Saint Peter High School 10th-grade health students in Kris Voeltz’s classes recently completed Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training under the guidance of 2B CONTINUED instructor Anna Claire Panning.
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SPHS 10th grade health students completing Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training for second quarter, section one, include:front row (l to r), Zaylen Bonds, Karac Forbord, Makayla Guth, Iva Hernandez Gonzalez, Andrew Hoag, Esme Gransee, Nathan Walter; second row, Evany Garza, Tanner Rysavy, Brayden Bass, Tanner Mediger, Timmy Culuris, Shureym Abdi, Bryan Sarabia, Rowan Webster, Leila Pufpaff, Keera Gunderson, Marcus Lemke; third row, Andi Turrittin, Maya King, Lydia Fell, Avyn Myhra, Jayda Becker, Nora Barnick, Marie Wills, Margaux Letts, Ivy McHugh, and Lily Lyons.
Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA) is an evidence-based curriculum from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing that teaches teens in grades 9-12 how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in their friends and peers. The training gives teens the skills they need to have supportive conversations with their friends and emphasizes the importance of getting help from a responsible and trusted adult. The course consists of six 45 minute lessons.
“These students are now better prepared to recognize the signs of mental health and substance use challenges in their peers—and more importantly, how to respond with care and connect them to a trusted adult,” Panning said. “We’re so proud of this group for stepping up, learning, and being part of the movement to create a more supportive, stigma-free community.”
Above and below are group photos of each of the four sections of students receiving the Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training. 
SPHS 10th grade health students completing Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training for second quarter, section two, include: front row (l to r), Flynn Brancamp, Devlin Kinney, Theodore Francis, Ethan Harbitz, Tristan Imison, Emmet Easton-Hong, Thomas Dunn, James Sargent, Emilio Hopkins,; second row, Crystal King, Sophie Nielsen, Courtlynn Spessard, Josie Whipps, Katelyn Niemeyer, Tegan Wenner, Maren Swenson, Brielle Romasiewicz, Cole Haggenmiller, Isaiah Torbenson, Joshua Chambers; back row, Jaylin Yost, Claire Deming, Gizelle Hernandez, Karissia Wolters, Myli Allen, Jade Anderson, Faduma Muhidin, Sadie Albrecht, Audrey Burns, Piper Eggen.
SPHS 10th grade health students completing Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training for third quarter, section three, include: first row (l to r),Alex Juarez, Abby Ramirez, Zophia Jenkins, Jordyn Stuefen, AJ Huiras, Leah Oberlander; second row, Jose Rocha Mojica, AJ Hill, Chloe Marien, Kacey Hollerich, Britney Vogt, Issak Humphrey; third row, Cole Maxa, Elizabeth Ristau, Jazmyn Hermel-Eggers, Gregoria Lopez De La Cruz, Aymar Sanchez; fourth row, Ryan Hermanson, Dawson Holtz, Brody Hinton, Brady Bartelt, Wyatt Otto; Tyler O’Toole, Sean Wills, Abdurahman Burale, Jaden Forest.
SPHS 10th grade health students completing Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training for third quarter, section two, include: first row (l to r), Olivia Mish, Yasmen Said, Lucia Penner, Faiso Muse, Magdalena Perez Astor; second row, Henry Nienow, Ethan Evenson, Ramone Sanchez, Elijah Yost; third row, Marshall Bye, Serenity Kay, Bruce Melby-Rose, Jaden Sherfield; third row, Harmony Shane, Amya Bredeson, Kristel Castro, Kyle Otwori, Jadon Telshaw, Jacob Little, Laird Bly.
SPHS 10th grade health students completing Teen Mental Health First Aid USA training for third quarter, section one, include: first row (l to r), Ahdany Moran, Easton Myhra, Grace Penner, Hadley Stauff, Josie Scrabeck; second row, Katie Torres, Drew Lyle, Chloe Yauger, Sophia Mullaly, Abby Flowers, Livia Salisbury, Molli Weber, Emily Kukacka; third row, Luz Torres, Kachina Schablin, Scarlett Wendt, Deon Wilson; fourth row, Peyton Garcia Landa, Ben Sassenberg, Brek Wachal, Abdi Abu, Isaac Olson; back row, Jayden Torres, Jacob Goodrich, Jayveon Williams.