Grafton Globe Newspaper
Winter 2020 Edition
One of the newest additions to Grafton High this year is the SWAT club. The club’s name is an acronym for “Student Wellness Advisory Team”. SWAT consists of a group of students who are concerned about mental health and would like to spread awareness about it.
“The reason this club was formed was for mental [health] awareness to be spread around the school and to break the stigma so that it’s not as taboo to be talked about,” said Brenda Ruiz. For a new club, SWAT has done extraordinarily well in attracting new members. At the school’s club fair, one of the best opportunities for a club to recruit members, SWAT took a creative approach in their display booth. In fact, SWAT team leaders, Megan Paluzzi and Brenda Ruiz claim that their booth was one of the biggest accomplishments of the club so far. Many students were surprised with how serious and common mental health issues are in society. “A lot of people read this board we had. It was covered with celebrities and it had a brief description of some of the problems they had” said Brenda Ruiz. SWAT is always looking for opportunities to reach out to the community and spread their message. In fact, one of their recent club activities included members writing letters of support and appreciation to teenage patients and their clinicians at Arbor Behavioral Care, a hospital that provides mental health services for children and adolescents, in Worcester. “It’s a good way to give to the community while promoting our message” said Megan Paluzzi. SWAT club leaders are excited with how successful their club has been so far this year. Although their club is new, they have put a lot of dedication and thought into forming SWAT. “I like that people are taking an interest in it, it’s not just being pushed to the side anymore. Students want to learn [more about mental health]” said Brenda Ruiz. SWAT is always looking for new members to join them in their quest to spread mental health awareness to the community. If you are interested in joining, contact the club’s secretary, Ryan Lewis, to get more information about the club.
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