Saratoga High School students engage with peers and staff during last spring's National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Saratoga High was named Project Cornerstone's 2024 Caring High School last month for the work of its wellness center, which offers students mental health support. (Courtesy photo)
Saratoga High School was named Project Cornerstone’s 2024 Caring High School last month, a recognition given to campuses where students feel welcomed, valued and respected.
The award recognizes the work of the school’s wellness center, which offers students mental health support and opportunities to destress. The center has seen a 13 percent increase in students who utilize its services during the last academic year, according to a release from the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District .
“Our wellness center staff are among the best in their field,” Superintendent Bill Sanderson said in the release. “Since its inception just three short years ago, they continue to destigmatize the focus and need for mental health services.”
The YMCA’s Project Cornerstone recognizes an elementary, middle and high school every year for “transforming their campuses into caring communities.” The school will be honored at Project Cornerstone’s 25th anniversary celebration on March 15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center..
Originally published at Isha Trivedi