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Welcome Back! We are all looking forward to the new school year. We would first like to update everyone on the Student Services personnel. Ms. Charlene Vickers, JMS counselor, is back from medical leave. Mr. Mike McGahey, counselor, has retired and Mr. Ben Morin will be taking his position. Ms. JoAnne Denison is the regular education social worker and Ms. Verdell Brunson is the special education social worker. Ms. Denison will also be supervising a social work intern from Wayne State University, Ms. Amy Dumas. Ms. Vickers and Ms. Denison are at JMS Monday through Friday. Ms. Brunson is at JMS on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Mr. Morin will be at JMS one day per week. Ms. Dumas will be at JMS on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. Each student at JMS is assigned to one of the counselors or social workers. We look forward to meeting new parents/students and seeing returning parents/students. Please stop by and say hello. If you need additional time please contact us for an appointment. We can be reached through telephone, e-mail, or stopping by and scheduling an appointment. Parents are the key to our students educational, emotional, and social, success. It is a honor and privilege to work in collaboration with parents to help each child reach their greatest potential.

"There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up."

~Bernard Meltzer~

We will be facilitating the Yellow Ribbon suicide prevention program the week of September 17, 2007. Students will be given information about depression, suicide prevention, resources and coping mechanisms. We will have a speaker, Mr. Eric Hipple, former Detroit Lions quarterback, on September 20, 2007 presenting information to students. Parents/guardians please talk with your children about the information presented. They should be coming home with handouts.

Meap testing will be coming up in October for our sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. Please look for additional information about this in future publications.