Welcome to the Adams Middle School Counseling Page!

 
As students progress from one middle school grade to the next, their counselor moves with them, providing continuity and time to really get to know students and their parents. They take a holistic approach to making sure each student has a positive experience at Adams Middle School and that they are well-prepared for successfully meeting the challenges of the future.  Counselors are available as resources to parents and caregivers as students navigate their way through the middle years of their education.

The American School Counselors’ Association states that "School counselors play an instrumental role in shaping students for success – not just academically, but socially, behaviorally, and emotionally as well. For instance, they:

• Help students deal with and diffuse problems brought into school from home and outside the classroom;
• Act as consultants to teachers and serve as sources of institutional knowledge for administrators;
  
• Provide academic and career guidance to students, and help them meet and overcome emotional- and mental- health challenges;
  
• Establish and promote supportive learning environments;
  
• Develop academic and behavioral intervention programs; and
  
• Foster and maintain parental involvement."

At Adams Middle School, the school counselor focuses on helping students balance the demands of school, family and friends. Special attention is paid to teaching "life skills" such as organization, study skills, time management, responsibility, cooperation, teamwork and other habits and attitudes that will serve students well in any classroom, job or social situation.  Short-term Individual and group counseling is available by referral, with a signed parent permission slip.  Parents may refer their child for a counseling appointment by directly contacting the Counseling Department via telephone or email.  Students may request a counseling appointment by completing a green "Counseling Request" form in the school office. Forms are available at the front office counter. Once completed the "Counseling Request" form should be placed in the locked mailbox slot at the front office counter. Students will be contacted with an appointment time.

Adams Counselors are proud to provide a comprehensive school guidance program that focuses on three main domains:  Social/Emotional, Academic, College/Career.  Please click below for helpful links and resources in each area: 

Academic ~ Social/Emotional ~ College/Career ~ Counseling Standards

•  Adams Middle School Academic Support Services
•  Low or No Fee Community Services
•  Release of Information Form

Frequently Asked Questions

•  Why Middle School Counselors?
• How Does My School Counselor Help Me?
• What is the Role of the School Counselor?
• How Do I Get Along With My Teachers?
• What Do I Do When Tests Make Me Nervous?
• Why Do Kids Need Help With Homework?
• How Do Parents and Counselors Work Together?
• How Is My Child's School Counselor Different From the One I Had?