Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC

Collierville Schools District Counseling & Threat Assessment Supervisor. Author. Public Speaker. Rhodes College & UofMEM Graduate Alum. Boy Mom.

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Excited to announce I have joined the @NCYI Speakers Bureau! You can now book me for speaking engagements & trainings directly on their webpage. Can’t wait to see what the future holds! 🤗

https://t.co/34Oa8Swjnm

[ESPN PR @ESPNPR]

ESPN's #WCWS viewership continues to soar 📈

🥎 Through 10 games, 1.5M avg. viewers
🥎 3 of the 5 most-watched non-Finals games on record
🥎 @TexasTechSB-@UCLASoftball 2.0M avg. viewers, the 2nd most-watched non-Finals game EVER

#NCAASoftball

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

GEORGIA GETS. IT. DONE. 👀

No. 13 @UGASoftball takes down No. 1 Oklahoma, 10-5, to advance in the SEC Tournament!

#NCAASoftball

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

A big thank you to Collierville Rotary club for the honorarium!!

[Collierville Schools @cville_schools]

The Board is recognizing the 2026 Collierville Schools Educators of the Year. The nine teachers each received an honorarium of $5,000 from Kent and Janice Ritchey of Landers Auto Group. The others received an honorarium of $1,000 each from the Collierville Rotary Club.

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Happy Holidays from the @cville_schools District Threat Assessment Team! ❤️💚

[Collierville Police Department @colliervillepd]

Once again, the Grinch continues his misbehavior and yes, it’s happening right here in Collierville.

For the fourth year in a row, he found himself in trouble, was bonded out by a resident of Whoville, and quickly returned to causing mischief around town. Some lessons take longer than others.

A special thank you to the residents of Six Crowns for their continued support and hospitality, and to Darrell Greene, as this appears to be his final broadcast in the Mid-South. We appreciate his years of coverage and wish him the very best in what’s next.

Most importantly, we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and sincerely thank the Collierville community for your continued support throughout the year.

[Joe_S_Pure🩸 @Joe_S_Pure]

27 bedrooms will be too quiet tonight.

27 backpacks that won't be unpacked with stories spilling out. Twenty-seven "Mom, you'll never guess what happened!" moments that won't come. Twenty-seven goodnight kisses that won't be given.

We sent our girls to Camp Mystic the way parents always do—with packed lunches and nervous excitement and promises to write every single day. Regular July send-offs that became the last regular moment for 27 families.

The Guadalupe River surged 26 feet in under two hours. 26 feet. That's taller than telephone poles. That's higher than a mother's love can reach when seconds are all you have.

These weren't just campers. They were someone's heartbeat walking around outside their body. Someone's little one who still needs the hall light on. Someone's baby who leaves sticky notes on mirrors saying "I love you, Mommy."

27 bedrooms that should be messy with camp clothes and full of whispered secrets about new friends.
Instead, they're quiet. Too quiet.

27 families who would trade everything—everything—to hear that beautiful noise again.

Search teams work through the night. Hope works through the night. Love works through the night.

But tonight, 27 rooms stay silent, and our hearts shatter for every single family waiting by quiet doors.

Hold your babies tighter. The quiet is teaching us that noise is a gift we never appreciated enough. 💔

Credit ~The Baseball Aholic

[Jen Schroeder @jen_schro]

The Sam Landry / Geri Ann / Gerry Glasco story has me in tears.

GREAT job to this broadcast team for telling this story.

[NCYI @NCYI]

Loss can profoundly impact a child’s development and life experiences. The "30-Minute Groups: Grief" by @the_crisis_counselor curriculum offers a compassionate and structured approach to help kids process their #grief and build #resilience.
https://t.co/8RV5EfhnxF
#smallgroups

[CS District School Counseling & Mental Health @CSk12counseling]

Happy #NSCW to the 30 incredible school counselors who serve Collierville Schools! You are loved and appreciated!! 🎉🫶

[NCYI @NCYI]

Check out our latest blog!
Grief is Unique: Helpful Activities for Grieving Kids - Learn about these helpful activities for grieving kids. Plus get a FREE ACTIVITY to help kids process their grief. Keep reading at https://t.co/h79ijOaE1H.
#grief #loss @MPerk42

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

My book is officially published 🎉

Grab your copy today at any major retailer webpage (Amazon, Target, etc) or directly from NCYI!

I can’t wait to hear how this resource helps you support students in their journey through grief! 🫶🏻

[NCYI @NCYI]

30-Minute Groups: Grief by @MPerk42 is NOW AVAILABLE! The 30-Minute Groups: Grief curriculum offers a compassionate and structured approach to help young learners process their grief and build resilience. https://t.co/8RV5EfgPI7
#smallgroups #grief #healing #loss

[NCYI @NCYI]

Two new titles in our wildly popular 30-Minute Groups small-group curriculum series are coming soon! 10 lucky winners will receive a free copy of either title before they are on sale anywhere! To enter the giveaway visit https://t.co/f4DTsrL9jv.
#giveaway #smallgroups #curriculum

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Suicide prevention is a community effort. This is a perfect example of how a caring conversation can help save a life. If you notice someone struggling, check in 💜🩵

[Metro Nashville PD @MNPDNashville]

A shout out to @jonbonjovi & his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Ped Bridge Tue night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety. "It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,"--Chief John Drake https://t.co/1YejKJ2WgM

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Ways to help prevent mass violence in your community:
1. Advocate for behavioral threat assessment teams in all schools
2. Understand these attacks are pre-planned. With planning comes observable behaviors. Share these & increase bystander reporting
3. No name, no notoriety

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

@Delta lost our first bag over a week ago. Still is sitting in an airport unmoved (s/o to my trusty AirTag). Then to put the cherry on top, they lost our other bag last night and blessed us with hours upon hours of delays. I basically have no belongings left at this point 🆘

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Special thank you to @GwinnettSchools for inviting me to come train your crisis response teams yesterday! What a dedicated group!

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Loved getting to visit with @austinpeay counseling grad students & share all things BTAM! Targeted violence in our schools is preventable!

Thanks for the invite!! @gibson_dr

[Dr. Eva Gibson @gibson_dr]

Special shoutout to @MPerk42 for sharing her expertise on behavioral threat assessments to our #futureschoolcounselors! We appreciate your contributions to #schoolcounseling! #scchat

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Nothing is more important than student safety in our schools.Thank you @TOSS_ExecDir for the invite!

[Collierville Schools @cville_schools]

Collierville Schools Threat Assessment Coordinator Makenzie Perkins presented ‘The Uvalde Report: What Lessons Can TN Schools Learn?’ at the @tosstn1975 Legislative & Learning Conference today, providing a deeper dive into how to make our schools safer.

@CSk12counseling

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

@gibson_dr @PSSCA_Counselor @ASCAtweets It was so nice to meet you in person! Hope you made it home safe!

[Makenzie Perkins, MS NCC @MPerk42]

Wonderful time in Hilton Head meeting the wonderful & inspiring counselors of South Carolina!! This view & the warm temps will be missed!! @PSSCA_Counselor @NCYI #pssca24