had an argument with them in the past that we have never resolved, or we feel they have mistreated us from the very beginning. This webinar will discuss options for dealing with these very common challenging situations.

Living in Wellness with Pain

Chronic low back pain is a debilitating problem in this country and throughout the world. As a result, we are also seeing individuals overusing over-the-counter and prescription medications. They are a quick fix and not a long-term solution, and contribute to life-threatening addictions. Physical therapy can be an intervention and prevention of low back pain. Learn how to live healthy lives with pain and learn how to understand it.

To register for this event, CLICK HERE

In case you weren't able to attend the EAP webinars below, they have been recorded -- so now you can view them at your convenience. (Feel free to share the webinar links with family members.)

The Uncertainty of Returning to Work after Working Remotely

Common questions, dealing with uncertainty, 23 ways to maintain a positive attitude

COVID and the Increase in Substance Abuse Disorders

Differences between addiction, substance abuse, substance disorders, criteria for diagnosing and available resources for help.

Mindfulness & Stress Management AND Low Testosterone (2 topics in one webinar)

What is mindfulness and why is it important. Learn a simple technique for reducing stress anytime, anywhere in 3 short and easy steps. And…Symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment for low testosterone.

Food Service is distributing a week’s worth of breakfast and lunch meals every Monday (except on September 7th, due to Labor Day, they will serve on Tuesday September 8th). Distribution info and a form to order meals are HERE. Please note that meals must be ordered by NOON on WEDNESDAY for the following Monday pickup.

• Congratulations to Barker Middle School teacher Mariah Pol, who has been named the Caleb Mills Indiana History Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Historical Society! The Society will present Mariah with this award virtually on the Indiana Historical Society’s Facebook Live page on Monday, November 2 at 6 p.m.

MCAS has been awarded two notable grants recently. Way to go!

• The MCAS Transportation Department has been awarded a grant of $224,653 through the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Round 2, which will be used to purchase eight additional propane school buses. Southshore Clean Cities was instrumental in helping to secure this grant.

• MCAS has been awarded $600,000 through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief fund. The GEER funds will be used by our district for a community wifi project - providing wifi to neighborhoods surrounding Marsh School. This is the project is part of a larger county initiative to increase broadband access. The wifi access points will be complete within 6 months, thanks to GEER funding.