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Lovell Middle School

School Counseling

Lowell Middle School counseling space, designed for student guidance, with seating and informative materials displayed.

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Counseling Program

A smiling man stands in front of a classroom, conveying a positive and welcoming atmosphere for students.Lucas Grant
Hello, my name is Lucas Grant, the School Counselor at Lovell Middle School. Having grown up in Lovell and attended Lovell Middle School myself, I understand the challenges and needs that affect many students. I am here to help teach students the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for academic, career, emotional, and social development. I also provide short term goal oriented counseling to help students overcome challenges in order to succeed in school.

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Vision State­ment

Lovell Middle School empowers every student to grow socially, emotionally, and academically; preparing them to be lifelong learners and compassionate leaders who make a difference in their communities and beyond.

Mission State­ment

At Lovell Middle School, the Counseling Department supports each and every student in discovering their strengths, achieving their goals, and growing socially, emotionally, and academically to become confident, caring, and contributing members of society.

Motto

Supporting student success in an ever-changing world

Beliefs:

  • All students desire to do well
  • All students are unique and should be treated with dignity and respect
  • Every student can succeed
  • Every student can learn
  • Learning is a lifelong process
  • Fostering wellness in the whole student requires collaboration between school, home, and community which leads to responsible and productive citizenship
  • Every student needs appropriate social and emotional skills to achieve optimum learning and achievement
  • Student behavior is connected to emotional regulation abilities, which is a skill that is learned throughout life and should be treated with a growth mindset

Monthly Guidance Topics

Our Guidance class is different than any other course. This class meets once a month on important topics that have huge impacts on student success. While students are not graded, their efforts in this class affect their ability to succeed at Lovell Middle School and well into the future. You will find the tentative monthly guidance topics for each month listed below. This schedule may change as additional and/or more pressing needs are identified as the school year progresses. Feel free to contact Mr. Grant with questions, suggestions or comments about the guidance lessons provided at Lovell Middle School.

August: Personal Responsibility

September: Career Motivation

October: Bullying and Harassment

November: Empathy

December: Mental Health Awareness

January: Goal Setting

February: Relationships

March: Peer Pressure

April: Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution

May: Citizenship

  • Calm Down

    Please scroll down for more techniques that may better fit your current situation.

    Grounding Technique

    Anxiety often occurs while we worry about something in the future. We worry about giving presentations in front of the class. We worry about when assignments are due. We worry about what others might think about us. Using the 5-4-3-2-1 method, we push the thoughts of the future out of our mind by focusing on what is happening around us in the moment.

    How to defeat negative thoughts

    Negative thoughts are often the culprit of giving us strong negative emotions. These thoughts can cause feelings of anger, resentment, sadness, and anxiety. We can help ourselves calm down by using the following technique to challenge our negative thoughts and replacing them with positive solutions.

     

     

  • As a parent, you are concerned about your child's success at school. Please watch the following videos for helpful tips on how to help your child succeed in school.

     

  • In the fight against bullying, the victim’s needs are often overlooked as attention centers on changing the bully’s behavior. These videos shift the focus back to the victims—offering practical strategies to help your child build resilience and emotional strength. When we talk about bullying here, we’re referring to the everyday moments that often go unnoticed—rude gestures, unkind remarks, and judgmental looks. Our goal is to empower children with both the emotional tools and the right words to respond effectively, reducing the likelihood that the behavior continues.

     

     

     

  • Lovell Middle School has made a sustained, multi-year commitment to teaching emotional resilience as the foundation of our bullying prevention efforts. In November 2021, resilience educator Brooks Gibbs presented assemblies at the elementary, middle, and high schools and held a parent night for families. During the [2025–26] school year, we built on that foundation by bringing in his longtime collaborator, Chris Scheufele of Chris in the Classroom, a veteran educator, author, and speaker recognized as a past recipient of national Teacher of the Year. Chris taught students why people are sometimes unkind, how to stay emotionally steady when someone is mean, and how treating others the way they want to be treated can stop conflict before it grows. Throughout the year, we reinforce these skills with the 'Game Therapy' resilience curriculum Gibbs and Scheufele developed together. It uses short videos, guided follow-up discussions, and interactive games to teach emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and healthy responses to meanness both in person and online. We use Game Therapy in our Friday Resiliency course, classroom guidance lessons, and counseling groups, so students hear one consistent message from assemblies, classroom instruction, and counselor support. Students who are bullied are more likely to avoid school, fall behind, and disengage. Teaching them to handle peer conflict with confidence, while staff continue to address bullying behavior and support every student involved, helps keep students in class, connected, and on track to graduate. Learn more about the curriculum at Game Therapy."