Sherwood High School : Counseling Services

Counseling Services Department

Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Contact: Office: 301-924-3210 Fax: 301-924-3220

Mission

Our Mission is to support all students academically, emotionally and socially so that they may develop their unique talents and abilities to their fullest potential.

Vision

To promote respect among students and staff
Encourage students to challenge themselves academically and pursue a rigorous curriculum
Work with students, staff and parents to promote a spirit of cooperation

Secretaries:

Georganne Linthicum, Georganne_M_Linthicum@mcpsmd.org
Gayle Behrendt, Gayle_S_Behrendt@mcpsmd.org

Counselor Assignments

Counselors are assigned to students based on the students last name. Use the following table to determine your counselor:

Counselor	Email	Grade 9-12
Peaches Crenshaw	Peaches_T_Crenshaw@mcpsmd.org	A-Ca
Nancy Benson	Nancy_L_Benson@mcpsmd.org	Cb-Fl
Constance Lee	Constance_Lee@mcpsmd.org	Fm-Ja
Elizabeth Al-Atrash	Elizabeth_Al-Atrash@mcpsmd.org	Jb-Mak
Erin McKenna	Erin_M_McKenna@mcpsmd.org	Mal-Paq
Bill Sartori	William_L_Sartori@mcpsmd.org	Par-Sim
Lesia Dunkins Res. Coun.	Lesia_R_Dunkins@mcpsmd.org	Sin-Sz
Jamii Avery	Jamii_Avery@mcpsmd.org	T-Z

Services offered by the Counseling Department:

Counseling related to education or college
Testing, which may include interest inventory and personality tests
Counseling related to careers, which may include interest inventories and job information
Counseling groups (topics to be determined)
Counseling individuals
Coordinating parent-teacher and/or student-teacher conferences
Notifying teachers of homework requests
Processing of report cards, school transcripts, recommendations, address changes and work permits
Processing of referrals for additional services

Purpose

We are committed to ensuring high quality school counseling programs that are comprehensive and developmentally appropriate which foster academic, personal, interpersonal, and career development to all students. School counselors will collaborate with parents, students, staff, and the community to remove barriers to learning and provide opportunities and supports to empower students to embrace their full potential and achieve their academic and personal aspirations.

Additional staff who support the Counseling Department:

Mrs. Janette Hernandez, Registrar, (301) 924-3286
Mr. Joe Hock, College/Career Advisor, (301) 924-3219
Mrs. Barbara Lee, Secretary (301) 924-3286

Students may also be referred to the following Student Services staff:

Mrs. Anita Seitz, Pupil Personnel Worker
Dr. David W. Holdefer, School Psychologist

Student Counselor Appointments

Come to the Counseling Office before school, after school, or during lunch.
You will set up an appointment with a secretary who will give you a pass.
You will show your teacher the pass at the beginning of class so you may leave class at the given time.
You must have teacher’s permission before leaving class.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parents are encouraged to contact Sherwood High School staff with questions or concerns. Appointments may be made with individual teachers if needed. If a conference with all of your student’s teachers is requested, their counselor can make those arrangements.

Schedule Changes

Students, in consultation with their parent, teachers, and counselor, are expected to select their courses carefully. Schedule changes will normally be made only in the following instances:

The student failed a prerequisite course and cannot continue in sequence.
The student attended summer or night school and can advance in sequence.
The student did not register for the appropriate course progression.

Parents or students requesting a schedule change that does not meet any of these criteria complete a Change of Schedule form and attach an explanation detailing the reasons for the request. Completion of the request form does not imply that the requested schedule change can or will be made; the student is expected to continue attending all classes in their current schedule until otherwise notified.