Middle School Counselor's Corner
Mrs. Lisa Valentine, Middle School Counselor
651-748-2224
lvalentine@hill-murray.org
Welcome to the Hill-Murray Middle School Counseling page. The middle school is extra special!
Please browse the upcoming events, stories, suggested reading, website links and other interesting tidbits on these pages. I hope you will find the information on this page useful. Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail with questions, concerns or comments.
Yes, I believe I CAN BEE what I want to BEE! Bees are a symbol of the "I CAN" way of life.
Scientists can prove that it is aerodynamically impossible for the bumble bee to fly--its body is too heavy and its wings too light to sustain flight. But the bumble bee chooses not to be influenced by science's negative viewpoint and flies anyway. When you look at the bee, think this thought-"Yes, I believe I CAN BEE what I want to BEE!"
The bumble bee offers another lesson. When the bumble bee is flapping its wings, it is able to start the flight process. Remember to keep on keeping on and you will get where you want to go. Keep your wings flapping and you will go far!
Great websites for Middle School students
Suggested Reading for Middle School Parents
- The Roller Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years, by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
- Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood, by William S. Pollack
- The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience, by Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D.
- No: Why Kids-Of All Ages-Need to Hear it and Ways Parents Can Say It, by Dr. David Walsh
- Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen, by Dr. David Walsh
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