Counselors in Action

Our parent liaison, Mrs. Moreno, and the counselors from Lee had a wonderful turnout for their Parent Volunteer Workshop.

Daniels Muffins with Moms

The moms at David Daniels enjoyed a variety of muffins and juice and was able to spend quality time with their children at the annual Muffins with Mom event. This being Anti-bully Month, the school counselor, Mrs. Mays, used this opportunity to discuss bully prevention with parents and students.

De Zavala Hands
Mrs. Glover and Ms. McGriff, counselors at De Zavala, work towards a bully-free campus. Students placed their signed hands and pledged to "Take a Stand, Lend a Hand, Stop Bullying." Students and teachers in grades K - 5 signed their name and made the pledge to lend a hand and stop bullying. Students see their hands every day as they go by the library; this serves as a reminder of their pledge to stop bullying.

Moseley Donates
Moseley's counselor would like to thank students, parents, and staff for their generous donations of coats and blankets for those in need. Way to soar, Thunderbirds!

Kindness is the Key

The GPFAA counselors, staff and students wore blue to promote Bully Prevention Month yesterday.

Families enjoying the PACT class Mindfulness presented by Mrs. Yadira Reyes at Crockett EES.

Adam's counselors promote a No-Bullying Zone with students.

Great GPISD Counselors

Bonham staff and students wore red to promote Bully Prevention Month.

Dubiski Students Read to Moseley Students
Thank you to Dubiski students who volunteered to read to Moseley Elementary students this week as a way to show kindness and service. The students and staff enjoyed your visit and appreciated your help.

DubiskIService

In the spirit of service and building relationships, Dubiski offered a Day of Service on Wednesday, October 11, to our Pre-K and elementary friends. Dubiski's new program DubiskIService took freshman students to 10 different elementary school campuses to serve staff and students for several hours.
The elementary schools benefitted from our freshman volunteers in many ways, including:

• Helped elementary students work on reading and writing skills in preparation for state assessment tests
• Helped pre-k students review numbers and sight words
• Prepared teaching materials for teachers
• Bowled with first graders
• Helped PTA groups set up for events
• Painted a garden fence and helped in the gardens

Bullying Prevention at De Zavala
Mrs. Glover and Ms. McGriff, counselors at De Zavala Elementary, presented Bullying Prevention Through Kindness and Respect to a room full of parents. Through the presentation, parents learned about the different ways in which bullying is prevented not only at our school but throughout the district.

Williams Brainstorm
Wonderful Williams parents and school personnel brainstormed ways to support student academic success. Presenters included Jessica Henson - instructional coach, Tonya Womack Campbell - counselor, Rosanelda Foo - community liaison, and Ruth Amaro - social worker. Also, All Pro Dad leader Jose Castillo provided ideas for mentoring and goal setting. Information was shared on how to support students in math and science, community resources available to families, and providing a home environment conducive to learning. Go, Wolves.

GPISD Counselors ROCK!!

Dubiski counselor Melissa Hohnstreiter celebrates Jonathon Garcia's acceptance to Dallas Baptist University.

The GPFAA counselors kicked off Bully Prevention Month in the cafeteria. The students pledged to Take a stand, lend a hand.

Students and staff at De Zavala wore blue on Monday to support World Day of Bullying Prevention and to kick off Bullying Prevention Month.

Gophers take the pledge to stand against bullying. 

Dubiski counselors meet with seniors to discuss graduation requirements.

Jackson Door Decorating

The counselors at Jackson kick off Bullying Prevention Month by hosting a Door Decorating Contest with their staff. They decorated their doors to give the students some inspiration.

Coping Skills at YWLA
YWLA students worked with counselor Rheatore Culclager during Suicide Prevention Week to discuss healthy coping skills. Students came up with a range of coping skills. They listed everything from listening to music to working in a garden. During lunch, students were able to post the coping skills they use on the Here Is How We Cope at YWLA board. 

Travis Bullying Prevention

Blue is the color of trust and peace, which signifies the importance of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Counselors at TWLA hosted a Bullying Prevention workshop, educating parents on the many ways they could help their children be safe at school.

School for the Highly Gifted

SHG school counselor and students complete their September Acts of Kindness Challenge of giving compliments. These students won prizes for participating and recording their compliments to others. At SHG, we T.A.L.K. - Try A Little Kindness.

Moseley Kindness
Students and staff show that Kindness Is Contagious at Moseley Elementary by participating in kindness activities coordinated by Moseley's counselor Beverly Green. Students also pledged to make kindness a part of their everyday lives.

