The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team consists of five teams. Students choose to be on one or two teams.

New Student Team

1. Two to three days after arriving to GMHS, new students receive a “Survival Kit” to encourage them during the transition time in adjusting to a new high school.

2. Once a month we host a New Student Lunch. This is an opportunity for new students to meet other new students and B.I.O.N.I.C. Team members.

Extended Illness Team

It can be very stressful when students have to miss school for an extended period of time because of illness or other health conditions.  For students who miss more than five consecutive days of school, the B.I.O.N.I.C. Team (1) calls the student at home to check on how they’re doing, (2) sends a packet to help with making up homework, and if appropriate, (3) may visit the student at home.

Hospitalization Team

Being in the hospital can be a lonely or frightening experience. The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team reaches out to those students who face circumstances requiring hospitalization. The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team:

1. Contacts the student’s family to see if it is appropriate to visit the student at the hospital.

2. Stops by to see the student in the hospital and brings a gift to let the student know that others at GMHS are thinking of him/her.

Loss Team

Facing the death of a family member can be one of the most devastating times in a person’s life. In the first couple weeks after such a loss, there is often a  lot of support from family and friends. The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team knows that the following weeks after a death can be a tough time as the reality of the loss sets in. Approximately two weeks after the loss, the B.I.O.N.I.C. Team stops by the student’s home to drop off a pie and card to let the student and his or her family know that GMHS cares and is thinking about them. The Loss Team also delivers pies at school to staff members after a family death.

School Tragedy Team

School tragedies (such as a school shooting, tragic auto accidents, student deaths, etc.) can devastate a school. During the 2001-02 school year Green Mountain faced the deaths of four of our students. Neighboring schools reached out to us in very tangible ways through gifts, food, posters, etc. We were supported during our difficult time, and since we know how much of a difference that made for us, we want to reach out to other schools that experience tragedies too. Through a 24-foot poster of GM students’ signatures, we send our support to other schools during their tragedies.

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