Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Beverly Hills High School

Highlights

The Student News Site of Beverly Hills High School

Highlights

Highlights

Senior Kaia Lopez places her phone in the phone pouch, something essential to all classrooms now.

Mental health concerns from prolonged phone use in teens

Aunaleah Ellis, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

CALIFORNIA, SEPT. 23– California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new state law Assembly Bill 3216, the Phone-Free School Act, to reduce cell phone usage in class as an effort against mental illness and...

Junior Jory Kanaan comforts sophomore Jasmine Mehdizadeh. “Sometimes I just need a friend to be there,” Mehdizadeh said. Photo by: Shayda Dadvand

Students, teachers push through mental health struggles

Shayda Dadvand May 31, 2022

Pariss Chami cub writer Kate Oller cub writer Anabel Serra cub writer Shayda Dadvand cub writer Sophomore Piper Johnson first visited a psychiatrist when she was 12 years old, where she was diagnosed...

Guest speaker Ryan Weiss answers questions in Season 2, Episode 1 of “Make Today Well Lived.”

NormanAid’s ‘Make Today Well Lived’ podcast addresses mental health struggles

Highlights February 16, 2022

Emma Newman co-editor-in-chief NormanAid’s “Make Today Well Lived” podcast is now on its second season and continues to have speakers address NormanAid’s monthly themes. The podcast, which contains...

NormanAid continues providing counseling services for students in a multitude of concerns.

Staff continues providing mental health support resources through NormanAid, Student Success Team

Highlights November 29, 2020

Daria Milovanova staff writer To support students facing challenges in the online school’s unfamiliar environment, mental health resources like NormanAid and the Student Success Team (SST) are available.     Assistant...

Pandemic presents obstacles with mental health

Pandemic presents obstacles with mental health

Highlights September 30, 2020

Daria Milovanova staff writer The global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted various aspects of everyone’s life, including mental health. Having to stay inside all day long and experiencing a lack of social...

Students would benefit from added mental health class to high school

Students would benefit from added mental health class to high school

Highlights October 14, 2019

Emma Newman staff writer Despite the fact that 20 percent of teens worldwide have mental health issues, mental health education is not a graduation requirement at Beverly.  Our school needs to...

Seek Support Month, depicted above, is hosted by NormanAid as its first themed month of the year.

Seek Support Month aims to discuss mental health

Highlights September 24, 2019

Emma Newman staff writer NormanAid, during September’s Seek Support Month, hopes to show students that asking for help should not be frowned upon, and that students at Beverly can always get mental...

Stop blaming mental illness for mass shootings

Stop blaming mental illness for mass shootings

Highlights February 16, 2018

Catherine Gagulashvili staff writer Valentine’s Day 2018: for many at Beverly, it was a day to celebrate love, but for the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, it was...

Norman Aid grows with addition of monthly aid services

Norman Aid grows with addition of monthly aid services

Highlights January 25, 2018

Jude Binkley staff writer Many students have become familiar with Norman Aid through the numerous events that they have hosted throughout the year. The person behind these events is counselor Ali Norman-Franks,...

Embrace Your Beauty Mark/Active Minds Club promotes importance of mental health

Embrace Your Beauty Mark/Active Minds Club promotes importance of mental health

Highlights September 21, 2016

Lauren Hannani staff writer Stress and anxiety can be common for students stuck in a strenuous work routine. However, the Embrace Your Beauty Mark/Active Minds Club hopes to lessen or prevent this struggle...

While walking around the front lawn, students offer supportive words to those suffering from mental health issues.

Mental Health Awareness Day sheds light on suicide prevention and mental health

Highlights November 9, 2015

Jason Harward, staff writer Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-24 year olds. More teens die from suicide, which is treatable through medicine and/ or counseling, than from AIDS, birth...

Service Learning introduces Mental Wellness Week

Highlights April 20, 2015

Karen Shilyan, business manager Service Learning is leading the initiative to promote healthy well being on campus. Its efforts to create a stress-free environment at school are being implemented in “Mental...

Load More Stories
Donate to Highlights
$75
$1000
Contributed
Our Goal