Counselors' Corner

RESILIENCE

Our character word for the month of January 2010 is Resilience.

Resilience- the ability to "bounce back" and be successful when changes occur.

As counselors, we encourage the students to set new goals for 2010. This is a great time for students to focus even more to improve in the areas of behavior, friendships, and academics.

Help your child to "bounce back" by improving in all areas this second half of the  school year. Students are also encouraged to reach out to family, friends, a teacher, or to a counselor if they have had to deal with some difficult situations in 2009 (moving to a new school, moving to a new state, loss of a family member, or loss of a special pet). As school counselors we are here to help remove the barriers that may cause your child not to focus on learning.

We are here for support in all areas. You may contact us -

Ms. Rahman:  678-842-6827

Ms. Sakmar:   678-842-6824 (Ext. 241)

Character Word of the Month

RESILIENCE

The ability to "bounce back" and be successful when changes occur.

"To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."

                                                                                      -Theodore Roosevelt

"The core problem facing our schools is a moral one," writes William Kilpatrick in Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong." All other problems derive from it. If students don't learn habits of courage and justice, curriculums designed to improve their self-esteem won't stop the epidemic of extortion, bullying, violence; neither will courses designed to make them more sensitive to diversity."

"Don't be hurt, be not surprised, if what you do is criticized. There's always one or more who can find fault with anything you plan. Mistakes are made, we can't deny, but only made by those who try."

                                                                                                              -Calvin R. Griffith

                                                                                                              Major League President