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National School Counseling Week - Better Together

This week started with my boys bringing me home flowers (thanks Nana!), continued with weekday dinners with my girl, and ended with a...

You Can't Pour From An Empty Cup

Welcome back to the 2021-2022 school year. It might not be the year we wanted, but it is the year we have! After a summer of...

Parenting in 2021

I am so excited to share the new project I am working on with all of you. Last week we began a Parenting Zoom series about what it is...

Distance Learning Survey

We need you! Our school counseling program is looking to update the supports we are offering to meet the ever changing nature of our...

Motivation Monday for an Unmotivated Day

Hello Friends! It has been a hot minute since my last blog post or my last Motivational Monday Video. We are bringing them back today...

Unicorns and Glitter

The secret to being happy isn’t unicorns and raining glitter. It’s actually not a secret at all. Being happy is a choice that we get to make

To homeschool or not?

There has been a lot floating around social media about how to provide structure and ongoing education to our kids at home, that we can...

The One For My Mother

Thankfully I have this in my one woman fan club. I have my mother. So like any dutiful daughter I thought I should write her a post.

Lessons from Middle School

There's a lesson for us in them in the excitement of dreams unfettered. Who did you dream of being when you were in middle school?

Rise and Shine Sleepyheads!

With the changes in our lives over the past month it is natural and normal that your sleep patterns have changed as well.

It is in the shelter of each other

You belong with us, you belong at Wallenpaupack. Your teachers, your school counselors, ALL of us at the middle school want you to know that

As Easy As Riding a Bike

They are teachers. It doesn’t matter where you put them, or what resources you give them, they will find a classroom and they will teach.

World Changers

Never forget, you are powerful - you are a world changer, you only have to decide what kind of change you want to make!

The Story We Tell

We live every great adventure and mundane moment of our lives twice, the first time when we live it and the second when we retell the story

Everything is Weird and That's Okay

This is a weird time. This is a time that we will hold as a measuring stick. There is much joy and much hope if only we decide to look.

Running Slow is Still Running

Progress, not perfection. All those miles and races on the cross country team taught me lessons that have lasted my whole life.

Fun Fri-Yay!

You are my student, my scholar, my star and my Wallenpaupack love will find you, wherever you are!

Hi from Mrs. Dougherty!

Class of 2026!!!!! We miss you all so much! Check out the video, and if you want to hear from me fill out the survey I emailed you, with...

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