Counselor's Page

Welcome to the Gentry High School Guidance/College Counselor's Page!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We look forward to meeting you and your student(s) and to helping your student(s) succeed to meet their own personal goals for this school year and beyond.

Our school will now offer counseling services as an additional resource to help your student succeed in their academic goals, as well as support social and emotional growth throughout the school year. Counseling sessions in a school setting are typically short-term in nature and focus on solutions to help your child succeed in all areas of their development.

Counseling activities can include individual or group counseling, whole class presentations and observations. Many of these activities will focus on helping students learn ways to build positive social skills, gain confidence in their ability to interact with others and learn ways to deal with problems and conflicts constructively.

Your student may be referred to counseling from a teacher, staff member or from you as a parent/guardian. To make a referral, you may call the school or email us personally. The counseling office phone number is (662) 884-1240 or ldean@sunflower.k12.ms.us .

Please call the counseling office if you have ANY questions or concerns. We are thrilled to be working with your students and hope to meet all the families that make Gentry High School and SCCSD such a wonderful community!

Educationally Yours,

Lora Dean, Counselor

Welcome to the GHS webpage snippet of Dr. Nearline Anderson!

Please know up front that I am excited to help you in any way I can! If necessary I can assist with

providing helpful resources to assist you as well.

I am a thirty-two year educator bringing classroom, administrative and counseling experience

to our students, parents and staff. I work diligently to ensure that our school environment is one that supports

safety, success and empowerment. Moreover, I strive to nurture teamwork relationships that provide our students

experiences to improve their social and emotional intelligence! Here are a few other things about me:

Professional Education:

· High school Graduate of Gentry High School

· Undergraduate of Mississippi Valley State University B.S. K-6 Elementary Education

· Graduate of Delta State University M. Ed. K-12 Guidance & Counseling

· Post Graduate Endorsements in:

o Educational Leadership and Administration K-12

o 4-8 Grade ELA

o 4-8 Grade Science

· D. Min. Christian Professional & Pastoral Counseling

· Ordained Minister and Regional Elder

TO SET UP A CONFERENCE WITH ME:

· Students may complete a self-referral found in my mailbox in the folder; OR request a form.

· Students and Teachers may complete an electronic referral using the link provided in Canvas. OR

· As a parent you may call the office or leave a note under my door with information about how we can get in contact with you.

I am also able to set up a face to face, phone conference OR a Z-Mtg with you to assist you with your concerns.

My office is located at the Carver campus, 300 Jefferson Street, Indianola, MS 38751 (662) 884-1240.

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