Abington HeightsMiddle School

ABINGTON HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT

Welcome to the AHMS Counseling website! Our department is committed to supporting the academic and social-emotional well-being of all our students. Here you can find a variety of resources and tools for students and families. Please check back periodically for additional resources, updates, workshops, and more.

AHMS SCHOOL COUNSELING STAFF

[email protected] - Attendance Excuses
[email protected] - Records Requests
[email protected]
570-585-4327

Katie Melillo, MS, NCC
School Counselor 
Last Names A-G
[email protected]
570-585-4335

Last Names P-Z

School Counseling Lessons

The AHMS School Counselors teach classroom lessons to all Middle School Students. Topics vary per grade level, but all of the concepts taught are drawn directly from the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Program. In addition, the school counselors teach future and career readiness lessons. Students will learn about:

• Resilient Thoughts: Learn to catch, check, collect, and change worrisome, negative or looping thoughts.

• Mindfulness: Discover how to go from asking constant "What if" questions to coming back to "What is" going on in the present moment.

• Emotional Intelligence: Dive into their inner emotional world to expand self-awareness of emotions, what they mean, and how to navigate them.

• Impulse Control: Embrace many methodologies to pause before they react to a trigger or event.

• Students are armed with essential skills embedded across programs including hundreds of animations, worksheets, key learning points, discussion questions, and interactive practice.