by Angela Mancuso '18Sarah Emily Mae Stevenson started working at Fontbonne Hall Academy in 2016 as a guidance counselor. Stevenson decided to study this profession three years ago and went to the Quinnipiac University for undergrad school for four years and two years in University of Massachusetts, Boston for grad school.
Completing six years in total, she has experienced many different environments for this profession before coming here to Fontbonne. ”I worked as a counseling intern at the Community Charter School of Cambridge, as a Development Associate at The Federation for Children with Special Needs, and I completed a year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange,” said Stevenson. Traveling from Hoboken, N.J., Stevenson has a long commute five days a week. She adores what she does because “everyday is something different” and loves working with students especially being part a school community. This job brings her a new challenge to work with and something to accomplish everyday. She attended Catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade and feels it is a special type of education. “I realized how many students have the potential to succeed but don’t have the support they need or the access to certain opportunities,” she said. She is an advocate for both students and families. Helping students in all areas of their lives such as their academics, personal life, college and career planning is what she mainly focuses on here at Fontbonne. “I really enjoy the all girl environment and feel that the sense of community is very strong amongst the students.“ The role of a guidance counselor is a person a student can always turn to. Whenever a student is in need to talk to someone especially about personal matters having an unstable home and situations that abuse may occur in.
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by Lauren Lezamiz '18Ms. Lauren Gueli came to Fontbonne to replace Mr. Bellinger ("Mr. B") who retired last June. Ms. Gueli teaches five classes at Fontbonne including Visual Perception, Major Art, and Photography.
Prior to joining the Fontbonne staff, Gueli taught art at a co-ed school and an all-boys high school. Gueli also taught at an elementary school for and started her own vertical garden company. This is her seventh year teaching. “All of the girls are so sweet here at Fontbonne. They are on top of academics, good at participating, and the faculty is very nice,” said Gueli. When asked what Gueli’s favorite things about Fontbonne were, she explained the welcoming school community and how open the art students are to new projects and ideas. “They are really diving into their pieces!” said Gueli about her new art students at Fontbonne Hall Academy. Gueli studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI where she got her Masters of Art in Teaching, Bachelor of Interior Architecture, and Bachelors of Fine Arts. When asked how she became interested in art, Gueli said “I think I was born interested in art. From an early age all I ever wanted was more art materials and to learn to draw.” As Gueli got older, she became interested in Interior Architecture and Design after seeing her father's projects. Her father was a General Contractor. She would always be in awe of the spaces they built. When asked who her favorite artist was, she explained that it was Egon Schiele who inspires her. Ms. Gueli will build upon the tradition of creativity and artistic appreciation here at Fontbonne. |