Welcome to the EB Wilson School Counseling Program Website

Program Mission

Program Vision
The mission of the school counseling program at EB Wilson is to provide a comprehensive and developmental program addressing academic, career, and social/emotional needs of all students  to empower them to be college and career ready.

Program Beliefs

The school counselor at EB Wilson believes:
  • All students can be successful
  • Every student is valuable and should be treated with dignity and respect
  • Every student has the right to receive school counseling services which is integral to all students' education
  • School counselors are advocates for all students
  • The American School Counselor Association ethical standards should guide the work of the school counseling program
The vision of the school counseling program at EB Wilson is to ensure that all students are equipped with the tools necessary to become responsible, productive citizens.

ASCA National Model

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The school counseling program at EBW is designed according to the American School Counselor Association's National Model. For more information please visit https://www.schoolcounselor.org/​

Important Announcements

Transcript Requests- Please contact the front office at 615-451-5417 to request that your transcript be sent to the college/university of your choice. You can also email me or Mrs. Whitehead to request a transcript. Our email addresses are michelle.west@sumnerschools.org and melynda.whitehead@sumnerschools.org

Hope Scholarship- In order to qualify for the Hope Scholarship, you must either achieve a 3.0 GPA at graduation or receive at least a 21 on the ACT.

TN Promise Scholarship- Please visit https://tnachieves.org/ to find out everything you need to know about the TN Promise Scholarship. The application deadline for the TN Promise Scholarship is November 1, 2019. We will complete the application at the school. Make sure you check your email for more information.

FAFSA- The deadline to submit the 2020-2021 FAFSA (to be eligible for the TN Promise scholarship) is February 1, 2020.

ACT for Juniors- All juniors must take the ACT at EBW during the spring semester.

ACT for Seniors- All seniors must take the ACT retake at EBW during the fall semester.

Community Service- Eight hours of community service is required to remain eligible for the TN Promise Scholarship. The hours are due by July 1st, 2020. You MUST log them through the TN Promise website. The link can be found on the "Important Links" page.

Applying for College- Seniors and graduating juniors can begin applying to the colleges of their choice if they have not already done so. Please visit the "Applying for College" link for more information.

EBW 2019-2020 Goals

The Counseling Department will make initiatives to raise ACT scores by 10% for the 2019-2020 school year when compared to the scores of 2018-2019. 

EBW 2018-2019 Goals

The Counseling Department will make initiatives to raise ACT scores by 10% for the 2018-2019 school year when compared to the scores of 2017-2018. Official data has not yet been released to determine if this goal was reached. Once more information is available, I will update. 

EBW Counseling Dept 2018-2019 Successes

  • 100% of graduating seniors completed the TN Promise Application.
  • 94% of graduating seniors completed the FAFSA by the TN Promise deadline.


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