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Contact Your School Counselor

Have a question? Need to set an appointment to talk to a school counselor? Just email or call us!

Dani Smith, Grades 10-12 Counselor, at dsmith@ossu.org | (802) 472-2753

Myra Zaimoglu, Grades 7-9 Counselor, at mzaimoglu@ossu.org | 802-472-2706

Office Hours

(when school is in session)

Monday-Friday: 7:30am - 3:15pm

Staff Members
Role of the School Counselor

School counselors help all students:

  • apply academic achievement strategies
  • manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills
  • plan for postsecondary options - higher education, work force, or military

At Hazen Union, school counselors provide:

  • individual student academic planning and goal setting
  • school counseling classroom lessons based on student success standards
  • short-term counseling to students
  • referrals for long-term support
  • collaboration with families/teachers/ administrators/community for student success
  • advocacy for students at individual education plan meetings and other student
  • focused meetings
  • data analysis to identify student issues, needs and challenges
  • increased equity, access, achievement and opportunities for all students by acting as a systems change agent

Ultimately, Hazen Union school counselors work to design and deliver school counseling programs that improve student outcomes.