Welcome back Flying L’s, I hope everyone had an exciting and restful summer. To start off the year on a new foot, The Navigator team is including an advice column!

Students across all grade levels may be filled with questions about school, themselves, and life in general. Our goal with this advice column is to answer appropriate questions that students may have. 

We are answering questions regarding an array of topics such as: after-school clubs, sports teams, classes in general, school work, hobbies, and relationships.

We want to be an outlet for people to let out their feelings and questions. We will include a link to the Google form, and we ideally will answer questions on a weekly basis. We look forward to hearing all you have to say! 

Access it here!

Dear Crystal Ball,

I am feeling overwhelmed after the first week of school.  Do you have any suggestions?

Hello, the first week of school is an overwhelming experience in some way for everyone. Remember that your feelings are completely normal and common. There are many aspects that can contribute to an overwhelming first week such as the workload, your schedule, socializing, your teachers, and navigating the campus. If one of your classes seems intimidating at the moment, there are habits you can adapt to assist in your academic success.

For core classes, STAR Tutoring is offered every Tuesday and Wednesday in the Media Center and can be a great way to get extra help on difficult topics. Time management, such as taking advantage of your study hall is a great strategy to maintain a smooth-sailing year. If you have concerns regarding your schedule, you can go to your assigned school counselor, their name is listed on your Canvas, to discuss making changes. If you’re apprehensive about approaching people the best way to overcome this is exposure therapy! It often helps to put yourself in a position where you have to interact with people so you can practice interacting with others.

A common thing students struggle with is not clicking with their teachers, and something you have to realize is that you’re always going to have a teacher that you just don’t see eye-to-eye with.  This is something that you are going to experience throughout your entire academic career, but you will persevere. Finally, the campus can be confusing, don’t be afraid to ask your peers or staff where something is; more often than not they will be happy to help you.