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A fresh start to counseling

Dedicated to counseling, Tamesha Hickey is happy to be a Chief

Anthony Capobianco, Multimedia Editor

Sep 26, 2023

Tamesha Hickey is one of two new guidance counselors at MHS this year. (Shanon Woolf)

In the wake of the pandemic, stress and anxiety have been on the rise, making school counselors one of the most needed professionals in schools. One of the new counselors at McIntosh is Tamesha Hickey.

Before Hickey began working as a counselor, she began as a teacher.

“My students would always encourage me to be a counselor,” Hickey said.

Hickey enjoys counseling.

“I love the ability to help other people overcome issues and obstacles they may be facing,” Hickey said.

Hickey is enjoying her experience at McIntosh so far.

“The students are nice and friendly. [The students] are open to suggestions and assistance from others. The faculty is extremely helpful and even the parents have been welcoming,” Hickey said.

As much as she likes counseling, it’s not the only thing she does.

“I spend my free time with my children. I have a five-month-old and a three-year-old,” Hickey said.

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Anthony Capobianco, Multimedia Editor

Anthony Capobianco is serving his second year on staff as the Multimedia Editor. Capobianco likes to create films, or videos about real life or fiction. He mainly specializes in the editing and brainstorming of them. He likes to create films and videos to express himself in his favorite way possible. Capobianco also likes to write articles, music and stories. He’s been writing for a large portion of his life and is excited to keep going for the Trail. He likes to write to bring light or awareness about issues that either are not talked about enough or are “taboo” subjects. Capobianco plans on making high quality multimedia projects for the Trail. He hopes that The Trail can get the SNO multimedia badge and have another successful year.

Shanon Woolf, Adviser

Shanon Woolf, Certified Journalism Educator, advises two award-winning journalism programs at McIntosh: the online news site The Trail and the Legend yearbook. Woolf is the Georgia Scholastic Press Association's Adviser of the year for 2022. She earned her Certified Journalism Educator credential in April 2021 and was Awarded Star Teacher at McIntosh High School in May 2021. Woolf was named a Journalism Education Association (JEA) Rising Star in 2020. She was also the Georgia Scholastic Press Association's First Year Adviser of the Year in 2019 and has been a member of the JEA's Scholastic Journalism Week committee since 2019. Woolf judges online news and yearbooks for several other states, and has presented at many scholastic journalism conventions, including the National Scholastic Press Association, Georgia Scholastic Press Association and Jostens Adviser University. Woolf loves two things: Coke Zero and helping student journalists and photographers hone their craft. She collects smushy pennies from her travels and polydactyl cats who need adopting.