Our mission as counselors is to provide services for students to meet their academic, career, and social/emotional needs. We also aim to create a nurturing and safe environment by creating inclusive spaces and advocating for diversity. This is accomplished through collaboration with parents/guardians, staff, and community members to ensure the success and achievement of all our students.

Parent(s)/guardian(s) can request a Parent Teacher Conference (PTC) through the assigned school counselor. Teachers may also request a PTC.

PTCs will be scheduled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:45-9:15 a.m.

Click the Counselor Request form below to meet with the appropriate counselor.

6th Grade School Counselor
Mr. Damion Strong
Mr. Strong was raised in Lakeland, Florida. His educational pursuit led him to Tallahassee, Florida where he attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, FAMU and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and a Master of Education degree in Counseling. He has been a Counselor for 16 years and enjoys motivating and influencing students to believe in themselves, seek greatness and to always remember, “failure is NOT an option”.
Email Mr. Strong
6th Grade Counselor Request Form

7th Grade School Counselor
Mrs. Claudia Black
Mrs. Black is originally from Colombia and now calls Florida home. She received her Master of Guidance and Counseling from Nova University and has been a school counselor for the past 10 years. She enjoys working with students to help them transition into a new country, new culture, new language, and new school environment. At the same time, she works on their personal and social skills, home and life situations, and to help them become successful and productive students. Mrs. Black has two adult children and lives in Palm Beach Gardens with her husband and dog Ollie.
Email Mrs. Black
7th Grade Counselor Request Form

8th Grade School Counselor
Ms. Herele Oakley
Ms. Oakley serves as a Professional School Counselor with twenty-plus years of experience guiding kindergarten to high school students. She earned her Master's in Guidance and Counseling from St. Thomas University in Miami, FL, and is certified in Educational Leadership from Nova University, Davie, FL. In 2012, the Florida School Counseling Association named Ms. Oakley the School Counselor of the Year. In 2015, Ms.Oakley was honored at the national level as an American School Counseling Association School Counselor of the Year Semi-finalist. Ms. Oakley believes in a comprehensive school counseling program (Following the ASCA National Model) that addresses all students' academic, social/emotional, and career development needed to achieve learning and lifelong success. She cultivates a supportive, safe, equitable school environment in which students are treated with respect and demonstrate inclusion and acceptance. Ms.Oakley strives to support students, parents, and teachers to ensure student success. In her spare time, Ms.Oakley enjoys spending time with her family and enjoys a little competition on the tennis courts.
Email Ms. Oakley
8th Grade Counselor Request Form

ESOL School Counselor
Mrs. Nayda Odigie
Mrs. Odigie was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She came to the United States at age 16 and was an ESOL student herself. Mrs. Odigie has been working for the Palm Beach County Schools for ten years and as the ESOL/bilingual school counselor for the past five years. She earned her Master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University and is pursuing a specialist degree also at FAU. Mrs. Odigie enjoys helping her students and their families navigate the social emotional changes of a new academic system, a new country and social environment.
Email Mrs. Odigie
ESOL Espanol Counselor Request Form

ESOL School Counselor
TBD
ESOL Creole Counselor Request Form

We offer support for students by:

• Assisting in their educational, career, personal, and social development
• Helping to resolve problems which interfere with learning 
• Facilitating educational and career planning 
• Increasing knowledge of self and others 
• Supporting with specific needs 
• Providing crisis intervention and prevention

We offer support for parents/families by:

• Facilitating a home/school partnership in fostering school success. 
• Providing support for parents regarding their child’s educational development. 
• Sharing information with parents to help clarify and/or solve student and/or school-related problems.
• Protecting the privacy of information shared by parents and students.
• Assisting parents in refining parenting skills. 
• Coordinating and referring to school/community services regarding specific needs of students.