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Students tell East Penn board how Avidum peer club supports mental health
Summary
Student leaders from Emmaus High School described Avidum, a student-run mental-health and peer-support club (about 110 participants), and asked how adults can help; board members praised the club and linked it to district goals on belonging.
A group of Emmaus High School students and advisors told the board about Avidum, a student-led peer-support club they described with the Latin-root phrase “I’ve got your back.” Carter Solomon, a senior and club president, said the club provides a space for students to talk, decompress and build belonging and that it has engaged roughly 110 students.
Advisor Mr. Roof and student representatives (including Logan Nazar, Aria Shaw, Joyce Daniel and Henry) described a recent peer workshop that brought middle-school and high-school students together to discuss mental-health experiences and coping strategies. Students said Avidum’s value lies in peer-to-peer check-ins and in modeling healthy ways to ask adults for help; when the board asked how adults can support the club, students recommended simple approaches such as asking classmates if they are OK.
Trustees from across the board praised the students and said Avidum advances a long-standing district goal to increase belonging. Dr. Levinson and several board members encouraged continued adult support as the club expands into middle schools.
