Who is Mrs. Droz?

Mrs. Droz, the eighth grade counselor and an advisor in HOPE Squad, has been helping students for a whole decade at the end of this school year.  As a counselor she says she is very busy.  But what does she do?

Mrs. Droz explains, “As an eighth grade counselor I help my students with their social, emotional, and educational needs.” That is exactly what she does.  She says that she tries to meet with her students and learn about them, mostly about their interests, strengths, and goals.  They set goals and work through any areas where the student might struggle.  She often times meets with the student’s friends, family and teachers to find solutions. As a counselor, she says that she also teaches CTE guidance lessons, HOPE Squad training lessons, bully prevention lessons, career exploration lessons, and she helps students with registration, class selection and class schedules.

“We counselors are very, very, VERY, busy,” says Mrs. Droz.  Mrs. Droz is also a part of the HOPE Squad advisory.  She explains that the HOPE Squad is a suicidal prevention and peer support team made up of 31 students and 5 advisors.

HOPE Squad member Tyree Strong said, “Mrs. Droz is a wonderful advisor.”  

Mrs. Droz has done a lot of work on the HOPE Squad, such as organizing meetings and training lessons, making activities possible, and planning suicide prevention lessons,  just to name a few. 

Not only is Mrs. Droz a counselor and advisor, she is also a sports fanatic.  She loves the University of Utah football team, the Utes, and watches all their games  She even has season tickets and spends most of her weekends at Rice Eccles Stadium.  Aside from football she also likes the Utah gymnastics team which she has season tickets to as well.  Her family cheers on the University of Utah’s team, the Red Rocks.  Mrs. Droz is an amazing counselor.