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August Briscoe Counseling Newsletter 2026

Bengal CounselingCornerAugust Briscoe Counseling Newsletter 2026

Briscoe Students and Families : Welcome to the 2026/2027 School Year

The Briscoe Counseling Department is so excited to support our Briscoe students and families as we begin a new school year. Your counselors are here to support all students as we transition back and begin to get back into the swing of things. We understand that this can be an exciting time for our kiddos , but sometimes a new school year can bring anxiety, worry and an adjustment period. No worries...your counselors are here to support your kiddos academically, socially and emotionally! Please continue to look out for our counseling news and feel free to reach out if we can support our Briscoe kiddos and families in any way!

Your Briscoe Counseling Department Your Briscoe Counseling Department

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Sara Brown

Alpha A-GOM

(210)398-1128

sara-a.brown@nisd.net

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Jennifer Morante

Alpha GON--O

(210)398-1127

Jennifer.Morante@nisd.net

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Brigitte Rauschuber

Head Counselor

Alpha P-Z

(210)398-1125

brigitte.rauschuber@nisd.net


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Veronica MartinezL

Grade Reporting and Counseling Secretary

Email: Veronica.MartinezL@nisd.net


210-398-1132🫠

Request to See Your Counselor Link Below Request to See Your Counselor Link Below

Middle school is full of many different changes, experiences, and challenges for students and their families. Your counselors are here to support your educational, career, personal, and social development through individual planning, counseling, and small group counseling.

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Contact Your Counselor for Your Child's Academic, Social, Emotional Needs!

Please contact your school counselor if you have ant questions about individual or small group counseling. We are here to support you!

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2026 New Student Cub Camp 2026 New Student Cub Camp

Briscoe counselors and staff had an amazing time getting to know our new Bengals. Students had the opportunity to tour their new campus and get acquainted with new friends and staff. No doubt this will be an amazing school year.

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Tips from Your Counselors Tips from Your Counselors

How to Help Your Child With the Back to School Blues🤣

Sometimes we may not feel we have the right words as we drop off our kiddos on the first day of school. Below is a positive way to make a difficult task easier.

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When Your Middle Schooler is Showing Big Emotions, Try These Tips: When Your Middle Schooler is Showing Big Emotions, Try These Tips:

The Start of a new school year can be a stressful time for parents and children. Below are some excellent self care tips for the entire family as you transition back into the school year.
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Other Strategies to Try to Manage Big Feelings: Other Strategies to Try to Manage Big Feelings:

Here are a few coping strategies that you can practice to help your child develop positive coping skills when they are having big emotions.
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The Four Content Areas Addressed by Your Counselors: The Four Content Areas Addressed by Your Counselors:

RESPONSIVE SERVICE

The purpose of the Responsive Service component is to intervene with or on behalf of students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grades whose personal circumstance, concerns, or problems are threatening to interfere with or are interfering with their healthy personal, social, career and /or educational development.



SYSTEM SUPPORT

The System Support component describes management activities which assure the delivery of a high quality guidance program, and service which indirectly benefit students by supporting other programs.



GUIDANCE CURRICULUM

The Guidance Curriculum component includes skill-based lessons and units designed to help all students in kindergarten through 12th grade develop competence in essential life skills.



INDIVIDUAL PLANNING

The Individual planning component is where students are guided in planning, monitoring and managing their own educational, career, personal and social development. Each student is provided with necessary steps toward his/her established goals.
Please contact your grade level counselor if you would like to discuss individual or group counseling.

Family Resources Family Resources

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NISD Threads

Northside Threads is a clothing closet that is housed at the Northside Family Engagement Center which is a State and Federal Program. It exists to support Northside families and provide clothing to students enrolled in Northside schools. Currently they are only taking appointments. Please email or call either counselor and we can make you a referral. You will then be able to make an appointment.
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Click Here for the Briscoe Middle School Website Click Here for the Briscoe Middle School Website

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