September Counseling Newsletter
Welcome to the 2026 Briscoe Counseling Newsletter!
Hello Briscoe Students and Families,
Small Group Counseling in October
Small Counseling Groups at Briscoe
Here at Briscoe, the counselors try to find a variety of ways to help our students and their emotional wellbeing. With parent permission, students are invited to join a counseling group in the areas of self esteem, conflict resolution and coping skills This is an excellent way for students to build connections and work on skills to help them be successful academically, socially and emotionally. Please print the permission slip attached and turn it into the counseling office.
Contact Your Counselor
Brigitte Rauschuber, Head Counselor
Sara Brown School Counselor
Jennifer Morante School Counselor, LPC-A
Hello Briscoe families, my name is Jennifer Morante and I am a Processional School Counselor for Alpha Gon-O. Please contact me with any questions or concerns at Jennifer.Morante@nisd.net.
Upcoming Guidance Lesson in September
What Your School Counselor Teaches
Intrapersonal Relationships
- Developing a positive self-concept
- Changing a particular behavior
- Developing ways to manage the demands of school, social activities, and family
- Making positive decisions and taking responsibility for actions
Interpersonal Relationships
- Evaluating how prejudices can be harmful
- Respecting and appreciating differences
- Learning how to effectively communicate with others
- Navigating relationships with friends, dating partners, family members, teachers, employers
Post-secondary Planning and Career Readiness
- Motivation to achieve in school
- Understanding how grades can affect post-secondary choices
- Selecting a career or college path
- Setting post-graduation goals
Personal Health and Safety
- Identifying resilience and positive coping skills
- Identifying assertiveness skills for personal protection
- Learning how to set personal boundaries
- Creating a personal wellness plan
Please Join Our Briscoe S2S Club
What is S2S?
Student 2 Student (S2S) is a peer-to-peer student-led program that brings military and civilian students together to welcome new students, create a positive environment for all, support educational opportunities, build connections through service, and ease school transitions. Students make a positive impact on their school and community using the S2S six core values: Leadership, Academics, Service, Climate and Culture, Relationships, and 100% Acceptance.
Your Briscoe Counselors will be sponsoring a Military Kids, S2S, club! Applications are for students that have an active duty family member. Meetings will be twice a month at 8am am on Wednesday mornings in the library. We are so excited to start meeting all of our military kids on campus. Email your counselors for more information!
Meeting Our Briscoe Bengals for Open House
Your counselors enjoyed meeting all of our Bengals and families on open house. Counselors passed out small group and S2S permission slips that are available above. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you and your child this school year.
