School Counseling
Mission Statement
The mission of Colonel Richardson High School’s school counseling program is to support the academic, career, and social-emotional development of all students by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program using the American School Counseling Association model. This program recognizes individual students and their needs through an equity mindset to promote the development of college- and career-ready students. All students are encouraged and supported to grow, learn, and challenge themselves while demonstrating respect for themselves and their diverse community.
Vision Statement
All students from Colonel Richardson High School graduate as college- and career-ready leaders and achievers. They are responsible, life-long learners with the ability to collaborate with diverse populations and challenge themselves and others. They treat others with respect, understand and celebrate diversity, and go above and beyond to better themselves and their communities.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
To enroll your student at CRHS, you must complete the online registration process.
Once your online enrollment is complete, our registrar will contact you regarding your next steps.
GRADUATION READINESS & SERVICE LEARNING
The CCPS website provides important information about graduation requirements including service learning.
SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
Corsica River Mental Health Services provides school-based mental health counseling in our building with a professional counselor. This highly trained counselor is able to provide counseling services for a variety of students' needs.
Compass Regional Hospice provides short-term grief counseling with Mrs. Penny Greeley, LSCW-C for students experiencing loss.
If you are interested in enrolling your student, please contact his/her school counselor.
NEXT GENERATION SCHOLARS
CRHS is proud to be a Next Generation Scholars school! NGS enhances college and career awareness, as well as college completion, for low-income Maryland high school students.
Activities in the program include helping students determine career interests; creating awareness of how high school preparation, college coursework completion, and career goals connect; offering exposure to career pathways through workforce volunteer learning assignments; and preparing students for college and career through interviewing and job shadowing opportunities.
Next Generation Scholars Courses
4 credits of English
4 credits of Math (including Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2)
3 credits of Lab Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics**)
3 credits of Social Science (U.S. History, World History, Government)
2 credits of the same world language
Students must attain a 2.5 GPA to qualify
Courses in bold are beyond state graduation requirements
**A 3rd lab science may be substituted for Physics
Next Generation Scholars is administered by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT). The CRHS program specialist is Ms. Abby Wittman
MID SHORE MEDIATION'S PEACE TEAM
We're excited to announce a new partnership at CRHS! Mid Shore Community Mediation Center is a local non-profit community resource serving Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot counties offering a variety of conflict management and dispute resolution services. They have various partnerships in all three counties and are excited to embark on their second year of partnership with CCPS. The mediators (also known as "The Peace Team") will be available to provide direct mediation, and other conflict management interventions, to our students and staff. Their services are voluntary and any conversations held are kept confidential (barring safety concerns). Neutral mediators guide participants through a process where they are given the opportunity to speak openly and honestly with others, the goal being to work things out and create a plan on how they would like to see things be different moving forward.
Anyone can make a referral for mediation by emailing: carolineschools@midshoremediation.org.