STUDENT-CENTERED STRUCTURE & TEAM APPROACH
The MHS School Counseling Department is composed of seven School Counselors. School Counselors are assigned students alphabetically by grade. All students are assigned a School Counselor for the duration of their experience at MHS.
Counselors meet with students individually and in group settings to support students academically, socially, and emotionally. Following a student-centered team approach, School Counselors collaborate with teachers and also have bi-weekly team meetings with Assistant Principals and Clinicians to support students.

YOUR STUDENT-SCHOOL COUNSELOR RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCE
Your School Counselor is here to support you in a variety of ways which includes: academic advising, high school program planning, scheduling, teacher liaison, career planning, college planning and applications, standardized test interpretation, parent support, and so much more! Your School Counselor wants to get to know you and they want you to get to know them! If you need support, please do not hesitate to contact your School Counselor.

Throughout your MHS Experience, your School Counselor provides:

Continuity of Support: By having the same School Counselor throughout the high school journey, students can build a strong and trusting relationship with their School Counselor. This continuity allows your child’s School Counselor to better understand students’ unique needs, strengths, weaknesses, and goals, leading to more effective support and guidance. The School Counselor’s role is a supportive one: to counsel, guide, mediate, facilitate, and advocate for the student. Your School Counselor is here to provide on-going student support and crisis intervention.

Social and Emotional Support: High school can be a challenging time for students, both academically and emotionally. The relationship with your School Counselor allows students to seek emotional support and counseling when needed. School Counselors can help students navigate issues such as stress, anxiety, peer relationships, and self-esteem.

Monitoring Progress: Your School Counselor consistently monitors student academic progress and performance. School Counselors support early intervention if a student is struggling academically or personally, helping them stay on track to meet graduation requirements and pursue their goals.

Building Trust and Confidence: Your School Counselor is dedicated and invested in student success. They work together with parents/guardians and teachers to help build confidence and motivation. This trust can encourage students to take academic risks, explore new opportunities, and set goals.

Crisis Intervention & Support: Your School Counselor can intervene in a time of crisis and provide referrals when needed. School Counselors can also help students defuse stressful situations that may occur in school and/or are potentially brought into school from home and outside the classroom.

Long-Term Planning: High school is a critical time for academic and career planning. Your School Counselor gets to know you over your time at MHS and you get to know them! Your School Counselor supports development of a comprehensive long-term plan with you that aligns with your interests, abilities, and aspirations. This ensures that you are taking appropriate courses, participating in extracurricular activities of interest, and making informed decisions.

College and Career Planning: College and career planning is a multi-year and multi-step process that involves: researching options; continuous support; relevant guidance in students’ post-secondary exploration; academic programs; scholarships; and the College application and admissions process with benchmarks and timelines for future planning. Your School Counselor helps ensure that students receive continuous and relevant guidance throughout these processes.

Communication & Consult: Your School Counselor - Student multi-year relationship supports and facilitates an open line of communication that can help address concerns or issues promptly and effectively. School Counselors facilitate communications between MHS Staff working with students in the building (Teachers, Administrators, Clinicians and Support Staff); outside family and community resources; parents; and students.

School Counseling Department Program Coordination: Your School Counselor collaborates closely with their School Counseling colleagues, their Administrator for School Counseling K-12, and the MHS Administration to develop and plan School Counseling curriculum, programming, and events for students and parents.

Please do not hesitate to contact your School Counselor for support!