"Be who you needed when you were younger."

HI! My name is Mrs. Walton. I am the school counselor for Southeast Elementary School within the Lebanon School District. I have been with the Lebanon School District for the past 14 years.

I am a Lebanon County native who never really knew what she wanted to be as she was navigating her way through school. It wasn't until my sophomore year at Lebanon Valley College where I learned that an elementary school counselor career existed! In order to be eligible for this career, I continued my graduation after LVC at Penn State. It was through my graduate program that I learned how important the role of a school counselor is to childhood development.

I enjoy being active and finding ways to get involved within the community. In my free time, in addition to spending time with my husband and son, I am a community coordinator for a local running series for kids called Healthy Kids Running Series. I also brought Girls on the Run to Southeast several years ago and serve as the head coach each Spring season. Running has become important in my life since becoming an adult.

I strive to give all of my students everything I have to offer each day. My students are more than my students -- they are part of my family. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to watch them grow from the first day they walk through the front doors.

If you need to reach me, please feel free to email me at jwalton@lebanon.k12.pa.us or call my office at 717-675-2163.

xoxo,

Mrs. Walton