Counselors

Welcome! I have no doubt that this will be a great year for us all. I am April Adcock, and I am the new School Counselor for Rabun County Middle School. I am so excited to be a part of the Rabun County Middle School family. I was born and raised in this community, and it has always been so welcoming and supportive of our schools and students. Fortunately, My husband and I are blessed to be able to raise our four children here. I also feel blessed to be able to give back to the community that has given so much to me. 

I have been an educator for the past fifteen years. I wanted to be able to go beyond the classroom and reach more students throughout their education. I received my Masters in School Counseling at Liberty University in May 2022. I have one year of school counseling experience at the middle school level. My love for school counseling comes from getting to work with all students in the areas of academics, career development, and in the personal/social domain.

Student Support and Appropriate Duties for a School Counselor:

• apply academic achievement strategies 

• manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills 

• plan for postsecondary options 

• individual student academic planning and goal setting 

• school counseling classroom lessons based on student success standards

• short-term counseling to students

• referrals for long-term support

• collaboration with families/teachers/ administrators/ community for student success

• advocacy for students at individual education plan meetings and other student-focused meetings

• data analysis to identify student issues, needs, and challenges 

• acting as a systems change agent to improve equity and access, achievement and opportunities for all students

Here at Rabun County Middle School, I will be…

• Providing individual and group counseling

• Coordinating the Mentor Program

• Coordinating social and emotional learning through classroom guidance lessons and by using the In Control SEL curriculum

• Providing additional classroom guidance lessons on career development, mental health awareness, sexual abuse and assault prevention, etc.

• Coordinating Richards Kids and Food to Kids Program

• Coordinating a daily Check in/ Check out program for students needing extra support

• Participating in student conferences as needed

I am here to support and advocate for all students. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call 706.782.5470 ext. 3004 or email me aadcock@rabuncountyschools.org.  

This is an exciting year and I look forward to work with all the students at Rabun County Middle this school year!

All the best,

April Adcock

RCMS School Counselor