Guidance and Counseling Services
Guidance and Counseling services are an integral part of student life at TSA. Students are assigned to a counselor based on their status as a Junior Division or Senior Division student. The counselors provide academic, personal, social, and post-secondary planning services which includes career and college advising. Periodic contact is initiated by the counselor; however, students are also encouraged to request an appointment with the counselor. Appointment request cards are available directly outside the Guidance Office or by emailing the counselor with a request.
Individual counseling appointments are made at the request of the student, parent, teacher, administrator and/or counselor. The sessions pertain to academic, personal, social, post-secondary career and/or college topics. Additional services include, but are not limited to: informational sessions for students and parents, classroom guidance curriculum presentations, grade-level meetings, career interest tools, computer searches pertaining to career, college and scholarship opportunities, practice ACT tests and post-secondary advising for freshmen and sophomores and college-prep curriculum presentations for juniors and seniors.
The Guidance and Counseling Department consists of:
Shirley (Sam) Arnold, Senior Division Guidance Counselor
Laura Boes, Junior Division Guidance Counselor
Margaret Garcia, Guidance Secretary
Cheryl Hammond, Records Secretary
Shirley (Sam) Arnold serves as the Senior Division Guidance Counselor at Toledo School for the Arts. Ms. Arnold has served as a guidance counselor, department chair, individual and family therapist while she continues to serve as a national educational consultant and advisor. She received dual Bachelor Degrees in Education and Psychology while soon after earning a Master’s Degree in School and Community Counseling. Sam is certified and licensed through the Ohio Department of Education, as well as the Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board of Ohio. She values the importance of education for the Toledo School for the Arts students, as well as for herself, as she continues to participate in doctoral studies. She provides academic, personal, career and post-secondary guidance counseling and advising services to the TSA students and their families. Ms. Arnold is delighted to share her knowledge, skills and experiences with the TSA school community in order to provide exemplary guidance services to its academically and artistically talented students and their families. (top)
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Laura Boes was born and raised in Toledo, leaving only to attend Kent State University. There, she earned her Bachelor of Science, specializing in Middle Childhood Mathematics and Language Arts. When she was asked to join the TSA team, she earned her high school licensure and taught Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Algebra 2. Laura then decided to complete her Master of Arts in School Counseling at the University of Toledo and has been working with the middle-school aged students since 2008. She loves to sing and dance, and she spends most of her time outside of school with her family. In addition, Laura is one of the prom advisors at TSA. (top)
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Margaret Garcia is from Woodville, Ohio. She attended Woodmore High School and Penta Career Center. She graduated from Davis College in May 2004 and is currently attending Lourdes College. Mrs. Garcia has been married for over 6 years and is the mother of two beautiful children. Mrs. Garcia came to TSA in August 2004 as the Guidance Secretary. (top)
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Cheryl Hammond brings a varied background of skills and talents to TSA. She was born and raised in Elida, Ohio. College days have been with Lima Technical College, University of Findlay, Tiffin University, and University of Phoenix graduating with an MBA. Experiences have been spread over retail/business/education from shoes, pharmacies, pizza, fabric, oil company, antiques, community center, tutoring, substitute teaching, and consulting work. Music and Art also round out her background composite. (top)
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