Section I: School and Role of the Professional School Counselor

Home of the Jaguars

8125 Homeward Way

Sugar Land, TX 77479

Mrs. Cholly Oglesby, Principal

SMS Website Instagram: @sartartiams_jaguars Twitter: @sms_jaguars

Mrs. Cholly Oglesby Principal

Dr. Sunday Johnson Associate Principal

Mr. Paul WellsAssistant Principal

Ms. Courtney BorderAssistant Principal

SMS Student Population

Student Breakdown by Grade Level

6th Grade: 454

7th Grade: 482

8th Grade: 494

SMS total students: 1,430

Amy Melby, M.Ed, CSC6th Grade

No Place for Hate Chair
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) Committee
American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Member

Amy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Sam Houston State University and a Masters of Education in Counseling and Development from Lamar University. After almost 9 years in the classroom, she decided to follow her dream and become a school counselor. In her spare time, she loves to read and spend time with family and friends.

Tanya Johnson, M.Ed, CSC Lead Counselor & 7th Grade

District Crisis Response Team Member
Gifted & Talented Counselor
Climate Committee
Campus Based Leadership Team (CBLT)
FBISD Counselor of the Year Chair
American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Member
Texas Counselor Association (TCA) Member

Tanya has a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology from Fisk University, in Nashville, TN. In 2012, she received a Master of Education from the University of St. Thomas. Tanya was an elementary teacher for 11 years and left the classroom to be a high school counselor for 3 years. As an elementary teacher and a high school counselor she gained knowledge that has helped her serve the families of Sartartia Middle School.

Katherine Friedel, M.Ed, CSC 8th Grade

Community Liaison
Volunteer/Mentor Coordinator
Attendance Committee

Katherine Friedel has a Masters degree in Counseling from UTSA. She has worked with PreK-12^th grade students since 2004. Her favorite parts of her job here at SMS is visiting with her students and teaching guidance lessons. Her main goal is to help her students become more independent learners, get involved in school and prepare for the challenges of high school and beyond.

Counselor's Role at Sartartia Middle School

Sartartia Middle School counselors work closely with the administration team to design a developmentally appropriate and comprehensive program that supports students through classroom guidance lessons, small group targeted instruction, and individual student intervention, as well as providing parent support and community collaboration.

Advocacy and Leadership

Sartartia counselors incorporate culture, diversity, and tolerance into school-wide events, like our Heritage Day program, Mental Health Awareness Week, A.I.R. Bud Award (student of the month), Coffee with the Counselor's, Parent University, monthly newsletter, and awards nights to celebrate student achievement. Sartartia counselors also participate in monthly Jag Watch meetings to discuss how to ensure all students are successful and have individual meetings with students that are struggling academically.

First A.I.R. Bud Award Recipient

A.I.R. Bud Nomination Form

Final Signature Page.pdf

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