BHS Guidance Department

Staff

Mrs. Deborrah A. Ramirez - Director of School Counseling - 828 - 6577 X163 (DRamirez@berlinschools.org)

Andrea Baretta - Counselor - 828 - 6577 X159 (ABaretta@berlinschools.org)

Dominic DelConte - Counselor - 828 - 6577 X162 (DDelConte@berlinschools.org)

Karen Crawford - Counselor - 828 - 6577 X137 (KCrawford@berlinschools.org)

Patty Pires - Counselor - 828 - 6577 X161 (PPires@berlinschools.org)

Mary Pacyna - Counselor Secretary - 828 - 6577 X158 (MPacyna@berlinschools.org)

Services

Each student that enters Berlin High School in Grade 9 is assigned a counselor to work with them individually for their four years in high school.  The School Counselors at Berlin High School work with students individually and in groups during Developmental Guidance lessons/assemblies.  Several of these group lessons are provided for students during the "Y" period, so as not to interfere with academic subjects.  Students can make appointments to see their counselor during a studyhall, before or after school, or for any concerning issues.  Some of the concerns that are addressed with Berlin's School Counselors are:

• Difficulties with school subjects/course changes/course selection
• Self-evaluation of abilities
• Interests - academically and co-curricularly
• Personal/Academic Strengths and areas for improvement
• Vocational and/or career planning
• Post-secondary education planning
• Part-time/Full-time employment
• Personal/Social/Emotional problems

Please view the attachment below of our guidance brochure for additional information.

We welcome parents to call or set up appointments as needed to help in the high school career of your son or daugther.  Please feel free to contact us via email or phone.

2008-2011 Counselor/Counselee Assignments

                            Grade 9 (2011)                                                        Grade 10 (2010)

Crawford:      Amenta - Cowperthwaite                                               Adamkiewicz - Connolly

DelConte:       Conway - Long                                                             D'Amato - Holzman

Baretta:          Longo - Ponte                                                               Jaworecki - Norton

Pires:               Powers - Tomasitis                                                       Nowicki - Szydlik

Ramirez :         Tropea - Zukowski                                                      Tamburini - Zisk

                          Grade 11 (2009)                                                       Grade 12 (2008)

Crawford:       Allen - Fontes                                                               Adamkiewicz - Dimitruck

DelConte:       Ford - Lupini                                                                Domurat - Juchniewicz

Baretta:          Luu - Perzanowski                                                        Kalentkowski - Munson

Pires:              Peterson - Szydlik                                                         Murphy - Soaft

Ramirez:        Talbot - Zuk                                                                  Sobilo - Zesk