Employee Spotlight - June 2017
Mrs. Michele M. Dubbs
Name and current position: Michele
M. Dubbs, Secondary Education Counselor
Building(s) served: Senior High School
High School attended: Owen
J. Roberts High School, Pottstown, PA., 1982
College(s) attended (if
applicable): Bloomsburg University, BA, Psychology 1986,
Shippensburg University, MEd, Secondary Counseling, 1988.
Year started at SASD and
position: 1990-91, Secondary Ed Counselor
Most unusual incident on the
job: I
called the Cumberland County Courthouse Switchboard to be connected and
generate a student referral with the Children and Youth Agency. Simultaneously, a person outside of the
district also called into the Courthouse Switchboard to “CALL IN A BOMB THREAT.”
Within 20 minutes, I had Two State Police, The Superintendent, The
Principal and a Bomb Squad Representative in My office claiming, it was “I” who
called in the Bomb Threat! Thankfully,
they were able to ascertain the actual culprit.
This was obviously prior to the inception of a Computerized Call Center. Counselors typically do not blow things up,
we actively seek to prevent this event from occurring.
Extra assignments: SAT/PSAT Administration, Crisis Plan Assistant,
Ship Start Administration, Lunch Duty, Guidance Website development, Counseling
Presentations i.e., College/Career Day, and Parchment
Hobbies: Baking (Pies and Scones are my favorite to create),
Bicycling and Kayaking, (lessens the stress), Traveling, (to NYC to see my
daughter, Kara and with my husband Roy to many places in Europe, US, Caribbean)
and Reading (both esoteric and spiritual).
Your hero(s): Jim
Henson and Fred Rogers, “They both created safe and magical spaces for all “children”
which enabled us to Dream, Discover, Investigate and Imagine.” They are heroes
in my estimation, as they assist a child’s growth and personality development.
Pet peeve: The
action of someone not opening or holding the door for another….
Five minutes with: My
Parents, I miss them each and every day. They
instilled in me respectability, responsibility, a deliberate work ethic, commonsense
and sincere compassion.
Favorite movie: “A
Muppet’s Christmas Carol,” The Story line of Redemption being told by Kermit
the Frog and his friends is simply splendid! The Musical Score, is outstanding,
“Life is filled with sweet surprises, Every day’s a gift”…from, Bless us All.
What would people find
surprising about you? Meeting new people is not always easy for
me. Attending Conferences, and
connecting with others on a large scale, makes me uncomfortable.
