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Exeter Township Junior High

151 East 39th Street | Reading, PA 19606
(610) 779-3320

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  • Office

    x3004 Alex Brown, Principal
    x3003 Jennifer Cooke, Assistant Principal
    x3001 Nancy Barrasso, Attendance Secretary
    x3002 Patti Suruskie, Secretary

  • Counseling & Guidance

    x3015 Autumn Rheaume, Counselor A-L
    x3014 Kimberly Shaw, Counselor M-Z
    x3012 Shannon Buser, Secretary

  • Nurse

    x3016 Kathy Blume

  • Psychologist

    x3010 Chad Rutherford

  • Technology Support

    x3209 CaroleMcGarry

Note: Faculty phone numbers go to voice mail during school hours

  • Art

    x3108 Kimberly Lopez
    x3107 Colin Temple

  • Computer Applications

    x3116 Kevin Adams

  • English & Reading

    x3104 Hillary Arndt
    x3103 Sophie Cannon
    x3211 Megan Heller
    x3114 Heather Kelly
    x3105 Cheryl Larson
    x3106 Alison Patton
    x3219 Nina Reynolds
    x3102 Stephanie Walters

  • Fitness & Wellness

    x3127
    x3126 Shannon Schmidt

  • Librarian

    x3008 Kate Sowers

  • Mathematics

    x3112 Kelvin Altemose
    x3303 Laura DeLong
    x3301 Scott Haag
    x3305 Sara Prout
    x3306 Jayme Raffauf
    x3302 Shawn Seidel
    x3304 Kathy Topper

  • Music

    x3122 Micah Albrycht
    x3123 Melissa Crotty
    x3221 Kyle Luckenbill

  • Science

    x3205 Brenda Brenner
    x3207 Gretchen Hess
    x3208 Nicole Keen
    x3204 Michelle Obst
    x3203 Tracy Powell
    x3206 Darryl Schucker

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    x3226 Dena Burkhart
    x3202 Brad Galuska
    x3218 Cynthia Jurasinski-Boyer
    x3201 Janine Lucas
    x3227 Mike Noecker

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    x3210 Abigail Elsavage, Learning Support
    x3017, Stephanie Isselmann, Gifted
    x3215 Kaitlyn Kontopodias, Learning Support
    x3216 Amy Lubenow, Emotional Support
    x3113 Alyssa Raab, Life Skills
    x3101 Michelle Raccuglia, Learning Support
    x3220 Erin Schermerhorn, Learning Support
    x3117 Robyn Shaffer, Autistic Support

  • Technology Education

    x3206 Darryl Schucker
    x3111 Zachary Schools
    x3224 Jason Zalno

  • Therapist

    x3217 Kristin Swartley, Speech Therapist

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    x3212 Nichole Mandel, Spanish,
    x3219 Nina Reynolds, French
    x3104 Carolyn Woodford, German

Home » National School Counseling Week: Focus on Exeter Township Junior High

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This week, we’re excited to celebrate National School Counseling Week to help bring awareness to the important role that our K-12 school counselors have as they dedicate their professional lives to care for and support our students to help them achieve school success and plan for their futures. From providing safe and supportive areas for students to receive mental health or social help, to helping students remove barriers to academic success, to providing classroom lessons, to helping kids figure out “what they want to be when they grow up,” school counselors are celebrated not only this week–but every day–for the unique work they do to support all aspects of a student’s journey through school as they help each reach their potential to become his or her best. Today, we’re proud to highlight the Junior High's counseling team of Mrs. Autumn Rheaume (A-L) and Miss Kim Shaw (M-Z).

Q: How long have you been a school counselor? How long have you worked at Exeter?

A: Mrs. Rheaume: I have been a school counselor for 20 years. I have worked at Exeter for 15 years.
Miss Shaw: I have been a school counselor for 18 years. I have worked at Exeter for 8 years.

Q: Did you do anything prior to becoming a counselor? If so, what? Why did you change your career?

A: Mrs. Rheume: While in graduate school I worked as therapeutic support staff and as a prevention specialist with a local drug and alcohol commission.
Miss Shaw: While in graduate school I worked as therapeutic support staff and as a vocational disability evaluator.

What’s your favorite part of your job?

A: We enjoy being a part of the junior high community, not only because we work with great teachers, but also because this age is a time when kids go through multiple changes and together, as a team, we get to be a part of that journey.

Q: What's the most challenging part of your job?

A: We cannot keep to a strict schedule because every day is different. While this is challenging, it also makes our job very interesting, which we love.

Q: If you were talking to someone who knew nothing about your work, how would you complete this sentence? “People are surprised to learn that..."

A: ...We are no longer called guidance counselors. The term changed in 1990 when the American School Counseling Association decided the job encompassed much more than career guidance. Today's school counselors assist students not only in academics and post-high school planning, but also in the areas of emotional support, family intervention and social development. Our degrees and certifications are in school counseling, not guidance.

Q: The theme for this year’s School Counseling Week is “Better Together.” What does that mean to you?

A: Collaboration with all constituents is the key to success for all students. We value the coordination with principals, teachers, parents and community members. We are also very happy to work together because we make a great team!

Q: When you were in elementary school, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A: Mrs. Rheume: I wanted to be a teacher.
Miss Shaw: My uncle was the town fire chief so I thought I'd be a firefighter.

Q: Is there anything else you’d like to share?

A: We went to the same college together during the same years, but didn't know each other back then.

Exeter Township Junior High School

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Address & Contact Info

  • 151 East 39th Street
    Reading, PA 19606

  • District Phone:
    610-779-3320

  • Fax:
    610-249-0171

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