Interview with New School Counselor - Ms. Leon

By Jaiden M.

Edited by Krissi & Maddie

We interviewed Ms. Leon and here is what she said. The answers are coming from her mouth not ours.

Q: Why did you decide to be a school counselor?
A: I decided to become a school counselor because I love working with students and the school counselors I had were really great to me and really inspired me.

Q: Did you think this would become a profession for you and why?

A: I thought this would be the profession for me because

I had a job similar to this, but it wasn’t titled as a school counselor and I loved working with those students, so that position led me to my decision to become a school counselor.

Q: What ideas do you have for the Windsor Woods Wildcats?
A: Something I talked about with Mr. O is called Student Ambassadors. Student Ambassadors are student who get trained to help other students solve problems. They would be a good go to person, someone other students could trust, and feel they could talk to. They would tell adults if there is a problem and the student is too scared. The students could go to the Student Ambassador and would feel safe with them and then the Student Ambassador could report to a teacher or coach to tell them what is going on and what they’re hearing. It will help keep the students safe and make a comfortable environment.

Q: What do you like about the school?
A: What I like about this school is all the students seem to like being here. The staff likes to be here. I love the community that this school has and it feels like everyone is part of a team.

Q: If you were a student, what would be your favorite subject and why?
A: My favorite subject was always art or English, because I couldn’t always take art, but I do like both. I love reading good books and literature. Those are my favorite.

Q: Why do you think you will be successful?    

A: I feel I would be successful because I really do genuinely care about our students and this school, and I want every student to feel they have a safe place to be. That is my goal and my mission and I will do everything it takes to make the students feel safe and help everyone who needs to be helped.

Getting to Know You

An Interview with Mr. Nate, Our New Library-Media Specialist

• What is your favorite type of book? (Fiction, non-fiction or biography.)

Fiction.  My favorite genre in fiction is science fiction fantasy.  I love being transported to another world where anything is possible!

• What does being a school librarian mean to you?

It means that I like to introduce students to new passions, whether it’s books, MakerSpace activities, or researching new information.

• Where do you get all these Words Of  The Week?

I look in my favorite books and find all these splendiferous words.

• How do you get all these ideas for MakerSpace?

I do lots of research on the newest technology, and what challenges students would have the most fun participating in.  I really want the MakerSpace to be a place where students can be challenged, creative and work together for a common goal!

APEX Fun Run

Newspaper Club Members, Krissi and Maddie sat down with Mr. Orebaugh to find out more information about our school fundraiser, the Apex Fun Run.

Good Morning Mr. O,

1. Do you think the school had fun at the Apex Fun Run, and why?

Answer:  I do certainly think everyone had fun. We talked about it for two weeks; talked about the character-building and got excited. Everyone participated and raised money for our school.

2. How much money did the school raise?

Answer:  Our school is still raising money, but so far we have 95% of the money people said they would give us. We have collected almost 9,000 dollars. That is 3,000 dollars more than last year!

3. Did you run any laps and if you did how many did you run?

Answer: I did run a couple laps with all of the grades but mostly the preschoolers to show them the path. I didn't have anyone mark my laps though.

4. What grade level raised the most money?

Answer: Third grade ended up with the most money. But we are still collecting pledges.

5. What is the school doing with the money we raised?

Answer: The money going into the P.T.A. account. We are looking into fun programs like Type to Learn and other programs that can be used with our Chromebooks and at home.

6. What makes you proud about the APEX Fun Run?

Answer: I was very proud of the effort and every student trying their best. I also loved seeing the parents and teachers showing their pride and cheering for students.