Rayburn Counselor Gets Props
Michelle Maples is loving what she does. She provides inspiration to counselors through her gift of art. Michelle is a wellness supporter in allowing counselors the gift of beautiful art and encouragement. Thanks Michelle for helping us stay positive and stay mentally, emotionally, and spiritually healthy. 

Eisenhower Blue
The first Monday of each October is Blue Shirt Day - World Day of Bullying Prevention. This day signifies the importance of National Bullying Prevention and Awareness. Eisenhower Elementary celebrated by wearing our blue shirts.

Changing Lives

Powell Elementary's UTA nursing student Nisha Walker contributes her talents to Red Ribbon Week.

Florence Hill Hope
Florence Hill's principal Dr. Bridges, fourth grade teacher Mrs. Flavin and counselor Mrs. Hay attended Momentous Institute's training #changingtheodds at the Omni in Dallas Thursday and Friday of last week. 

GPHS Student of Character

Gopher Student of Character Monica Sifuentes and nominees Jose Pepe Alvarez and Angelica Estrada will sit courtside at a Mavericks game thanks to a generous, anonymous donor. What a way to reward these awesome kids.

Travis Against Bullying

Pre-K students support the National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month by wearing the color of optimism. Orange you glad that TWLA is bully free?

GPISD FAFSA Night at GPHS
GPHS hosted the 1st FAFSA Night for GPISD on Tuesday. The GPHS college advisors, school counselors, and financial aid community partners assisted parents and students with the 2018-2019 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and TASFA.

Counselors In Action

SGP counselors and students kicked off Bullying Prevention Month with students signing a pledge to end bullying during lunches.

Florence Hill Advertises
Florence Hill counselor Megan Hay promoted Coffee with the Counselor as parents were leaving school. Mrs. Hay had twenty parents show up for the first Coffee with the Counselor of the year.

Travis Yellow

Counselors continue promoting National Bully Prevention Month at TWLA. Staff and students wore the color yellow which represents cheer and smiles.

Amazing GPISD Counselors

Counselors from TWLA attended a powerful conference that focused on student achievement and their emotional well-being.

The counselor and admin team at Moseley are all smiles as they receive 75 donated backpacks from Target.

Dickinson Bully Prevention Month

Dickinson counselor promotes Bully Prevention Month by providing certificates for students nominated for showing kindness and care towards others.

GPCI Virtual Trip
This week, GPCI took middle schoolers on a virtual field trip to Lockheed Martin's Sunnyvale, California site to explore innovative space facilities and meet the STEM professionals who are responsible for the many aspects of deep space missions. We hope to inspire students' future career goals in STEM through this partnership with Lockheed Martin. Fox 4 News even came out to do a story.

GP ECHS Love Their Counselor
Some of GP ECHS's awesome students took a break from studying to hug on their favorite counselor, Ms. Brown, as she made rounds to meet with students.

A&M at GPCI

School counselor Mrs. Swanigan set up lunch visit with Texas A&M for the junior and senior scholars. Mr. Cullors discussed admission requirements, scholarships, the engineering program, and much more. 

Marshall Shows Kindness
Students at Marshall are rewarded by Mrs. Jiménez, the school counselor, when they unexpectedly show unprompted kindness. This is part of a character development and bullying prevention initiative implemented at Marshall Leadership Academy.

Kindness Across the Prairie

Reagan Knights team-up against bullying.

Travis Day of Service

Counselor and staff of TWLA united to beautify the school garden with the assistance of the Kindness and Compassion Club and Crossroads Christian Church. What a beautiful Day of Service!

Anti-Bullying at GPCI

School counselor Mrs. Swanigan and her anti-bully task force members lead a positive notes activity with all scholars during lunch.

GPCI Day of Service

This past Saturday GPCI scholars teamed up with members from Crossroads Church for a Day of Service. This included picking up trash in the community, building tables, and fixing up the new garden.

Kindness Matters!!!

Austin's counselor Shannon Regalzi and students are wearing boots today to stand tall against bullying.

Lee wears red to take a stand against bullying.

Heroes against bully behavior at Travis

Kindness and Compassion Club at Eisenhower
Yesterday, we had a great day of service. Mrs. Espino with her awesome Garden Committee joined forces with our amazing counseling Kindness and Compassion Club members because we love what we do by pledging no to bullying and yes to kindness.

Travis Anti-Bully Message
Middle school students at Travis were surprised with an anti-bully message and concert from Kiko London. We enjoyed the musical message of respect and encouragement of setting future goals.