By: Julia Brazelton, Lily Kate Byard, Abigale Wright & Kate Coleman
Ms. Tilley has been a guidance counselor for 12 years and teaches 7th and 8th grade. She is one of our school’s favorite teachers. Ms. Tilley was a classroom teacher for a while before deciding to teach guidance. While she was teaching in the content area classroom, she realized that she was helping the students a lot when it came to emotional distress. That’s when she felt a calling to move to guidance and really found her place in the school. Her favorite thing about our school is the kids. She has a strong connection with almost all of the kids here, and not just in 7th and 8th grade. You can tell how much she appreciates all of our students. Kelbi Maggard’s, 8th grade, favorite thing about guidance, along with many of the other students, is Ms. Tilley. This really shows the impact she makes on our students here. The students feel safe to go to Ms. Tilley to talk about anything they need help with. All of us at North Middle love and appreciate Ms. Tilley and all she does for us!