wando high school

Site Supervisor: Fronde Stille, M.Ed.Faculty Supervisor: George Williams, Ph.D.

“The mission of Wando High School, in partnership with parents and community, is to educate all students by providing a challenging program of study, to encourage lifelong academic and applied learning, and to graduate students prepared to meet the challenge of a rapidly changing and diverse global society. “

Mission Statement

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Counseling Experience: Overview

Counseled students in grades 9 through 12, to address relationship challenges, college admissions anxiety, career reediness, self-esteem, poor academic performance, and retention.

Led mixed groups weekly. Topics included grief and loss, academic issues, and new student group.

Worked extensively with testing coordinator. Administrated the ACT, WorkKeys, and HSAP (South Carolina’s high school exit exam). Assisted in preparing testing materials, scheduling tests, labeling and securing testing materials, distributing testing materials, and assuring compliance with established timelines.

Attended meetings with teaching staff to communicate student 504 goals, obtain signoff, and implementation of 504 plans.

Individual Counseling

Group Counseling

Special Education

Classroom Guidance

School Teams

Developed time management curriculum for all high school students. Taught students on the dangers of procrastinating and the importance of setting and accomplishing goals. Co-taught lesson plans on topics such as ACT, college admissions, SAT, military life, resume building, WorkKeys, and setting goals.

Group Counseling • Grief and Loss Group

• Co-led Mixed Group• Counseling Goal: to help students with their grief.

• New Student Group • Co-led Mixed Group• Counseling Goal: to help students develop skills for

students transitioning into Wando at any time during the school year.

Healing Heart

• Discussed loss and how everyone in the group experienced it.

• Created our groups “healing heart”.

• On display every session!

Session Example

Classroom Guidance Making Better Choices

Making Better Choices

• Related the “human knot” to real life experiences.

• Acknowledged the importance of making good choices.

• Had fun!

School TeamsJunior Night