{"id":2,"date":"2014-07-29T12:31:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T16:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:53:41","slug":"guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79a620f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79a620f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-812fee2\" data-id=\"812fee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b17d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43b17d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Banner-1024x455.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Banner-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Banner-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Banner-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Banner-1536x683.png 1536w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Banner.png 1881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f5d86d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f5d86d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db27bde\" data-id=\"db27bde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b8363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97b8363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to Sebastian Middle School's Guidance Page<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfd0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbfd0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"522\">At Sebastian Middle School, our Guidance Department is committed to helping every student succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. Middle school is a time of growth, discovery, and change, and our counselors are here to support students every step of the way. Whether students need help with academics, friendships, goal setting, personal challenges, or planning for the future, we provide a safe and supportive environment where every student feels valued and heard.<\/p><p data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"839\">Our guidance team partners with students, families, teachers, and administrators to promote student well-being and success. Through individual counseling, small group support, classroom lessons, and school-wide programs, we help students develop the skills they need to thrive both inside and outside the classroom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b5722f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b5722f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0db997a\" data-id=\"0db997a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ffb93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5ffb93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Joan Lobo<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>School Counselor<\/strong><br \/>6th Grade<br \/>7th Grade (Last Names A-L)<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Joan.Lobo@stjohns.k12.fl.us\">Email<\/a><br \/>(904) 547-3846<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3f8206\" data-id=\"e3f8206\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e8d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74e8d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Leanne Fortune<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>School Counselor<\/strong><br \/>7th Grade (Last Names M-Z)<br \/>8th Grade<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Leanne.Fortune@stjohns.k12.fl.us\">Email<\/a><br \/>(904) 547-3846<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-651e734 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"651e734\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df71409\" data-id=\"df71409\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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src=\"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Info-1024x768.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-574\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Info-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Info-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Info-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www-sms.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/students\/files\/2026\/06\/Guidance-Info.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e5bc77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e5bc77\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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