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I hope to check in with you over the weekend and next week.  I have much to tell everyone about the end of our school year which ended yesterday.  I did come in to work today to wrap up a few things and clean up my desk.  That was at

 Friendship, kindness, and empowerment are themes that I work on all year.  Since I started middle school, these topics haven’t changed, so I am always looking for ideas to keep these topics fresh.  I was lucky enough to be given the chance to review BYOU magazine.  It’s a great resource,

 Although my bulletin board is not complete, I thought that I would share with you it’s humble beginnings.  A few weeks ago, I asked our teachers to write a letter to their middle school self.  What is the advice that they would have for themselves at that time?  The responses

This is a big shout out to our Lansing community!  Thank you so much for all your work into helping so many students this holiday season.  It is truly overwhelming to know so many people care.  I feel blessed to not only work in Lansing, but to have you as

It’s official.  I have joined Teachers Pay Teachers as a seller.  I will be (although it may be slowly) adding all the downloads I have posted on my blog.  It will just be one more way for me to share with you the resources I use in my own office. 

In case you don’t know about this PLN (Professional Learning Network)  @SCCrowd is a Twitter group specifically for School Counselors. While there are many Twitter PLN’s out there, each really has a specific role and purpose.  All the State Associations and @ASCATweets are there to provide information about their association, upcoming

  I was very shocked last night when I looked at my blog stats and saw that I hit 100,000 pageviews!  Wow.  I am in shock.  I haven’t even been blogging for a whole year yet.  It’s been 9 months to be exact.  I stated blogging as a way of

I thought it was time to add a new feature to my blog and thought I’d reach out and let fellow counselors talk about their experiences in the counseling field.  After all, blogging is for connecting with others and sharing experiences and ideas.  So welcome to our first From A

Well everyone, I thought I’d take the plunge and start a Facebook page for my blog.  Make sure to like it and add me as a friend so we can stay in touch.  Here is my link:  https://www.facebook.com/themiddleschoolcounselor

I nominated my first student for the Kohl’s Kids Who Care Scholarship just a few years ago.  Although she didn’t win the grand prize, she did win a store gift certificate, which did help her with a new college wardrobe.  Kohl’s is just one opportunity available to younger students.  There are

So, here is the finished artwork of several of my students, as they have completed their All About Me portraits.  I found the idea on Pinterest on this pin.  We started with a head that I drew and photocopied.  Next the students had to fill up the head with things