ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Adolescence is known for social and emotional upheaval that can affect relationships and success at home and school. Now, students at Normandy middle and high schools have a dedicated place to go to relax and decompress before returning to class.Â
Normandy High School students Kanye Thomas, left, and Chavez Whitlock demonstrate a basketball game in the school's Social-Emotional Learning Lounge. The lounge, pictured on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, was created to give students a break room to help reduce stress.
Kanye Thomas, a student at Normandy High School, demonstrates the electronic punching bag in the school's new social-emotional learning lounge on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
The iRelax station in Normandy High School's social-emotional learning lounge offers students the chance to take a break with a fireplace video, books, comfortable lounge chairs and pillows. The lounge, pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, was created to help students reduce stress.
Blythe Bernhard, Post-Dispatch
The entrance to Normandy High School's Social-Emotional Learning Lounge offers students encouraging messages to boost their moods. The lounge, pictured on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, was created to help students reduce stress.
The iRelax station in Normandy High School's social-emotional learning lounge offers students the chance to take a break with a fireplace video, books, comfortable lounge chairs and pillows. The lounge, pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, was created to help students reduce stress.
Kanye Thomas, a student at Normandy High School, demonstrates the electronic punching bag in the school's new social-emotional learning lounge on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
Normandy High School students Kanye Thomas, left, and Chavez Whitlock demonstrate a basketball game in the school's Social-Emotional Learning Lounge. The lounge, pictured on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, was created to give students a break room to help reduce stress.
The entrance to Normandy High School's Social-Emotional Learning Lounge offers students encouraging messages to boost their moods. The lounge, pictured on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, was created to help students reduce stress.