Hi Alder family! I’m Mrs. Riis, the counselor for 6^th grade students. This is my 16th year in the EHT school district; 12 years as a 6^th grade teacher at Fernwood and this year will be my 3rd year as a Guidance Counselor at Alder. I graduated from EHTHS a long time ago, and loved attending high school in our awesome district! It is really fun to work where I grew up! I went to college at Towson University and got my Masters Degree from Columbia University. Years later, I went on to get my teaching certificate from Rowan and my Masters in School Counseling from Wilmington University. As you can tell, I love school!

My passions are reading (Readers are Leaders!), outdoor activities like hiking and biking, training for triathlons and working out to stay healthy! I live in Linwood with my husband and 2 daughters, Emiley and Brynley, who are at Mainland High School. I have 2 cats that I adore!

Stop by and visit when you can…..I’d love to chat!