Guidance

Welcome to the Sleepy Hollow Middle School Guidance Department!

Through a comprehensive developmental school counseling program, the counselors work collaboratively with school staff, parents and the community to provide a caring, supportive school environment in which our students can achieve academic and personal success.

Contact Us

Counselors – Grades 6-8

Ms. Miriam Ocasio – (914) 332-6279, mocasio@tufsd.org 

Ms. Jade Theile – (914) 332-6277, jtheile@tufsd.org

Mr. Mario Coronado - (914) 366-5806, mcoronado@tufsd.org

Announcements

Classroom Lessons

Each counselor pushes into various classrooms throughout the school year.  Topics addressed include: being proactive, solving conflicts, gossip and rumors, bully prevention and other issues affecting adolescents' development.

In addition, the counselors assist students with the following interventions and responsive services:

Academic skills support 

Organizational, study and test-taking skills 

Coping strategies 

Peer relationships and effective social skills 

Communication, problem-solving, decision-making and conflict resolution 

Multicultural/diversity awareness 

Goal-setting/decision- making 

Academic planning 

Transition planning 

Individual and small group counseling 

Individual/family/school crisis intervention 

Peer facilitation 

Consultation/collaboration 

Referrals

Books 

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls

by Rachel Simmons

Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World

by Homa Sabet Tavangar

Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood

by Willam Pollack

Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall

by Anthony E. Wolf

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens

by Sean Covey