April 10, 2024
Maria Leyva, a Blind Brook High School junior, takes a moment away from lunch to pet Bodie, a 140-pound Newfoundland visiting the building on Tuesday, Apr. 9. Bodie is a therapy dog who makes regular appearances at the school during Wellness Week.
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As any high schooler will likely confirm, junior year is rough. Students often find themselves feeling the pressure squeezing around from all angles—like a stress ball getting clenched by the hand of a burdened mind. And the angst comes from forces both academic and social; finding health in both, to them, feels monumentally important.
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