ACES Counselor Corner
All About Mrs. Harrison
Welcome!
ACES Tigers - I'm so very excited to be one of YOUR School Counselors.
I graduated with a BS in Elementary Education from Longwood University in the Spring of 2005. In the fall of 2008, I was accepted into the Graduate program for School Guidance and Counseling at Longwood University. I have successfully completed all the courses for the program, along with 450 practicum hours- at Greenfield Elementary, in Chesterfield County and Fork Union Military School, in Fork Union, VA and at Nottoway Middle School. I officially graduated in December 2010, with my Master's of Education in school guidance and counseling.
I taught 2nd grade at ACES for seven years and 3rd grade for three years (and three months!), before transitioning into the school counselor position at ACES in the fall of 2015. This is my seventh year as a school counselor at ACES, and my seventeenth year in education!
Awards:
Amelia County Elementary School, Teacher of the Year, 2015
VSCA Graduate Scholarship, 2010
Professional Memberships:
American School Counselor Association (ASCA), 2015-present
Virginia School Counselor Association (VSCA), 2010-present
Virginia Education Association (VEA), 2010-present
You can contact Mrs. Harrison at harrisonm@ameliaschools.com or 804-561-2433
All About Mrs. LaVecchia
Welcome!
ACES Tigers - I'm so very excited to be one of YOUR School Counselors.
I am originally from Highland Springs, Virginia. My family moved to Amelia in 2013. I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we have two children: Emily, 15 and Hunter, 11 who attend school here in Amelia.
I graduated with a BS in Psychology with a cognate in Addiction and Recovery from Liberty University in the Spring of 2014. I received my Masters in Education in School Counseling from Liberty University in the Spring of 2017. During that time, I completed my practicum at Crossroads in Charlotte Courthouse and my two semesters of internship (35+ hours a week) at ACES, ACMS, and ACHS. I am a Nationally Certified Counselor.
I was a School Counselor at Nottoway Intermediate for three years before coming back to Amelia, where my heart belongs. I am so excited to be back home with you all!
Professional Memberships:
American Counseling Association (ACA), 2013 - 2017
American School Counselor Association (ASCA), 2014-present
National Certified Counselor 2017 - Present
Virginia School Counselor Association (VSCA), 2014-present
Virginia School Counselor Association - Membership Committee Member
You can contact Mrs. LaVecchia at lavecchiam@ameliaschools.com or 804-561-2433

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Notification to Parents: Counseling Services
Parents must be notified annually regarding the academic and career guidance and personal/social counseling programs which are available to their children. The notification must include the purpose and general description of the programs, information regarding ways parents may review materials to be used in guidance and counseling programs at their child's school and information about the procedures by which parents may limit their child's participation in such programs. 8 VAC 20-620-10.
Policy IJ: Guidance and Counseling Program http://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/amelia/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BN9UGQ7C075D