Courtney Sanders

School Counselor 

All Grades Last Names A-K

Hello and welcome to Owen Middle School!  This is my second year at Owen and I have loved being a Warcolt!  As a school counselors, I'm involved in a variety of areas in our school, including co-leading Student Government Association/SGA.

 Prior to this position, I worked as a school counselor in Henderson County in a middle school for 6 years.  I originally graduated from Appalachian State University in 2011 with a degree in Elementary Education but quickly found that middle school was my passion when I was hired as a 6th grade math teacher.  I got my Masters in School Counseling from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2016 and have really loved getting to fully support students' social/emotional needs as well as academic and college/career readiness needs ever since.  This is an exciting, but hard age in life and I absolutely love that I get to help these students navigate the challenges they currently face in a way that will help build resiliency and competence to reach their highest potential.

I'm originally from Greensboro, NC but Black Mountain is my home now.  I absolutely love living here and exploring the mountains around us with my family.  This is an incredibly beautiful place to live and we love that we get to call this community ours!