Jaguar Wellness
FMHS Counseling
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Email Addresses
- Connie Maloney A-B maloneyc@lisd.net
- Celeste Boggs C-F boggsce@lisd.net
- Jennifer Todd G-KOL toddjm@lisd.net
- Leanne Cottrell KOM-N cottrellf@lisd.net
- Chasity Lansdell O-SMA lansdellc@lisd.net
- Amy Berry SMB-Z berrya@lisd.net
- Shelly Gloyna gloynas@lisd.net
Click on the photos below to watch a short message from some of the FMHS counselors. Watch for more messages next week!
Mindfulness Monday
Talk About it Tuesday
Name it and Claim It: What are you feeling?
Most of us have never been through anything like this, but we’ve been through other challenging transitions.It can help to write about or talk about with a trusted friend or adult about how you got through past losses and disappointments. How did you heal and recover? You never know, your story may inspire someone else! Here’s a few true stories from a few of your FMHS counselors about recovering from loss.
Ms. Maloney- “I moved around a lot during my school years because of my dad’s job. Just when I felt settled in a school we would move again. The older I got the more challenging I found it to start at a new school. I loved the school I went to in 7th and 8th grade. I had a great circle of friends and we were all excited to start 9th grade together. Then my dad came home and told my family we were moving, again. I was angry and sad to leave my friends and start a new school but I had a choice to make. I could stay angry and mad, being miserable in my new school or I could try to make the best of it. It was hard and it took me some time to find a new friend group but eventually I found myself smiling again and having fun with new friends.”
Ms. Lansdell- “When I was a senior in high school, I was admitted to Stephen F. Austin State University, my four-year school of choice. The summer after graduation, my parents and I attended freshman orientation. I fell even more in love with the campus and met new friends with whom I couldn’t wait to start school in the fall. On the way home from orientation, my dad told me there was no way we could afford SFA that year. I was devastated. I’m sure a part of me was embarrassed too. While most of my high school classmates did not go off to college, I took pride in the fact that I would be one of the few to actually leave our small town. I wasn’t upset with my parents, because I know it hurt them as much to tell me as it hurt me to hear it, but I was extremely disappointed. That fall, I enrolled at our local community college. I was able to attend college with some of my closest friends from high school. I began to meet new friends and, together, we became involved in campus activities and organizations. The leadership roles I loved so much in high school carried over to college. My freshman year ended up being one of my favorites out of all the years I attended undergrad and grad school. I will always hold dear the memories I made the year I “had” to stay home for college.”
Ms. Gloyna-“I remember a time back in high school when I thought I was going to be a cheerleader. I had been cheering since I was 4 years old for local little league teams. 9th grade year roles around I am confident that I would make the squad but I didn't. That was a huge loss and disappointment for me. I was pretty sad about it. I healed and recovered by finding a new passion. It turns out I was pretty fast and enjoyed running track. I went on to win multiple track meets in sprinting and relays and to this day I enjoy a good run!”