2024-25 Peggy Kubert Model Schools for Mental Health Excellence

Erika’s Lighthouse is thrilled to recognize its first cohort of Peggy Kubert Model School and Four Pillar School recipients!
The Peggy Kubert Model School in Mental Health Excellence is a recognition from Erika’s Lighthouse designed to identify and recognize schools that are committed to promoting good mental health by focusing on prevention and early identification.
Every school can become a Peggy Kubert Model School in Mental Health Excellence by leveraging the full suite of Erika’s Lighthouse programs or identifying other programs and resources that are a fit for their community.
Peggy Kubert Model School for Mental Health Excellence and Four Pillar Schools

A Peggy Kubert Model School excels at tier-1 mental health programming by working within an effective multi-tiered system of support and is working to create an inclusive school culture for students, staff and families. Congratulations to the following schools:
Carmela Elementary School – Whittier, CA
Caverna High School – Horse Cave, KY
Crestview High School – Columbiana, OH
Delcastle Technical High School – Wilmington, DE
Hodgson Vocational Technical High School – Newark, DE
Howard High School of Technology – Wilmington, DE
J F Kennedy Middle School – Natick, MA
Kilby Shores Elementary School – Suffolk, VA
Lakewood Middle School – Hebron, OH
Livermore High School – Livermore, CA
Maplewood High School – Cortland, OH
Metcalfe County Middle School – Edmonton, KY
Newark Vocational High School – Newark,NJ
Norwood Elementary School – Miami, FL
Orchard Park Middle School – Orchard Park, NY
Penn (William) High School – New Castle, DE
Prescott Elementary School – Chicago, IL
Robert Turner College And Career High School – Pearland, TX
St. Georges Technical High School – Middletown, DE
Swanton Middle School – Swanton, OH
Technical Senior High School – St. Cloud, MN
The Bayard School – Wilmington, DE
Tippecanoe Middle School – Tipp City, OH
Walatowa High Charter – Jemez Pueblo, NM
Wilson Middle School – Natick, MA

A Four Pillar School follows the Four Pillar Model, implementing programs across education, student-leadership, family engagement and staff training. They are working to create an inclusive school culture for students, staff and families. Congratulations to the following schools:
American International School of Mozambique – Maputo, Mozambique
Caravel Middle School – Carmel, ME
Flandreau Indian Boarding School – Flandreau, SD
John Yeates Middle School – Suffolk, VA
King’s Fork Middle School – Suffolk, VA
Lennox Middle School – Lennox, CA
Mt. Vernon Township High School – Mount Vernon, IL
Neenah Joint School District – Neenah, WI
Oakwood Junior High School – Dayton, OH
Orchard View Schools – Muskegon, MI
Quitman High School – Quitman, TX
Rose Bud Elementary School – Rose Bud, AR
Sussex Academy – Georgetown, DE
Toledo School For The Arts – Toledo, OH
Schools are recognized across a series of programs that demonstrate their commitment to mental health prevention and education programs in schools.
Any school can be awarded – even those that do not use any Erika’s Lighthouse program. Click below to learn about how your school can be recognized!