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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

Vacancy

School Counseling Secretary

570-585-4328


Stacey Bamford, MS, NCC, LPC
5th Grade School Counselor
570-585-4316
[email protected]

Katie Melillo, MS, NCC

6th Grade School Counselor

570-585-4335

[email protected]

 

 

Amanda Nitowski, MS
7th Grade School Counselor
570-585-5315
[email protected]

Morgan Craig, MS
8th Grade School Counselor
570-585-4338
[email protected]


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Abington Angels is looking to help our community again this year. If you are in need of assistance for Thanksgiving, please contact your middle school student's school counselor.

5th Grade - Stacey Bamford [email protected] 570-585-4316

6th Grade - Katie Melillo [email protected] 570-585-4335

7th Grade - Amanda Nitowski [email protected] 570-585-5315

8th Grade - Morgan Craig [email protected] 570-585-4338

CAREER EXPLORATION

Parent Career Letter

RESILIENCY CLASSROOM

The AHMS School counselors teach a Resiliency Class to all Middle School students. The concepts taught are drawn directly from the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology program. Students 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 like skills embedded across programs including hundreds of animations, worksheets, key learning points, discussion questions, and interactive practice.