• Halls High School Counseling Department

    Mission Statement

    The mission of the Lauderdale County Comprehensive School Counseling Program is to advocate for all students by providing necessary skills and support to achieve academic, emotional, social, and career success.  The school counseling program works as an essential instructional component by collaborating with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community resources through purposeful activities that follow students pre-K through 12th grade.

    The Role of the School Counselor

    School Guidance Curriculum
    Academic skills support
    Organizational, study and test-taking skills
    Education in understanding self and others
    Coping strategies
    Peer relationships and effective social skills
    Communication, problem-solving, decision-making and conflict resolution
    Career awareness, exploration and planning
    Substance abuse education
    Multicultural/diversity awareness

    Individual Student Planning
    Goal-setting/decision- making
    Academic planning
    Career planning
    Education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses
    Transition planning

    Responsive Services
    Individual and small group counseling
    Individual/family/school crisis intervention
    Peer facilitation
    Consultation/collaboration
    Referrals

    System Support
    Professional development
    Consultation, collaboration and teaming
    Program management and operation  

    Retaking the ACT??

    Go to www.actstudent.org to register and upload your photo. Be aware that the email address you use will be the one ACT uses for all correspondence.  You must be able to check the email often in order to stay up to date.

    Also, there are a few apps available from ACT to download.

    ACT Student - helps you practice for the ACT.  Has question of the day and other resources.

    College Search - helps you narrow down your college choices based on a variety of search items (majors, average ACT score, size, etc.)

    ACT Photo - helps you upload your photo to register for an ACT test.

    The best part of these are that they are FREE!!  Download them directly from your cell phone or tablet.  You can learn more about them at http://www.act.org/mobileapps.

    Need a copy of your transcript??

    Transcripts will be prepared on a first come, first serve basis. We will need a request at least 24 hours in advance of the date it is needed. We cannot guarantee requests can be completed on site at the time of the request.