Freshman Orientation Date

A message from the High School Counselors: Class of 2019 Orientation Thursday, February 12, 2015 Lowell Performing Arts Center 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Please enter on the West side of the building. This orientation is for parents and their children who will be entering high school in the fall of 2015.

Today in STARS we talked about body image and the pressures that are put on young girls to look a certain way. This can be a difficult topic for some girls to talk about, so if your daughter is participating in STARS it might be nice to have a follow-up discussion at home tonight. The link below is one of the videos we watched together. http://realbeautysketches.dove.us/

Variety Show - Tonight!

Come support and be entertained by our middle school students who are participating in the Variety Show tonight! The show is at the LPAC and begins at 7:00.

STARS has begun!

We are so excited to begin another year with our STARS mentorship program. Yesterday we met with 45 6th grade girls and 24 8th grade girls to start this wonderful experience. STARS will continue to meet up until Christmas break. Here is the schedule for dates and hours we meet: November 12 - 3rd hour November 19 - 4th hour December 3 - 5th hour December 10 - 6th hour December 17 - 7th hour

S.T.A.R.S. Forms Available Now!

It's that time of year again --- the S.T.A.R.S. mentorship program will be starting up the first week in November. Permission slips for 6th graders and applications for 8th graders are available in the counseling office. STARS is a wonderful opportunity for 6th grade girls to be involved with positive role-model 8th grade girls. We divide the 6th graders into groups of 5-7 and then each group has two 8th grade mentors as the leaders. We meet during the school day, rotating the hour we meet so that the students do not miss the same class more than once. They are still responsible for any work missed. We cover topics such as self-esteem, friendship, communication skills, body image, and more. Please contact the counseling office if you have any questions.

October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month

Lowell Middle School has a strict no bullying policy. As counselors, we make every effort possible to make our office a safe place to come if students need help with a bullying situation. We will be visiting the 6th grade classrooms to do a guidance lesson on respect and anti-bullying, and will continue to send the message to all students that we must stand together to help the targets of bullying. If you would like more information on how to talk to your child about bullying, the website "stopbullying.gov" is an excellent place to start.

A New School Year!

It's been a great start to the school year so far! Please let us know if we can help your child in any way to ensure success at school. Parents of 6th grade girls -- keep an eye out for information on our mentorship program, STARS. More info to follow in October.