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Today is for grieving. Tomorrow is for Anger, Policy, Action, and Change.
As I sat at my son’s baseball game tonight, my phone going off with alerts of the most recent school shooting out of Texas, my broken...
Cara Dougherty
May 23, 20222 min read


National School Counseling Week - Better Together
This week started with my boys bringing me home flowers (thanks Nana!), continued with weekday dinners with my girl, and ended with a...
Cara Dougherty
Feb 11, 20221 min read


You Can't Pour From An Empty Cup
Welcome back to the 2021-2022 school year. It might not be the year we wanted, but it is the year we have! After a summer of...
Cara Dougherty
Aug 31, 20211 min read


Parenting in 2021
I am so excited to share the new project I am working on with all of you. Last week we began a Parenting Zoom series about what it is...
Cara Dougherty
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Distance Learning Survey
We need you! Our school counseling program is looking to update the supports we are offering to meet the ever changing nature of our...
Cara Dougherty
Jan 5, 20211 min read


Motivation Monday for an Unmotivated Day
Hello Friends! It has been a hot minute since my last blog post or my last Motivational Monday Video. We are bringing them back today...
Cara Dougherty
Dec 14, 20202 min read


Unicorns and Glitter
The secret to being happy isn’t unicorns and raining glitter. It’s actually not a secret at all. Being happy is a choice that we get to make
Cara Dougherty
May 18, 20202 min read


Teacher Appreciation Week - This One is For You, Parents
So this week our hats are off to you, parents. This week we are acknowledging our first teachers, our forever teachers, our parents.
Cara Dougherty
May 5, 20202 min read


To homeschool or not?
There has been a lot floating around social media about how to provide structure and ongoing education to our kids at home, that we can...
Cara Dougherty
Apr 30, 20202 min read


The One For My Mother
Thankfully I have this in my one woman fan club. I have my mother. So like any dutiful daughter I thought I should write her a post.
Cara Dougherty
Apr 24, 20203 min read


Lessons from Middle School
There's a lesson for us in them in the excitement of dreams unfettered. Who did you dream of being when you were in middle school?
Cara Dougherty
Apr 20, 20203 min read


Rise and Shine Sleepyheads!
With the changes in our lives over the past month it is natural and normal that your sleep patterns have changed as well.
Cara Dougherty
Apr 15, 20203 min read


It is in the shelter of each other
You belong with us, you belong at Wallenpaupack. Your teachers, your school counselors, ALL of us at the middle school want you to know that
Cara Dougherty
Apr 10, 20202 min read


As Easy As Riding a Bike
They are teachers. It doesn’t matter where you put them, or what resources you give them, they will find a classroom and they will teach.
Cara Dougherty
Apr 8, 20205 min read


World Changers
Never forget, you are powerful - you are a world changer, you only have to decide what kind of change you want to make!
Cara Dougherty
Apr 7, 20201 min read


The Story We Tell
We live every great adventure and mundane moment of our lives twice, the first time when we live it and the second when we retell the story
Cara Dougherty
Apr 3, 20203 min read


Everything is Weird and That's Okay
This is a weird time. This is a time that we will hold as a measuring stick. There is much joy and much hope if only we decide to look.
Cara Dougherty
Mar 31, 20204 min read


Running Slow is Still Running
Progress, not perfection. All those miles and races on the cross country team taught me lessons that have lasted my whole life.
Cara Dougherty
Mar 30, 20204 min read


Fun Fri-Yay!
You are my student, my scholar, my star and my Wallenpaupack love will find you, wherever you are!
Cara Dougherty
Mar 27, 20201 min read


Hi from Mrs. Dougherty!
Class of 2026!!!!! We miss you all so much! Check out the video, and if you want to hear from me fill out the survey I emailed you, with...
Cara Dougherty
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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