Murray Middle School

Amy D Thies, School Counselor

Counselors are essential to Murray...

-Help create a safe school environment where students can learn

-Coordinate referrals to outside agencies

-Help design interventions to enhance student success

-Provide support through personal crisis

-Support students and their parents with academic planning/support

-Encourage life-long learning

-Serve on various school committees/teams

-Process a variety of situations with students to teach better decision-making and coping skills

-Assist students in learning how school performance relates to their future success

-Encourage and model resourcefulness, resilience, respect, and responsibility

How students can see the School Counselor...

Self-referral

Request by the counselor

Parent referral

Administrative referral

Staff referral

Referral by friend(s)

Come by the front office with a pass to see the counselor

Contact:

Email works best - Amy.Thies@nhcs.net

Phone - 910-790-2363 ext. 73941