School Counselors
Sandy Hook Promise: Gun violence warning signs
Sandy Hook Promise is a nonprofit organization formed in Newtown, CT, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. The organization aims to stop gun violence and emphasizes knowing the signs that can lead to violence.
Tyrrell County Schools participates in the Start With Hello Week, which is
dedicated to making new social connections and creating a sense of belonging
among youth under the Sandy Hook Promise.
SCHOOL COUNSELORS
TYRRELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Sarah Edge, School Counselor
486 Elementary School Rd.
Columbia, NC 27925
Main Office: 252-796-3881
Fax: 252-796-0544
[email protected]
COLUMBIA MIDDLE SCHOOL/COLUMBIA EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
Jennifer Westcott, School Counselor
P.O. Box 419 (902 Main St.)
Columbia, NC 27925
Main Office: 252-796-8161
Fax: 252-796-1197
[email protected]
School Counseling Services:
School Counselors are master’s level trained and certified school personnel who develop (in consultation with school administrators and staff) and deliver a school counseling program. This program:
Helps students develop competencies in the academic, career, and personal/social domains
Delivers services through the following components:
- School Guidance Curriculum based on the North Carolina Comprehensive School Counseling Standard Course of Study
- Classroom Instruction
- Group Activities
- Parent Workshops
- Responsive Services
- Individual and small-group counseling
- Consultation
- Crisis Counseling/Response
- Referrals
- Peer Facilitation
- Individual Student Planning
- Appraisal
- Advertisement
- System Support
- Professional Development
- Consultation and Training
- Program Management and Operation
Ask the School Counselors about the various student support areas offered in Tyrrell County Schools.
For additional information, contact your School Counselor or TCS Director of Student Services at (252)796-8161