8th Grade
Ms. Orozco
Ms. Orozco
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!
My name is Ms. Orozco, and I am honored to be your 8th-grade counselor! I am so excited to get to know all of you and look forward to helping students navigate their middle school experience. Middle school can be a little overwhelming sometimes, so I want you to know that I am here for you if you ever need help or support! We'll get through it together!
School counselors meet and support students’ social and emotional, academic, and college/career needs. We help maximize students’ potential for academic success, advocate for students and collaborate with staff and parents to best support students at school.
The counseling office is a safe place for students to visit when they need to talk or when they need any kind of academic, social, or emotional support during the school day.
I want all of my students to have a successful and positive middle school experience, so please don't hesitate to reach out if you need any support!
Have a wonderful school year!
Ms. Orozco
School Counselor
What you say to me stays with me UNLESS:
Someone is hurting you
You want to hurt someone
You want to hurt yourself
You give me permission to share with a trusted adult
Starts with getting a goodnight’s rest. According to the CDC, students ages 9-12 should sleep between 9 to 12 hours for every 24 hours. Students 13 to 18 years old should sleep 8 to 10 hours every 24 hour period.
Eating a healthy breakfast
Eating fruits and vegetables
Limiting sweets
Using a planner
Record assignments
Write down homework
Set Goals
Exercise
Regular exercise can help boost mood
Routines
Routines can help students stay on track
Focused
Limit Social Media
According to childmind.org. Social Media can cause anxiety, depression, and lowering self-esteem, just to name a few.
Limit Video Games
According to momjunction.com video games may cause addiction to gaming, poor academic performance, and adverse health effects
After School
Eat a snack
Start Homework
Students should engage with your parents and communicate about your school day
Starts with getting a goodnight’s rest. According to the CDC, students ages 9-12 should sleep between 9 to 12 hours for every 24 hours. Students 13 to 18 years old should sleep 8 to 10 hours every 24 hour period.
Eating a healthy breakfast
Eating fruits and vegetables
Limiting sweets
Using a planner
Record assignments
Write down homework
Set Goals
Exercise
Regular exercise can help boost mood
Routines
Routines can help students stay on track
Focused
Limit Social Media
According to childmind.org. Social Media can cause anxiety, depression, and lowering self-esteem, just to name a few.
Limit Video Games
According to momjunction.com video games may cause addiction to gaming, poor academic performance, and adverse health effects
After School
Eat a snack
Start Homework
Students should engage with your parents and communicate about your school day
What is a GPA?
Grade Point Average. An average of all the grades earned by a student each quarter. An A=4 points, a B=3 points, a C=2 points, a D=1 point, and an F=0 points. The G.P.A. is the total number of points divided by the number of classes.
Grade and Progress Reports
Every 5 weeks we send out progress reports. You can keep track of your student’s grades by checking Schoology, attending back-to-school night, communicating with teachers and the school counselor.
Report Cards
Reports cards are mailed out every 10 weeks, with the final 20 week report card mailed out at the end of the semester.
Credits
Each course earns 5 credits, if students earns a “D” or better.
Student Planners
Students are encouraged to use their school issued planner to write down assignments, homework, and due dates for presentations or projects. Using a planner is helpful in staying organized and meeting school deadlines. Studies show that students who use a planner are more academically successful.
Textbooks
Students are assigned textbooks for their courses at the beginning of each semester. Students are responsible for returning textbooks after each semester (only hard covered texts should be returned). Online textbooks can be found on Schoology under student’s courses.