PATHWAYS offers a safe and structured environment within the school to address the needs of our students, ensuring that they are better able to graduate, become employable or continue their education, and lead physically and mentally healthy, drug-free lives. Pathways offers individual, family and group counseling to the students of CHS and their families free of charge. We are conveniently located within Carteret High School on the Louis St. entrance.  To contact PATHWAYS call 732-541-8960 ext.4300 or feel free to stop by.  

Our Current Programs

P.A.L.S. (Partnering, Achieving, Leading, Supporting): A Commitment to Community Service. P.A.L.S. is a recreational program developed to provide the students of Carteret High School an opportunity to positively impact their social environment. There are three major components to the program which include peer-to-peer tutoring services, in-school based community service and offsite community services, such as Habitat for Humanity, walking for a cause and volunteering at a children’s hospital. For more information, or to join, please contact Ms. Rich or Mrs. Neuwirth.

Girl Talk is a motivational support group for high school females. Designed to empower, encourage, and educate, Girl Talk provides a safe place for teens to voice their opinions. This group meets every Thursday after school in Pathways. Please see Mrs. Jarosz if you are interested in joining.

REBEL (Reaching Everyone By Exposing Lies) is a state-wide youth led anti-tobacco advocacy movement. There are REBEL chapters in middle schools, high schools, and Colleges throughout New Jersey. Each group advocates fighting against the tobacco industry’s marketing tactics and against the tobacco executives who target teens to buy their products. Come find out more about the lies Big Tobacco spreads to try and manipulate the people they consider “replacement smokers,” teenagers. REBEL meets 2 to 3 times a month in the cafeteria. Please see Mrs. Jarosz with any questions, or if you are interested in joining.

Homework Club: As a response to student requests for help with their academics, Pathways will be starting a homework club mid-December 2007. The purpose of the club will be to provide students with an atmosphere that is conducive to focusing on their studies, while allowing students to interact with one another in an effort to complete their assignments. Reports by students indicate this worked well in the middle school, and we aspire to expand those benefits to the students of Carteret High School.

Connections is a new support group for CHS pregnant students. The group will discuss fears and concerns about being pregnant and becoming a mom while going to high school. Members are going to share ideas about coping with pregnancy in the face of all kinds of problems associated with high school. In addition, good nutrition and parenting skills are going to be discussed and the need to attend pre-natal visits and taking vitamins.  Meetings are on Mondays after school (2.30pm) at Pathways. For more information, please contact Ms. Rich and Ms. Boafo.

Choices is an all male support group focusing primarily on anger management and making choices. Our facilitator, Joel Levy, uses the discipline of martial arts as a construct for teaching the students respect, self care, and control. If you are interested in joining this group or you would like more information, please contact Pathways.

Phenomenal Women  has been created to address the specific issues that arise for young ladies as they face numerous challenges. Discussing issues such as stress, communication, time management, coping skills, and conflict resolution, members benefit from a problem solving perspective in which they may develop confidence in their ability to handle situations effectively. For more information about this group, please contact Mrs. Pitts or Ms. Hughes.

PATHWAYS AT A GLANCE

251 students have been involved with Pathways this year

109 students have been seen for individual counseling

92 students are involved in one or more groups

472 sessions were provided