School Counseling

• VBCPS School Counseling
• Code of Student Conduct
• Destination Graduation
• Family and Community Engagement Resources
• Middle School Student Handbook
• Vaccination Requirements

Parents play a key role in preventing and responding to bullying. If you know or suspect that your child is involved in bullying, there are several resources that may help. Read more at StopBullying.gov.

Other Great Resources:

• CHKD Parenting Classes
• Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center
• Stomp Out Bullying
• Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) Bully Prevention

• Assists students in their educational, career, personal, and social development.
• Helps students resolve problems which interfere with learning.
• Facilitates educational and career planning.
• Increases knowledge of self and others.
• Supports students with specific needs.
• Offers crisis intervention and prevention.

Students may be referred to the counselor by parents, teachers, administrators, or peers, or they may self-refer.

Please call the Guidance office at (757) 648-4861 to schedule an appointment for registration. For information on how to register your child and for a list of needed documents, please visit the VBCPS Registration page.

Notify the Guidance Office at least three days prior to student’s last day of attendance, if possible. Students must return all books and materials. Please provide the forwarding school address for our records. Withdrawal papers will be ready to be picked up at the end of the student’s last day.

Guidance will collect and distribute make up work for students. Please refer to the steps below and let us know if you have any questions:

1. Parents may request work by emailing or calling their grade level counselor after three consecutive absences.
2. School Counselors will then email the student's teachers regarding make up work.
3. Parents will be contacted when the work is ready for pick up