The guidance office at North Brookfield Junior Senior High School welcomes parents to contact our office with any questions or concerns regarding your student.

Students are welcome to visit the guidance office with any personal and social issues. We also provide education, resources, counseling and support for parents in their efforts to raise children who function to the best of their ability in their personal lives, their educational experiences, and as members of our society.

Guidance counselors are trained in crisis and personal counseling and follow state regulation regarding privacy.

David Hackenson
Guidance Counselor
High School
Grades 9 - 12
Email: David Hackenson
Tel: 508-867-7131 ex. 312

David Hackenson
Guidance Counselor
JR High School
Grades 7 - 8
Email: Greg Sturgess
Tel: 508-867-7131 ex. 321

COUNSELING AGENCIES

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CONCERNS

Alcohol & Drug 24 hour help line .... 1-800-ALCOHOL

Teen Hot Line 1-800-621-4000

Sexual Assault/Date Rape 1-800-332-7385

Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) -electronic guide to information on adolescent issues.

Crime and Violence Prevention Ideas for Teens from the National Crime Prevention Council and information for parents that are particular to the teenage years.

Adolescence: Change and Continuity - provides information about basic changes, settings, and issues that impact the teenage years.

Grief Net provides support to people working through loss and grief issues of all kinds.

Barksdale Self Esteem Evaluation provides an assessment tool to help measure current level of self-esteem and serves as a gauge of progress in achieving sound self-esteem.

Learning to Learn examines thinking and learning skills and includes a self-evaluation

PARENTING RESOURCES

US Department of Education Publications
Designed to address parent's concerns about education, general questions about college, etc.

College Parents of America -national organization helping parents put children through college easily.

Partnership for Family Involvement in Education -helping parents become more involved in student's learning at school and at home.

Prevline is home page of the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)

Pavnet - home page of Partnership Against Violence Network

Money Jobs and School contains information for parents and teens about the world of work

Family education network contains information on a multitude of subjects including expert advice.