Counselor’s Corner
Meet the Social Workers/ Counselors
6TH Grade SOCIAL WORKER: Stephanie Aroca
7TH GRADE SOCIAL WORKER: DANA BRITTON-ALVES
8TH GRADE COUNSELOR: SHA-MEIK LALANNE
9TH GRADE COUNSELOR: VANESSA DOMINGUEZ
10TH GRADE: RUKIYA SHANNON
11th Grade Counselor: NICHOLAS MELENDEZ
12th grade counselor: GABRINA PEARSON
POSTSECONDARY COUNSELOR: ROCCO ROSSELLI
HORIZON PROGRAM SOCIAL WORKER: ANDREW VELOZ
Resources
social emotional/mental health
988 Crisis Hotline: Free, confidential mental health support via phone, text, or chat. *Available 24/7/365*
Anxiety Management: Grounding exercise to manage anxiety. (3-Minutes)
College & Career
Summer Youth Employment: SYEP allows students in NYC to gain work experience and explore careers with paid participation.
College Board: College board is a site that provides support in assessing and understanding P/SAT score reporting and tool for college and career exploration.
College Planning Timeline: Things you can be doing from 9-12th grade to ensure you're ready to put your best foot forward in the college process.
My Future: Explore college, career and military options
BronxWorks: “BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being.”
family support services
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6th Grade: Stephanie Aroca - SAroca2@schools.nyc.gov
7th Grade: Dana Britton-Alves - DBrittonalves@schools.nyc.gov
8th Grade: Sha-meik Lalanne - SLalanne@schools.nyc.gov
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9th Grade: Vanessa Dominguez - VDominguez@schools.nyc.gov
10th Grade: Ruikya Shannon - RShannon3@schools.nyc.gov
11th Grade: Nicholas Melendez - NMelendez3@schools.nyc.gov
12th Grade: Gabrina Pearson - GPearson@schools.nyc.gov
Post Secondary Counselor: Rocco Rosselli - RRosselli2@schools.nyc.gov