Lorraine Schlichte

PPS Coordinator of School Counseling

[Lorraine Schlichte @PPS_Counseling]

I.C. Norcom’s, Dr. Marcellus Harris, III, presented in a national webinar for ASCA. The presentation was titled: Meeting the Needs of Gifted Black Students in K-12 Schools and his input as a practicing school counselor was invaluable. @SterlingWhite59 @ebracyPPS @PortsVASchools

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Westhaven School Counselor, Britney Smith, organized a fun and engaging Career Day for her students. Students were able to explore a wide range of careers and meet professionals from diverse backgrounds. @SterlingWhite59 @ebracyPPS @PortsVASchools

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Churchland Primary School Counselors, Mrs. Vinson and Mrs. Ntiahmoah, hosted a super fun Black History parade this afternoon. Students created projects and paraded through the halls to put them on display. @PortsVASchools @SterlingWhite59 @PPS_CPI #ppsshines

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Join us!

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There's still time to register for a special viewing of the "Hiding in Plain Sight" Documentary on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Emily Spong Center from 5:30-7:30pm. The film will start promptly at 6pm, followed by a panel discussion. Register here: https://t.co/e17aU6LJN9 #PPSShines

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Happy National School Counseling Week to all PPS School Counselors! #ppsshines

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This week is National School Counseling Week! Special thanks to all PPS School Counselors for your tireless efforts to ensure students and families have the resources they need to succeed! #PPSShines #NSCW24

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Thanks to @PortsVASchools Speech Pathologist, Tracey Scott, for presenting skills and strategies for working with students with Autism to our Elementary School Counselors. @SterlingWhite59

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Recruitment and retention of high quality School Based Mental Health staff was a large part of our SBMH2 grant. Introducing the inaugural winners of our SBMH awards! Thanks to @SterlingWhite59 for assisting in their presentation.

[Lorraine Schlichte @PPS_Counseling]

Approximately 80 school counselors, social workers, psychologists, attendance liaisons, behavior interventionists, and communities in schools staff attended our collaborative session today. Thanks @PPS_STU_SERV for helping to facilitate.

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Congratulations to PPS School Counselor Trayva Bradley! #ppsshines

[Portsmouth Schools @PortsVASchools]

Congratulations to Douglass Park Elementary’s Trayva Bradley for earning the 2024 Dr. Hugo Owens Humanitarian Award from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Epsilon Nu Lambda Charitable Foundation for her outstanding service to students and the community! #PPSShines

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Congratulations to Douglass Park Elementary’s Trayva Bradley for earning the 2024 Dr. Hugo Owens Humanitarian Award from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Epsilon Nu Lambda Charitable Foundation for her outstanding service to students and the community! #PPSShines

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Congratulations to Simonsdale Elementary School’s Akilah Parker on being named the Portsmouth Public Schools Citywide 2025 Teacher of the Year! #PPSShines

[Lorraine Schlichte @PPS_Counseling]

Elementary Counselors are together this morning to work on their classroom management skills. Thanks to Dr. Sterling White, Chief Schools Officer, for bringing warm greetings ahead of our training. @SterlingWhite59 @PortsVASchools @ebracyPPS @nicscud

[Lorraine Schlichte @PPS_Counseling]

Moving on to Day 2 of PREPaRE training with some role play scenarios. Our School Based Mental Health team is truly committed to growing their skills. @SterlingWhite59 @ebracyPPS @PortsVASchools @nicscud #ppsbridgebuilders #ppsshines

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Our PPS School Based Mental Health team of School Counselors, School Psychologists, and School Social Workers, is spending the next two days making sure we are prepared to respond to any crisis situation. @nicscud @SterlingWhite59 @ebracyPPS #ppsbridgebuilders #ppsshines

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Happy School Psychologists Week to the best School Psychs in the biz! The School Counseling team appreciates your partnership. @SterlingWhite59 @PortsVASchools

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We partnered with Dr. Angela Flowers to ensure Elementary Counselors had training on Everyday Labs. We are ALL IN to reduce chronic absenteeism across our division. @PPS_STU_SERV @SterlingWhite59 #ppsshines

[Lorraine Schlichte @PPS_Counseling]

Secondary School Counselors had an opportunity to visit TCC Portsmouth today to learn about all of their great programs. We can’t wait to share all of the information with our PPS students. @PortsVASchools @SterlingWhite59 @TCCPortsmouth

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School Counselors, Leslie Ann Vinson (Churchland Primary) and Akilah Parker (Simonsdale), have been recognized as their school’s TEACHER OF THE YEAR! Congratulations to you both! @SterlingWhite59 @PortsVASchools @PPS_CPI @SimonsdaleElem

[Lorraine Schlichte @PPS_Counseling]

The Spring 2024 Virtual Virginia Deadline is quickly approaching. Be sure to see your School Counselor for virtual course registration. @PortsVASchools @SterlingWhite59

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