Virtual Counselor

Lancaster Alternative Virtual Academy

Hello!

Welcome to the Counselor's Website. Exclusively for LAVA staff, students, and families. We hope you take advantage of all the the resources available to you on this site.

We look forward to finding new and creative ways to interact with all of you. We all learn and grow through challenges and feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment when we overcome and find new ways to successfully complete a task or goal. This year is no exception and we are here to help you achieve your goals.  This year, we will be providing: Guidance lessons, group counseling opportunities, and various other events inluding parent workshops

Your Virtual Counselor!

MRS. DUNCAN
( mS. mESKE)

meskes@lancsd.org
Phone: 661-488-7600 ext 48226
Text Number: 661-494-0447
(only during office hours)

Sign up to talk to The Counselor!

Elementary Student
K-5th Grade

These forms are for students only.
Caregivers, Parents, and Guardians have their own form and the LAVA staff have their own too. 

<----Elementary K-5th Graders
Middle School 6-8th Graders ---->

Middle School Student
6th-8th Grade

WEBEX English

WEBEX Spanish

Confidentiality

Please understand that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed via phone conferences. We will make every effort to ensure a confidential conversation, and as always, we will notify the appropriate persons if any of the following come up in our conversation:

1. Someone is hurting you

2. You want to hurt someone

3. You want to hurt yourself

If you need support outside of office hours:

Crisis Text Line: Text "HELLO" to 741741

National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project Lifeline (Available 24/7; Confidential Suicide Hotline for LGBT Youth): 866-488-7386

Emergency Situation: 911