Here to Help
The Summit Middle School counseling team is here to work with you to ensure a successful middle school experience. We will have various contacts with you during the course of the school year through individual conferences, small groups, and monthly classroom lessons.
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School counselors help students by….
- Promoting positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers and community
- Assisting students in learning how school performance relates to future opportunities
- Developing and delivering classroom guidance lessons that teach skills, such as healthy decision making, resolving conflicts, and respecting others
- Working collaboratively with students, parents, and teachers to identify and remove barriers to learning
- Supporting students by teaching skills for achieving success
- Helping students to recognize and make the best of their abilities
- Counseling with students individually and in groups
- Providing support during personal crisis
- Orienting new students
How and why do parents contact the school counselors?
- Concerns over student achievement
- Family health problems
- New school orientation
- Discussing special needs of their child
- Early discussion of potential crises
- Family difficulties or concerns that affect school performance
- Social and/or emotional concerns about their student
We look forward to sharing an on-going relationship with you to build confidence and ensure a successful school year. Please do not hesitate to contact the school counseling staff with any questions or concerns.
Lauren Heston: Students with last names A-G
Counselor
Summit Middle School
Brianna De Moss: Students with last names H-N
Shannon Brock: Students with last names O-Z
