1. Relationships 100% Acceptance
Melissa Roth, Bailey Huffman, and Delano Andres
Steilacoom High School Sentinels

2. New Beginnings Creating relationships with: Teachers Coaches
Classmates
Peers
Relationships for new students: with teachers (expectations, etc) coaches: sports that students are interested in, classmates: groups, new friends, etc.
Start out by saying that relationships are the most important for new students coming into our school because…

3. Our Job is to… Connect Befriend Familiarize Inform Sell the program
22 members. They are all involved in different clubs, sports, musical things, etc.

4. Acceptance/Trust Critical time for new students = first two weeks
Total Acceptance
Develop trust – be open and honest
Need to make new students feel at home
The first two weeks are critical because the students are just getting used to the classes, campus, etc. ?
Verbal: what you say (“Hey, what’s up?” etc…)
Nonverbal: body language

5. Process for Helping New Students
1. Meet counselor
2. Connect them to an S2S team member
3. Tour
4. “Lunch Buddy”
Monthly Rewind activities
Follow-up
Connected at new student orientation, when tours are given, etc.
Student sits with the team member at lunch
New students are invited to our monthly rewind activities

6. Finding the Way Campus Community Culture Academics Getting involved
Campus: getting around, procedures, people, barriers, key areas
Community: what’s going on, where to go, where teens can hang out, what happens here
Culture: customs, celebrations, foods, diversity, languages
Academics: requirements, processes, eligibility
Getting involved: clubs, sports, etc

7. Team Training Build trust and friendship
Learn awareness/how to implement program
Addressing new student needs

8. Team Meetings Discuss new student concerns Planning and brainstorming
It’s important that as we want to have good relationships with our new students, we need to have good relationships with team members as well

9. Special Events

10. New Student Orientation
Held a week before school starts
Parents and students connect
High School tour
Ice-breakers
SHS Survival Guide
Scavenger hunt
Eat lunch
NSO: to introduce new students to the school, allow them to meet the team, etc

11. Rewinds Food, Fun and Facts!
Introductions
Ice breakers and Games
Eat lunch
Share information
Team members introduce themselves to the students, talk to them during the rewind, find common interests, etc
New students introduce themselves
Ice breakers and games are played to get the new students comfortable
Upcoming school events such as homecoming, fundraiser, etc…

12. Homecoming Pizza Feed Homecoming Game night Free pizza
Make new friends
Games and candy
More connections
Buddies for the game

13. Game Nights Meet up before the game
New students have someone to hang out with

14. Conclusion Relationships are the foundation of what we do
Our team is passionate
Our goal is to help every new student of Steilacoom High School transition smoothly and feel comfortable in their new environment
And, to do this, relationships are the most important aspect of S2S