High School Counseling

The Role of the School Counselor

As students enter high school, they are each assigned to a school counselor based on the first letter of their last name. The school counselor is the one person at Hingham High School who will work with students for the full duration of high school. Teachers, coaches, and even club sponsors change from time to time, but students will stay with the same school counselor for all four years.

What is the role of the school counselor?  All students will see their school counselor for required tasks such as receiving orientation information, registering for classes, planning their high school curriculum, obtaining college and career information, and scheduling special tests.

School counselors are there to help students achieve their full potential. No one can think very clearly about a math equation or remember a foreign language when a problem is troubling them. Counselors are trained to help students deal with the upsetting issues that can arise during middle school.  Students may have a quick question or a long story to tell. Either way, their school counselor is there to listen and help them find answers to their questions.

School Counselor Assignments

CLASS OF 2024
A thru Crean  –  Ms. Turner
Cushing thru Gorczyca  –  Ms. Gawel
Gragg thru Libby  –  Ms. Krall
Longo thru Nelson  –  Mrs. McPeck
Nicholas thru Sellers  –  Mr. Cimmino
Sheehan thru Walker  –  Ms. Hart
Walsh thru Z  –  Ms. Savery

CLASS OF 2025
A thru Carleton  –  Ms. Turner
Cassidy thru Fairfield  –  Ms. Gawel
Falconieri thru Kelley  –  Ms. Krall
Kenigsberg thru McLellan  –  Mrs. McPeck
McNabb thru Ross  –  Mr. Cimmino
Ruccio thru Waggoner  –  Ms. Hart
Walker thru Z  –  Ms. Savery

CLASS OF 2026
A thru Cignetti  –  Ms. Turner
Claflin thru F  –  Ms. Gawel
G thru K  –  Ms. Krall
L thru Morris  –  Mrs. McPeck
Mozinski thru Robbins  –  Mr. Cimmino
Rogers thru Watters  –  Ms. Hart
Whitlock thru Z  –  Ms. Savery

CLASS OF 2027
A thru Chisholm  –  Ms. Turner
Christofferson thru F  –  Ms. Gawel
G thru Kiley  –  Ms. Krall
Klein thru McLaughlin  –  Mrs. McPeck
McManus thru Safarik  –  Mr. Cimmino
Salerno thru V  –  Ms. Hart
W thru Z  –  Ms. Savery

Our School Counselors

Ms. Kelly Turner, kturner@hinghamschools.org

Ms. Jessica Gawel, jgawel@hinghamschools.org

Ms. Erin Krall, ekrall@hinghamschools.org

Ms. Kelly McPeck, kmcpeck@hinghamschools.org

Mr. Ben Cimmino, bcimmino@hinghamschools.org

Ms. Jennifer Hart, jhart@hinghamschools.org

Ms. Cathleen Savery – csavery@hinghamschools.org

Adjustment Counselors

Jessica Hoguet, LCSW

781.741.1560 EXT. 2104
jhoguet@hinghamschools.org

Kevin Lalli, LMHC

781.741.1560 EXT. 2147
klalli@hinghamschools.org

Middle School Counseling

The Role of a School Counselor

Students are assigned to school counselors based on their grade level. Once assigned, the school counselor will work with the student for the duration of their time at Hingham Middle School.

School counselors are there to help students achieve their full potential. No one can think very clearly about a math equation or remember a foreign language when a problem is troubling them. Counselors are trained to help students deal with the upsetting issues that can arise during middle school.  Students may have a quick question or a long story to tell. Either way, their school counselor is there to listen and help them find answers to their questions.

School Counselor Assignments

School Counselors

Grade 6 Counselor- Class of 2030 – Suzanne Darling sdarling@hinghamschools.org

Grade 7 Counselor – Class of 2029 – Christine Sherman csherman@hinghamschools.org

Grade 8 Counselor – Class of 2028 – Nina McGrath nmcgrath@hinghamschools.org

Counselor for transitions and 504 Plans – Michelle Woodard mwoodard@hinghamschools.org

Adjustment Counselors

Elementary School Counseling

East Elementary

School Counselor – Georgina Young gyoung@hinghamschools.org

School Adjustment Counselor – Lauren McClain lmcclain@hinghamschools.org


Foster Elementary

School Counselor – Danielle Campbell daniellecampbell@hinghamschools.org

School Adjustment Counselor – Jaclyn Duggan jduggan@hinghamschools.org


PRS

School Counselor – Carolyn St. Laurence cstlaurence@hinghamschools.org

School Adjustment Counselor – A.C. Decker adecker@hinghamschools.org


South

School Counselor – Joanne Smith joannesmith@hinghamschools.org

School Adjustment Counselor – Vanessa Bryer vbryer@hinghamschools.org

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Heather Rodriguez

Director of School Counseling K-12

17 Union Street Hingham, MA 02043

781.741.1560 ext. 2140

hrodriguez@hinghamschools.org