Hopewell Counseling Department
Transition Information
Stony Point Counselor Website:
Also check out their Presentations & SPHS Academics!
Contains description of all 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade courses. Paper copies available in the Counselor Suite.
Students, click the button above to request for your counselor to meet with you individually.
Counselors are also available before or after school in the upper commons if you have questions or need help.
Parents - please email or call if you need to meet with your child's counselor.
Counselor Information from Open House 23-24
Short-term individual and crisis counseling are available as needed. For longer-term needs, we are happy to provide families with referrals to outside professionals.
Counselors 2023-2024
Counselors move with the students to the next Grade Level.
Ms. Romero will move to 6th grade next year.
Ms. Anderson, 6th Grade
(512) 464-5220
chrissy_anderson@roundrockisd.org
Mr. Smith, 7th Grade
(512) 464-5219
ryan_smith2@roundrockisd.org
Ms. Romero, 8th Grade
(512) 464-5208
2023-24 6th Grade Counselor
2024-25 7th Grade Counselor
Chrissy Anderson
Ms. Anderson came to Hopewell in 2019. She has been a counselor for 14 years and was an elementary counselor for 10 years in Round Rock before joining our team. Ms. Anderson taught middle school math for 6 years prior to becoming a counselor. She graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2003 and received her Master's degree in counseling in 2010 from Texas State University. Ms. Anderson became a counselor to help support students that are struggling with difficult emotions. She loves working with middle school students and helping them navigate the changes that come during the middle school years.
2023-24 7th Grade Counselor
2024-25 8th Grade Counselor
Ryan Smith
This is Mr. Smith’s first year as a School Counselor at Hopewell Middle School! He has been a School Counselor now for eight years. Mr. Smith graduated with his master degree in 2015 and his bachelors in 2011. Mr. Smith enjoys being a School Counselor because of the relationships that are built with the students. One of his favorite quotes is, “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
2023-24 8th Grade Counselor
2024-25 6th Grade Counselor
Daniela Romero
Ms. Romero is new to Hopewell this year! She was a high school counselor for six years and taught elementary school for three. Ms. Romero graduated from The University of Texas at Austin for both her Bachelor’s in 2013 and her Master’s degree in 2017. Ms. Romero loves being a Counselor because she gets to help students when navigating new situations. Her favorite quote is, “Strive for progress, not perfection.”
HWMS Counseling Department Mission Statement
Hopewell Middle School counselors will provide a safe, equitable, and supportive environment to encourage personal inquiry and growth, social responsibility, and academic excellence for all students. Through a comprehensive counseling program that’s aligned with the campus social emotional philosophy, the counseling program will ensure that all students have the ability to reach their maximum potential to achieve their life long career and personal goals.
HWMS Counseling Department Vision Statement
The vision of the Round Rock ISD Hopewell Middle School Counseling Services program is to foster positive social, emotional, and academic development of each student and to empower each student to reach their maximum potential and become responsible and productive citizens of a diverse community.
