Echols Middle School

Guidance

Welcome to the Echols Middle School Comprehensive Guidance Program! I am Donora Pinkleton, your counselor at Echols Middle School. Click here for a digital copy of our Echols Middle School Counseling Brochure. For more information and to see what we are up to,  visit us on facebook or click on the EMS Counseling Blog to the left!
 
 
 

Parents & Students: this year we are continuing to learn and use the principles from the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey. We want to develop a common language within our school,and hopefully community, based on the proven principle-based leadership skills found in Dr. Stephen R. Covey's best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The 7 principles that not only teens, but people of all ages can benefit from implementing in their lives are:  1. Be Proactive, 2. Begin with the End in Mind, 3. Put First Things First, 4. Think Win-Win, 5. Seek First to Understand,then to be Understood, 6. Synergize, 7. Sharpen the Saw.

 

If you are interested in implementing these habits at your home as well as here at school, I highly recommend purchasing this best-selling book. It can be read just by the student or by a whole family - everyone will benefit!

 
Live Homework Help
 
 
If you need immediate help or advice, please call either the National Suicide Prevention Line at 1-800-273-8255 OR the Crisis Center Teen Link at 205-328-5465 where nothing is off limits to talk about, or find resources or referrals for other needs.
 
- For free counseling services please call the University of Alabama Department of Counselor Education. It is offered on Tuesday nights, but please call to make an appointment. 205-348-1193
 
- 8th graders - Start preparing for high school now by learning and understanding what your GPA is. Your Grade Point Average starts in 9th grade and does not stop accumulating until you graduate. Take each class seriously to boost that GPA as high as possible. Click here for more information about GPAs.  
 
 
- Upcoming 6th grade students - helpful resources about moving up to middle school can be found at PBS Kids or Kids Health. Its not as scary as it seems. The number one skill you can work on is ORGANIZATION! It will help you become and stay successful in middle school and beyond.