Welcome Back!

Hi y'all. :)

I sincerely hope everyone has enjoyed a refreshing summer vacation, filled with experiences that may help you mature and learn more about speech-language pathology. I just love that America has summer vacations because it gives us a chance to learn and grow outside the classroom. Job shadowing, research, and summer jobs are all fantastic ways to explore our field.

This summer, I worked at Charis Hills, a summer camp in Sunset, Texas. Charis Hills specializes in providing a therapeutic camp experience for children with ADHD, Asperger’s, Autism, and Learning Differences. Working as a counselor was extremely tiring, and required copious amounts of patience and grace, but so very rewarding. We taught lots of social skills and pragmatics to our campers, such as maintaining eye contact, appropriate conversation topics, and respecting personal space. I wholeheartedly enjoyed working with our kids, and this summer gave me hope and passion for speech-language pathology.

But enough about summer—classes start really soon, which means NSSLHA meetings start again too! Our first meeting is Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Grissom 180. There will be pizza and drinks, too. Please please come. Class is much more fun when you have friends to sit with, and NSSLHA is a great place to meet SLHS friends. 

I am very much looking forward to seeing everyone and welcoming our freshman!