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The Guidance Department is a safe, confidential place for students to receive many kinds of support services.   Counselors help students develop interpersonal skills and assist when there are friendship issues, help select appropriate coursework and offer guidance for future education plans, may servce as liasions between home and the classroom, and coordinate many school recognition and character education programs.   

Mrs. Turnipseed

Selena Turnipseed is the counselor for the entire 6th grade and 7th grade Palmetto Pandas Team (Mrs. Shaver, Mrs. Gillespie, and Mrs. Brown homerooms). 

She is the school contact for Special Education, Red Ribbon Week activities, the 7th grade Duke TIP Program, and also coaches middle school cheer during football season. 

Mrs. Turnipseed joined the faculty of Woodruff Middle School in 1999.  Prior to moving to the Upstate, Mrs. Turnipseed lived in Columbia and worked as a school counselor in Newberry County at Boundary Street Elementary School and Mid-Carolina Middle School. She earned both her B.A. in English (1994) and her Masters in Counselor Education (1996) from the University of South Carolina.   Originally from Spartanburg, SC, she is a 1990 graduate of Spartanburg High School. She currently lives in Wellford with her husband David and two daughters, Sydney and Laney.  Mrs. Turnipseed enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and baking, watching sports, and reading non-fiction.

“I have always enjoyed working with children, especially those in middle school. So many of our students need extra encouragement, not discouragement in their lives.”

 

 


Mrs. Potter

Carrie Potter is the counselor for the entire 8th grade and for the 7th grade Cool Cubs team (Mrs. Guker, Mrs. Runyans, Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. Ramey, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mrs. Bennett homerooms).  

She is the school contact for the SC Junior Scholar Program, ESOL services, Medical Homebound, Spartanburg County Virtual Public School, and Spartanburg Mental Health.  She helps students through individual counseling, small group sessions, and counseling workshops she conducts through the school year.  She is also the school sponsor for the all-girls club, ENGAGE: Enabling Girls with Academics, Good Behavior, and Encouragement.

Mrs. Potter came to WMS in 2005.  She earned a B.A. in Secondary Education (Political Science and Economics) from Clemson University in 2000 and her Masters of Education in Counselor Education in 2005.

“I chose to be an educator because I love young people.  I see the promise of each student, and I am thrilled to share in each of their successes.”