Forest Oak Middle School
Counseling
Middle school is an exciting yet challenging time for students, their parents, and their teachers. During this passage from childhood to adolescence, middle school students experience a myriad of changes.
Exploring new ideas and interests
Connecting classroom learning to real life
Searching for their own unique identity
Finding comfort and approval from peers
Forest Oak Middle School counselors provide education, prevention, and intervention activities to help students navigate these changes in order to thrive. Our school counseling program equips students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for social-emotional, academic, and college and career development.
This Student Resources Page is designed as an information hub for students, and includes all information regarding academics, social-emotional needs, and college and career exploration.
This Parent Resources Page is designed as an information hub for parents, and includes all information regarding mental health supports, academics and parenting, community resources, and COVID-19 information.
Counseling Vision
Forest Oak Middle School Counseling Department will cultivate a safe and nurturing environment where ALL students can acquire the social-emotional, academic, and college and career skills needed to become successful learners in a diverse and changing world.
Counseling Mission
Forest Oak Middle School Counseling Department mission is to provide a safe, nurturing environment for ALL students to address their academic, college and career goals in addition to supporting their personal and social-emotional needs. To achieve this a partnership between parents/guardians, staff and community members is essential for all students to become successful lifelong learners.