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    Welcome Shepherd Middle School students and families. My name is Angela Wagenhals, and this is my tenth year as the Middle School Counselor, and I am excited to get started on yet another great school year! I am here to help your child navigate through the wonderful and sometimes challenging middle school years.

     

    My Role as Your Child’s School Counselor Is:
    • To be an advocate for your child and work collaboratively with parents, students, teachers, administrators, and with our community
    • Educational Specialist who assists students with their academic, career development, and personal/social areas.

     

    The Goals of the Shepherd Middle School Counseling Program Are:
    • To assist students with educational, personal, career, and goal planning.
    • To develop personalized programs based on each students strength’s and needs.
    • To help students understand themselves and others.
    • To assist students in identifying and dealing with problems.
    • To facilitate the identification of students with special needs.
    • To provide crisis intervention when necessary.
    • To coordinate referrals to school and community support services.
    • To serve as a resource to students, parents, teachers, and administrators.

     

    Some Reasons to Contact Your Child’s School Counselor Are:
    • Academic skills support
    • Career/Future planning
    • School adjustment issues
    • Coping, problem-solving, decision making concerns
    • Organization, study and test-taking skills
    • Peer relationships, and conflict resolution problems
    • Divorce, separation and family changes
    • Experiencing loss, death and grief
    • Substance abuse awareness
    • Multicultural/diversity awareness
    • School-based and community resources information or referrals

     

    You may contact me anytime through e-mail a-wagenhals@shepherd.k12.mt.us or phone (406) 373-5873 ex.150. If I do not answer please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

     

    Respectfully,
    Mrs. Angela Wagenhals, MA, PPSC
    Middle School Counselor