New Ten Sleep teachers

TEN SLEEP – The new student counselor for the Ten Sleep School is Chawna Weichmann.

She comes to Ten Sleep with 13 years experience teaching. Over the years she has taught high school math, been a high school math facilitator, a math instructional facilitator and a counselor.

She has resided in Ten Sleep for the last seven years. “I was waiting for an opening in Ten Sleep, so I could live and work in the same community,” Weichmann said.

She would like to get an elementary guidance program going this year to work on social issues that the kids may be concerned with or up against. “I’m wanting to work on social issues, bullying, how to be a good friend and a good listener,” Weichmann said.

Many people are used to a guidance counselor in schools but a student counselor may be a new concept to some. “The big thing is getting the word of what a counselor is out to the community, to our students and the parents. Letting them know that they (counselors) just don’t do scholarships, financial aid and scheduling. That counselors are more than paperwork and testing. I am here for the students first and foremost.” Weichmann said.