Dear Parents & Students:

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! I am Ms. Veronica Edwards, Professional School Counselor for 7th Grade at Lilburn Middle School.  In working with students, I will be conducting individual counseling (i.e., Attendance Monitoring, Academics, Behavior, Goal-Setting Skills, Decision Making Skills, etc.) that is brief and goal-oriented, group counseling (i.e., Attendance, etc.), and teaching guidance lessons and skills throughout the year to students individually and in the classroom. These lessons and skills include:

• Conflict Resolution Skills/Bullying Prevention
• Character Building
• Organization and Study Skills
• Career Building 
• Leadership Skills (Identifying Rising 8th Grade Peer Leader Candidates)
• Goal-Focused Communication       

Additionally, the counselors work with various community mentoring programs to provide services to identified students.

The counseling department offers a wide variety of services to parents and students. Additionally, if a student needs ongoing clinical counseling, there are resources and services available to share with parents accordingly.  Therefore, we encourage you to take advantage of these services/resources. More information regarding these resources and services is located on the LMS Counseling Program Services page. I look forward to working with you and helping in any way to close the achievement gap. Let's make this a great year of teaching and learning!!!

Warmest Regards,

Veronica Edwards

"We are no longer 'guidance counselors' only focused on graduation and course selection for students. We are Professional School Counselors who focus on the academic, personal/social AND career development of ALL students."