GCS School Counseling

Welcome to the GCS School Counseling Page

Contact your School Counselor, Woody Belt by: Calling (802)652-7411 and leave a message in the confidential voicemail box or email wbelt@sbschools.net.

Updates: 10-23-2025

The leaves are falling along with the temperature and amount of sun. It is the season of change. I love this time of year in our building. In August we all were still feeling like summer with all the unpredictability and changing routines. It takes a bit of time for all of us, especially our newer students, to settle into what "school" looks, sounds, and feels like.

I hope you are with me in welcoming the cool air and the anticipation of ground covered with a white blanket (just as long as it doesn't fall on the roads when we are traveling).

Feel free to reach out if you and/or your student would like some support of any kind.

Peace,

Woody

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