Dear Parents,
I am here to help your child in any way possible. I hope to help them develop positive attitudes and the determination to succeed in school and strive for excellence in all they do!
-C. Sponaugle
South Carolina School Counselors Help Our Children Find Success in School By:
- Helping develop positive attitudes among students towards self, family, and community.
- Counseling with students individually and in groups to understand and appreciate their unique qualities and to grow personally and socially.
- Supporting students in developing an individual plan for academic success.
- Developing and delivering classroom guidance lessons that teach skills such as making healthy decisions, resolving conflicts, and respecting others.
- Assisting students to become invested in their school success by showing them how school performance relates to career opportunities.
- Working collaboratively with students, parents, and teachers to identify and remove barriers that may impede student achievement.
South Carolina School Counselors Help Our Children Prepare for the Future by:
- Assisting students to develop personal awareness and explore career goals.
- Counseling students regarding career planning and preparation.
- Helping develop communication and interpersonal skills needed to relate well to others.
- Providing a comprehensive and developmental guidance and counseling program that impacts all students K-12.
- Assisting students:
- To learn.
- To work.
- To live in the 21st century.
Middle School Counselors Believe...
- Students in the middle level are in a significant period of transition.
- Young adolescence is an important transition period, which is a normal part of the developmental process of growing up.
- Young adolescents change more in every aspect of life than in any developmental period except infancy.
- Young adolescents benefit most from a team effort involving teachers, parents, students and administrators.
- Young adolescents need a healthy self-concept and motivation to learn in order to be successful during this critical transition period.