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Our Mission: Student Services is committed to supporting the instructional process by identifying and eliminating barriers to learning, advocating for the needs of the whole child, and empowering all students to become lifelong learners in the 21st century.

School EC Case Manager: Audrey Byers (910)-484-9064
Available: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The EC Case Manager 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.

School Guidance Counselor: Briana Harris (910)-484-9064
Available: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Professional school counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master's Degree in school counseling. This makes 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.

School Social Worker: Nyaisa Nowlin (910)-484-9064
Available: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

School Social Worker: Mato Brown (910)-484-9064
Available: Monday & Tuesday 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and Wednesday 7:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m

School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a Bachelor's 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.

School Nurse: Ariel Shaw (910)-484-9064
Available: Thursday 7:00 a.m.-4.00 p.m

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and lifelong 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.