Tappan Zee High School

Five years ago, South Orangetown Middle School health education teacher Vickie Shaw and Library Media Specialist Kimberlee Landgraff developed the “Help Card,” a tool for students to decrease the stigma of asking for help. Customized Help Cards and informational videos are created for each of the district’s four schools to encourage students to ask for help. The 2019-20 district-wide campaign launches today, October 7, with video screenings and card distribution in every building.

Parents are encouraged to view the Help Card video with their children and to reinforce that it is OK to ask for help and that there is always someone who will listen. Students who lose their Help Cards can pick up a new card in their school main office or, for middle and high school students, in the counseling office.

Video links and school contacts are posted under “Student Resources” section of the For Students page on each school website.

TZHS resources:
Help card video: https://video214.com/play/poQhZ0fgyrpm8N12xdIJFg/s/dark
Principal Mr. Rudy Arietta | rarietta1@socsd.org | 680-1606
Assistant Principal Ms. Melissa Luciano | mluciano@socsd.org@socsd.org | 680-1650
Assistant Principal Mr. Richard Neidhart | rneidhardt@socsd.org | 680-1655
School Counselor Mr. Randy Altman | raltman@socsd.org | 680-1614
School Counselor Ms. Kelly Keane | kkeane4@socsd.org | 680-1614
School Counselor Mrs. Jaime Holzer | jholzer@socsd.org | 680-1614
School Counselor Ms. Kathryn Marks | kmarks@socsd.org | 680-1614
School Counselor Ms. Glenda Rivera | grivera@socsd.org | 680-1614
School Psychologist Dr. Katelin Burns | kburns@socsd.org | 680-1613
School Psychologist Dr. Bradley Hercman | bhercman@socsd.org | 680-1610
School Social Worker Ms. Jessenia Cursio | jcursio@socsd.org | ​680-1775
School Prevention Counselor Ms. Ponnu Varghese-John | pvarghesejohn@socsd.org | 680-1671
School Nurse Ms. Patricia Shalvey, RN | pshalvey@socsd.org | 680-1647
School Resource Officer Mr. Andrew Vergine | 680-1777

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