Phone: 910-488-6705

Email Cynthia Anderson

Available: Monday-Friday 7:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

Professional school counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master’s degree in school counseling making them uniquely qualified to address students’ cognitive, socio-emotional, and career development needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.  They also provide consultation, individual and group counseling, and academic advisement.  In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.

Phone: 910-488-6705

Email Tracey Smith

Available:Mondays-Fridays 7:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a Bachelors or Master’s degree in social work.  They are the link between the home, school and community.  School social workers provide direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel such as monitoring school attendance, promoting dropout prevention, consultation, information and referral, identification of at-risk students, and counseling.  In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution. Ms. Smith's Virtual Office 

Phone: 910-488-6705

Email Tahani Aljuaide

Available: Tuesdays 7:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

School psychologists are highly trained in psychology and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program.  They provide assessment and testing of students for special services.  In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and program modification for special learning and/or behavioral needs as well as consultation for teachers and counseling for students. 

Phone: 910-488-6705

Email Dr. Sue Ward

Available: Mondays 7:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

The EC Case Teacher can address concerns for students eligible for special education services. They can verify service implementation and communicate with the student’s team to meet their academic and functional needs. In addition, she can coordinate Child Find. This is a coordinated effort between the Student Services Team and the Exceptional Children Services to locate and identify children and youth suspected of or diagnosed with a disability who might have intellectual, physical, or emotional disabilities and are unable to benefit from the regular school program without special assistance.

Phone: 910-488-6705

Email Lisa Lucas

Available: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement and health of students.  School nurses facilitate health services such as immunizations, communicable disease control, vision and hearing screening and follow-up, health assessments and referrals, and health counseling and information for students and families.  School nurses actively collaborate with school personnel, students, and parents to create health plans and to administer medication.

Phone: 910-635-0090

Email Zakira Cruz Rich

The military family and youth liaison (MFYL) acts as a communication link between the installation and the school district in order to ease the transition for the military students. The MFYL coordinates and supports efforts to: assess needs, build awareness of resources, and connect those with needs to supportive solutions.