FIHS Counseling Team
Welcome to FIHS's Counseling Team website. We are happy to work with students in the FIHS Community. We know that this year has brought about many challenges to you and your families. We believe in our students reaching out for support and talking to someone in times of need. Ms. Lu and Ms. Juliana would like to begin by introducing ourselves below. We look forward to working with you!
Who are we?
Ms. Juliana Ruiz
Office Number: (718) 463-2348 (x3052)
Google Voice: (718) 307-1144
Hi! My name is Juliana Ruiz and I am one of the bilingual school counselors. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communications from Baruch College and my Master of Science in Counseling and Personnel Services from Fordham University. I was born and raised in New York City. My parents emigrated from Colombia in the 1980s as teenagers. I am happy to be able to work with immigrant youth in supporting their social emotional learning and post high school plans as they journey through high school. What I love about my job is that every day is a new experience! Aside from advocating for our youth, I enjoy listening to all different kinds of music, salsa dancing, hiking and cooking!
Ms. Lu Zeng
Office Number: (718) 463-2348 (x3051)
Google Voice: (929) 314 - 3316
My name is Lu Zeng, and I am one of the bilingual school counselor. I was born and raised in Shenzhen, China. I am fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. I came to the United States 2009 and received my Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies - Interpersonal Relationship from University of Iowa and my Master of Art degree in Apply Psychology and School Counseling from New York University .
Having experiences as an international student help me understand and better support our students to overcome their challenges and celebrate their strengths! I love working with and learning from my students. They are the ones making our communities a better place! In addition, I am passionate on cooking, baking, singing and traveling :)
What do we do?
Social & Emotional Support
All your feelings are valid. If you feel sad, frustrated, stressed out, happy, exited , no matter how you feel, we are here to provide that safe space if you need a someone to talk to and process feelings. Whatever you share with us, stay with us. We will only break the confidentiality only you are going to hurt yourself, someone is going to hurt you or you are going to hurt someone
Academic Support
We provide support and consultation for students who have questions or want to learn more about their transcript, graduation pathway, GPA and other academic related issues. We understand that every countries have their own education systems that come with different graduation requirements. We are hare to help you to identify where you are at, what challenges and goals that you have and what supports that you need to achieved your academic goal.
Personal Development Support
As counselors, we can help you brainstorm, set and design goals that best meet who you want to become and where you want to go. We believe that each student has the capacity to grow and develop themselves into their best selves! We understand that it can be challenging to set goals ourselves and we are here to help you whether academically, socially or personally.
Graduation Requirement - Senior Institute Version
Graduation Requirement - Junior Institute Version
Resources
The counseling team at FIHS can help you find resources to meet your many needs. You can find more information by clicking