Counseling

Counseling

WEB orientation for incoming 7^th graders will be held on August 18^th and 19^th.

Seventh graders with last names A-K should report on August 18^th at 8:00 a.m. and need to be picked up at 12:30 p.m.

Seventh graders with last names L-Z should report on August 19^th at 8:00 a.m. and need to be picked up at 12:30 p.m.

Students must attend on their assigned days.

Parent informational seminar will be held each day beginning at 11:45 in the school auditorium.

Orientation for new 8^th and 9^th graders will be held on August 20^th at 12:30 p.m. These students need to be picked up at 2:30 p.m. There will be a parent orientation session in the auditorium which will begin at 1:45 p.m.

Welcome to the MGJH Counseling Department

2007-08 Counseling Department

Front row: Kathy Conrad, Cheryl Skroch, Karen Anderson, Mary Arnold
Back row: Debbie McCormack, Melissa Patterson

Contacting Counselors	PROS
Contacting Counseling Support Staff	WEB
Information about Counselors	Peer Mediation
Student Services	Student Council
Counseling Groups	Peer Tutoring
Student Leadership Groups	Resources Internet Resources
	Student Volunteer Hours Record Sheet

Contacting Counselors

Mary Arnold (A-G)
763-315-7616

Debbie McCormack (H-O)
763-315-7614

Cheryl Skroch (P-Z)
763-315-7615

Melissa Patterson
763-315-7611

Contacting Support Staff

Karen Anderson
Counseling Secretary
763-315-7618

Kathy Conrad
763-315-7614 ESP

Contacting a school counselor is often a first
step in seeking assistance.

Information about the Counselors

Mary Arnold COUNSELOR FOR LAST NAMES A - G	Mrs. Arnold has been at MGJH since it opened in 1990. Before that she was a counselor at OJH. She received her Masters in Educational Psychology with the emphasis in School Counseling from the UW River Falls and her BS in Education from the U of M. She taught Life Skills at Northview for 15 years before becoming a Licensed School Counselor.
Debbie McCormack COUNSELOR FOR LAST NAMES H - O	Mrs. McCormack has been at MGJH since 1999. She was previously a counselor in San Antonio, TX for 10 years. She has additional teaching experience at the Junior and Senior High levels. She completed her B.S. in education from Mankato State University and her M.A. degree in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in school counseling at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Cheryl Skroch COUNSELOR FOR LAST NAMES P - Z	Ms. Skroch has been a counselor in the Osseo Area Schools since 1997. She received her B.A. in education and psychology from the University of St. Thomas, M.S. in school counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and post-master’s certificate in marriage and family therapy from St. Mary’s University. Ms. Skroch is a licensed teacher, school counselor, and associate marriage and family therapist.
Melissa Patterson	Mrs. Patterson has been at MGJH part-time since 2005. Before that she was a Drug & Alcohol Prevention Counselor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the public schools for four years. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Sioux Falls, M.A. in Counseling and Educational Psychology from the University of South Dakota.

Student Services

Academic Support:
Progress Reports- Peer Tutoring- Fish Class

New Students:
Counselors will assist new students to MGJH at the time of their enrollment and during their first few days of school.

Individual Counseling:
A student and his/her counselor will work together in solving immediate problems that interfere with health, personal, social, and educational development.

Testing:
Counselors help to prepare and plan for administering certain tests for students.

Counseling Groups:
Family Change Group, Grief & Loss Group, Serious Illness, Anger management, GTI Group/General Teen Issues, Concerned Persons Group

Student Leadership Groups:
*PROS (Positive Role Models Offering Support)
*Peer Mediation
*Student Council
*Peer Tutoring

* WEB (Where Everybody Belongs)- WEB's goal is to provide a structure in which students make real connections with each other. Through this program students learn that people at school care about them and their success. WEB is the junior high school transition program that will increase attendance, decrease discipline referrals and improve academic performance at your school.

WEB

Resources

4 Year Plan Template
(Microsoft Word file)

4 Year Plan Template
(PDF read only file)

Tipline Info

Internet Resources

These links will take you out onto the World Wide Web.
ISD #279 is not responsible for their content. Seek parental or teacher help for guidance.

Social Services

Chemical Health & Violence Prevention

Academic/Homework Help

Parenting/Family Resources

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