Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2001, Page 199

Description:	PEER MEDIATIONstudentPhoto Courtesy of Cameo ColorFront Row: Amber Knowlton, Lauren Kinser, Joe Hash, Katie Eberle. Second Row: MeganRudicil, Regina Harlig, Monica Behney. Back Row: Janet Stake (sponsor), Nicole Biddle, AnnaBrinegar, Liz Keenan.Students help peers solve problems through commincationInstead of being in in-school suspension for a day, two students sitacross from each other and talk out their problems with help frompeer mediators.Peer mediation was a way for students to help other students solvetheir conflicts with one another. Students who had conflicts could meetwith students who were acting as mediators. In some cases, studentswere also asked by a teacher or administrator to try mediation as analternative to being punished for the conflict.Hopefully we have helped people work out conflicts and made adifference, junior Anna Brinegar said. Brinegar has been a peermediator for the past two years.Peer Mediation also helped out with Panther Preview 2000, an eventto help freshmen get used to the building before school began. Theydid not hold any fundraisers, but received grants instead.Peer mediation was a way to let students work out their problemsinstead of doing things the old way, which was to do nothing at all.-Story by Jessica FleenerMs. Janet Stake,coordinater of peermediation, gives sophomoreLauren Kinser and freshmanBrandon Robbins advice onhow to discuss problems.Sophomore ZachSanford, senior MeganRudicil and a new peermediator sit in a meetingabout strategies for solvingproblems.Joe BercoviciDiscussing a problem,junior Colin Garvey andsophomore Liz Keenan talkout a solution. These peermediators practicedmediating in role playingsituations.Joe BercoviciVe** WzeUcrfion feJ&we, 1 ~~J
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