Welcome to Canon-McMillan Middle School's Counseling Department!
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Feeling stressed? See below to schedule an appointment with Mr. G and Mrs. H!!
Need to talk to one of our counselors?
Need to talk to one of our counselors?
Stop in, Email, send them a Smart Pass, or send a Schoology message to set up an appointment!
Stop in, Email, send them a Smart Pass, or send a Schoology message to set up an appointment!
For Mr. Gillespie: gillespiej@cmsd.k12.pa.us
For Mrs. Hedderman: heddermanl@cmsd.k12.pa.us
Both pages include links to advice, and places to go for help for a variety of issues.
Both pages include links to advice, and places to go for help for a variety of issues.
What is the Right Age for Your Teen to Start Dating?
What is the Right Age for Your Teen to Start Dating?
Please use the link below to read this helpful article!
What is the Right Age for Your Teen to Start Dating?
Two Excerpts from the article...
"To Date or Not to Date: There's no perfect age to start dating but some pediatricians recommend to wait until 16, says WebMD, which may vary according to one's community norms. Yet the average age for girls to start dating is 12.5 and for boys 13.5, reports the American Academy of Pediatrics."
"Sweet 16? In an article by South East Bay Pediatric Medical Group, pediatrician Dr. Ron Eager advises youth to wait until 16 to single date, give or take a year depending on maturity. "There's an enormous difference in maturity between a 14- or 15-year-old and a 16- or 17-year- old in terms of life experience," he says."
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Meet Your Counselors!
Meet Your Counselors!
We are active in our schools by providing:
We are active in our schools by providing:
Crisis Intervention
Individual Student Counseling
Classroom Instruction
Parent and Teacher Consultation
Agency Referrals
Transition Services for New Students
Administering the School Testing Programs
Case Holders for all Middle School 504 Service Agreements
Serve as members of the CMMS Student Assistance Team
Mr. Gillespie
Mr. Gillespie
724-745-9030; ext. 1523
Jason Gillespie M.Ed.,N.C.C.
B.A. in Psychology-University of Pittsburgh
M.Ed. in School Counseling- University of Pittsburgh
National Certified Counselor
Mrs. Hedderman
Mrs. Hedderman
724-745-9030; ext. 1525
Lori Hedderman M.Ed.,N.C.C.
B.A. in Psychology-California University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed. in School Counseling- University of Pittsburgh
National Certified Counselor
What is bullying?
What is bullying?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bullying is:
Unwanted aggressive behavior(s) from youth other than a sibling or current dating partner;
Observed or perceived power imbalance, which could be physical size, numbers of students, social status;
Repeated or likely to be repeated, but does not have to be repeated;
Meant to inflict harm or distress.
What does bullying look like?
Direct bullying: hitting, pushing, spitting, taunting, threatening
Indirect bullying: exclusion, rumors, getting someone else to hurt a child
Cyberbullying: ongoing intentionally negative communication that is directed at an individual or group of individuals conducted via electronic communication via texts, emails, instant messaging, social media, etc.
For more information on bullying go to:
Center for Safe Schools: http://www.safeschools.info/bullying-prevention
Federal Stopbullying: http://www.stopbullying.gov/
Don't be a bystander- be an Upstander!
Stand up against bullying!
Don't Forget the Small Things...
Don't Forget the Small Things...
Even adults sometimes forget simple gestures that mean a lot to others.
Say “please” and “thank you”Smile!Hold the door for the person behind youGive people a pass (you don’t know what’s going on with that person right now)Look at the person who is speaking to youLet someone go in front of you in lineCough or sneeze into your elbowLearn people’s namesHandwrite thank- you notesPut your smartphone away during mealsBe on timeAlways RSVPAsk before postingAsk permission to use someone’s first nameClean up after yourselfWait a day before reacting to a snarky e-mail or textPush in your chair when you leave a tableWait until everyone has been served to start eatingKnock before you enterRemember your table mannersReach out to people who are grievingLet people get off the elevator first before you get onSilence your smartphone at the moviesHelp someone who’s clearly strugglingThank a Veteran for his or her serviceLearn to say you’re sorryWhen you enter a room, greet everyone Return phone calls -paraphrased from the internet
A link to help you quit vaping or using tobacco:
A link to help you quit vaping or using tobacco:
A link to help you talk with your child about e-cigarette use:
A link to help you talk with your child about e-cigarette use:
https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/documents/SGR_ECig_ParentTipSheet_508.pdf
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