Project Aware Goals
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  1. Increase capacity of school personnel and other adults who can detect and respond to mental health issues.
  2. Improve collaboration, policies and processes to identify school-aged youth served by SCIT, MPPS and SPS who may have behavioral health issues.
  3. Increase awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth with a focus on trauma through community and parent engagement.
  4. Increase understanding of needed mental health resources for youth in the Tribal, Mount Pleasant and Shepherd communities.

Social Emotional Learning Lessons

Resources

Upcoming Events
Maple Syrup Festival: 
​http://shepherdmaplesyrupfest.org/
Location: Downtown, Shepherd MI
5K Run/5K Walk:
Saturday April 24th (8 a.m.)
Artisan Row's Makers' Market:
Friday, April 23 (12 pm – 6 pm). Saturday, April 24 (9 am – 6 pm). Sunday, April 25 (9 am – 4 pm)
Classic Car Display:
Saturday April 24th (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
Emergency Vehicle Parade:
Saturday April 24th (Dusk)
Horse Pull:
Saturday April 24th (2 p.m.)
Maple Syrup and Candy Sales:
Dates and Times: Saturday April 24 : 9 – 5 pm, Sunday April 25 : 9 – 2 pm. DIRECTIONS: From the carwashes on Wright (Main) Avenue, go north on Third St. 4 blocks. Sugar Bush building is on corner of Boulevard and Third.
Maple Syrup Parade:
Sunday April 25th starting at 2:30
Pancake and Sausage Drive Thru Meals:
Cost: $9 per meal
Saturday, April 24th 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, April 25th 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Directions: The line will begin at 380 S. Third Street. As you enter Shepherd, go South on Third Street, straight at the end of the street and enter the school parking lot. Follow the cones and directions from that point.
Tractor Pull:
Saturday April 24th (10 a.m.)

You won't want to miss it!

Shepherd Therapy Dogs

Iris - Black Lab
​Tucker - Labradoodle 

Our therapy dog Iris will be in the Elementary school full time!
Our therapy dog Tucker will be in the Middle School full time!

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350 S Chippewa Ave,
Shepherd, MI 48883
MAIN: (989) 828 -5520
bholmes@shepherdschools.net
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dgutierrez@shepherdschools.net
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