{"id":186184,"date":"2026-02-20T15:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/186184\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:04:08","slug":"jarren-duran-returns-to-cypress-high-for-mental-health-master-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/186184\/","title":{"rendered":"Jarren Duran returns to Cypress High for Mental Health Master Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/event-newsenterprise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JarrenDuranandCHSstudents-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Courtesy Photo  &#010;Students rotated through hands-on activity stations designed to promote creativity, confidence, and joy\u2014including skateboarding clinics with Beyond the Board, drone flying, DJ lessons, spray-painting skateboards, bats, and hats, and collaborative art projects.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"510\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JarrenDuranandCHSstudents-696x510.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"JarrenDuranandCHSstudents\"\/><\/a>Courtesy Photo<br \/>\nStudents rotated through hands-on activity stations designed to promote creativity, confidence, and joy\u2014including skateboarding clinics with Beyond the Board, drone flying, DJ lessons, spray-painting skateboards, bats, and hats, and collaborative art projects.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Cypress High School had the honor of hosting the Jarren Duran Community Foundation Mental Health Master Class Launch Event, a powerful and inspiring experience centered on connection, wellness, and hope.<\/p>\n<p>Jarren Duran returned to his alma mater not as a professional athlete alone, but as a mentor and advocate\u2014openly sharing his own mental health journey and modeling what it looks like to ask for help, practice positive self-talk, and lean on trusted adults and peers. For our students, seeing a Cypress alumnus who has reached the highest levels of professional sports speak candidly about struggle, resilience, and growth was deeply meaningful and validating.<\/p>\n<p>The event began in the Cypress High School Wellness Center with intentional conversations around coping strategies and emotional well-being, followed by lunch and a transition to the varsity baseball field. There, students rotated through hands-on activity stations designed to promote creativity, confidence, and joy\u2014including skateboarding clinics with Beyond the Board, drone flying, DJ lessons, spray-painting skateboards, bats, and hats, and collaborative art projects. <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jarrenspeakingtovarsitybaseball-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28617\"  \/>Jarren Duran speaking to the varsity baseball team at Cypress High School, courtesy photo.<\/p>\n<p>The day concluded with a group canvas project, music, photos, and personal moments for students to connect with Jarren through signings and conversations.<\/p>\n<p>More than an event, this was an affirmation. Students felt seen, supported, and reminded that their school community\u2014and its alumni\u2014care deeply about their well-being. Jarren\u2019s willingness to give back and be vulnerable created a safe space for healing, inspiration, and belonging, leaving a lasting impact on everyone involved.<br \/>Courtesy Cypress High School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy Photo Students rotated through hands-on activity stations designed to promote creativity, confidence, and joy\u2014including skateboarding clinics with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-186184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}