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Profile: Meet Our New Psychiatric Social Worker Ms. Wesley

By Leo H. Learn about our Psychiatric Social Worker (PSW) Ms. Wesley. My first question is: What led you to become a Psychiatric social worker here at CATS? “So the short version of the story is that I noticed throughout my life, especially as a teenager there weren’t that many safe people for me to talk to. A lot of things happened to my family, not necessarily to me but things that I saw that made me interested in helping people it is initially what I wanted to do. When I went to college, I had

April 7, 2025

School

Why do fights happen in high school?

By Xiomara A. Several fights have broken out at Diego Rivera during the school year. So how has this affected students, teachers, and administrators? And what is causing these fights? Teachers and staff from CATS have shared that some of the main things that can cause a fight are miscommunication and social media. Ms. Dorantes, the Spanish teacher, said, “I think miscommunication is one thing that causes a lot of fights.” Most of the time students get into fights over a misunderstanding and may not know how to express their feelings, she said. Social media is

December 5, 2023

Advice Column: Why mental health matters

By Julian E. We all know how mental health can affect others, but have you thought of how it affects us as students? Mental Health may seem like a small issue in the eyes of many, but it’s a major issue. It not only affects our mental state but can also affect our physical state and our lives entirely. I am saying this due to being affected by mental health issues myself. From the outside, people may think you are “unmotivated” and that it’s just “laziness,” but that is not entirely the case or the whole