Washington Middle School Counseling

Washington Middle School’s Counseling Department is part of the school’s Support Team, alongside Administration, Nurse/Wellness Center, and Security.

Our two grade-level counselors each support around 315 students, “looping” with them for all three years at WMS. Alfreida McKinney (Head Counselor) works with students whose last names are A-L, and Lauren Weber works with M-Z.

We assist with a range of school-related issues, including academics, peer conflicts, scheduling, family concerns, and crisis management. The WMS Counseling team provides SEL and College & Career lessons for all students, facilitate small (focused) groups and work with students to complete their grade level HSBP through Naviance.

Our work can be short-term and can result in referral to more long-term supports for students. However, due to the nature of our role, we do not provide regularly scheduled, long-term meetings. For ongoing support, we refer students to the Wellness Center, mental health counselors, or outside resources.

Scholarships for SPS Students

Scholarships are a type of grant (monetary gift you do not have to pay back) for students to use in paying for after high school training and college programs. Scholarships are available for students as early as elementary school and continue through graduate school.

Federal and State programs provide over 46 billion dollars in student aid. Private companies, community organizations, civic groups, foundations, and religious organizations provide an additional 3 billion dollars in scholarships.

Finding Scholarships

A scholarship database can be found in Naviance (all SPS 6th-12th grade students have 24/7 access to Naviance) as well as some of the following resources. You should never pay for access to scholarships you find online.

• Search Engines for Scholarships
• The WashBoard
• Scholarships for students with disabilities
• Seattle Foundation Scholarships

Share a Scholarship

Are you aware of and/or sponsoring scholarships that are not in our Naviance list? Fill out the form below to add your scholarship to Naviance for all SPS students to access.