The Morgan’s Message Club promotes mental health awareness, specifically in athletes.
The club meets once a month and creates things like posters to put around the school.
Senior Abby Quinn is the founder of this club and she came up with the idea of starting it earlier this school year.
She went through a process to get it started because this was the first time a request had been made to start a Morgan’s Message Club.
“The reason I started this club was to spread mental health awareness through athletes,” Quinn said.
According to Quinn, it makes her feel good to know that she is “spreading kindness and awareness throughout the school.”
At the first meeting for this school year, the club members had a good time creating posters and writing motivational quotes and kind words. They hung them up all around the school.
“It was so much fun getting creative together, sharing ideas, and turning the process into a great bonding experience,” club member Olivia Rienford said.
For Rienford, she believes that the club “creates a space where everyone feels seen and heard.”
According to an article written by Mass General Brigham McLean Hospital, a 2019 study showed that “35% of elite athletes have mental health concerns.”
This club helps bring student athletes together to get a better understanding of mental health while also spreading awareness to others.
“The club encourages awareness, empathy and understanding, which are so valuable in today’s world,” Quinn said.
Freshman athlete Avery Korch believes that bringing awareness to mental health in athletes is important based on her personal experiences as an athlete.
“As an athlete, I know that things aren’t always going to go the way you want them to and there will be moments where performing in your sport can be tough,” Korch said.
Sophomore athlete Kendal Hoover has seen the posters up on the walls around the school and she believes that what the club is doing is nice.
“I think it’s a great idea to spread kindness not just to athletes but people struggling with mental health in general,” Hoover said.
Club advisor Krysten Momsen believes that there is always a way to advocate and help with athletes’ mental health.
“I feel like we could always do more to support our student’s mental health,” Momsen said.