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Guidance Staff

Guidance Director/ Sixth Grade Counselor: Mrs. Marilyn White 754-323-4532
Seventh Grade Counselor: Ms. Paula Sinclair Ext.2024
Eighth Grade Counselor: Mrs. Sandrus Mahoney Ext. 2052
Peer Court/ Peer Counselor Coordinator: Mrs. Simone Navamuel Ext. 3044
ESE Family Counselor: Mrs. Janice Nardi Ext. 2022
School Social Worker: Mrs. Gabe Quiles-Colvin Ext. 2018
School Psychologist: Mrs. Jane Lazarus Ext. 2022
Registrar- Mrs. Bobbie Seidman Ext. 2004
Guidance Data Specialist: Miss Susan Peretson Ext. 2043
Guidance Secretary: Mrs. Olga Di Lenge Ext. 2025
Guidance
News
On Behalf of the Guidance Department, thank you for a great year! To all new students and returning students in August, WELCOME. To all students leaving our school, GOOD LUCK and know that you will be missed! We hope you have a very safe, happy and healthy summer!
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Message from our Registrar, Mrs. Bobbie Seidman:

ADDRESS AND PHONE:
It is very important that we have your correct address and phone number at all times. If you move, please bring proof of your new address within to the Guidance Office so that we may make the changes in all departments.
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS:
6th Grade Entry:
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertusis - 4/5 Doses
Oral Polio Vaccine - 3/4 Doses
Measles, Mumps, Rubella - 2 Doses
Hepatitis B - Series of Three Shots
6th Grade Parents, please get the Tetanus Booster for your child before June, 2008. This will allow us to schedule your child during the summer for 7th grade.
7th Grade Entry:
Tetanus Booster for students ages 11 and 12
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Message from Mrs. Gabe Quiles-Colvin, School Social Worker:
All students are required by law to attend school every day. Parents and guardians of children who are of compulsory school age are responsible for their child's daily school attendance. Attendance is one of the primary determinants of how a student performs in school. Many studies show a high correlation between academic achievement and a student's attendance in class.
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"ALL RISE, PEER COURT IS NOW IN SESSION... "

Peer Court students are fully trained and ready to serve. They serve as a discipline board that determines consequences for certain offenses as an alternative to administrative and team consequences. Students serve as defense attorneys, judges, etc. Peer Court serves a dual purpose. Often the students who are referred to Court have other issues such as poor academics, organizational skills and difficult peer relationships. It's a great tool for offering assistance for those in need. The parents love it.
Peer Counseling:

Peer Counselors are here, there and everywhere helping their peers. The students have been trained in the elements of peer tutoring and are now tutoring students in all grade levels.
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Reconnecting Youth Program with Memorial Healthcare System
The Reconnecting Youth Program is a school-based prevention program that targets at-risk youths who exhibit various behaviors such as substance use, aggression, poor academic performance, poor decision-making skills, and other behaviors that complicate students' ability to thrive within the classroom, in their homes, and in the larger community. The program is free of cost and only available to 25 students. If you are interested, please email Sharon Salas at svidaurre@mhs.net or contact your child's guidance counselor.
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Parents, please be aware of the following FIELD TRIP criteria for students:
Here's what you have to do beginning two (2) months prior to the event:
-You can have no more than one (1) referral for ID/Dress Code violations.
-You can have no more than one (1) Bus Suspension.
-You can not be in danger of failing more than one (1) class when the nature of the field trip is "reward" based and not "academic" based.
-You can have no External Suspensions or assignments to the Academy of Educational Success (AES).
THIS CRITERIA APPLIES TO ALL SIX STUDENT CLASSES
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Please feel free to call us with any concerns or assistance you may need.