Forest Hills Public Schools

All Learners Achieving Individual Potential

Bus update for the week of March 1.  Service suspended for: #5 – Pine Ridge, #5 – Central Middle/Central High, #6 – Northern Trails, #6 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #74 Knapp Forest, #74 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #75 – Central Woodlands, #75 – Central Middle/Central High. Service resumes for: #40 – Northern Trails, #40 – Northern Middle/Northern High, #65 – Thornapple, #65 – Central Middle/Central High, #72 – Knapp Forest, #72 – Eastern Middle/Eastern High, #93 – Pine Ridge, #93 – Northern Middle/Northern High.

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Northern Hills Middle School Counseling Office

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Contact Information

Forest Hills Northern Hills Middle School
Counseling Office
3775 Leonard Street NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Phone: (616) 493-8650
Fax: (616) 493-8686

Kathy Cook
Counseling Office Secretary

Counselors:
Rebecca Telzerow
Mary Harvey

Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Brochure PDF

The Role of a Counselor

In accordance with the Michigan School Counselors Association, the role of the elementary counselor in Forest Hills is to:

  • Help children develop a better understanding and acceptance of themselves.
  • Help children cope with family changes.
  • Help children develop decision-making and problem solving skills.
  • Help children develop socially and emotionally and to mature in their relationships with others.
  • Help parents to understand their child’s emotions, behaviors and learning styles, and to assist them in meeting their child’s needs.
  • Help school staff to understand and meet the needs of all students in intellectual, personal, social and emotional areas.
  • Help parents and teachers create a positive learning environment.

Programs

Counselors present their programs to students in large groups, small groups, and with individuals.

Large or Small Groups

Many children benefit from counseling activities with others who have similar social and emotional needs.  To help address these needs, elementary counselors provide small group activities which address the following topics:

  • friendship
  • newcomers
  • separation and divorce

Groups are created based on student need and students will only be involved with signed parental permission.

Individual Counseling

Individual students may receive counseling for a variety of different reasons including:

  • friendship
  • anger management
  • divorce
  • grief and loss

This is short term counseling typically resulting from a student, teacher or parent referral.