South High School Guidance Contact Information
Jacquelin Allen – Assistant Principal – (516)-791-0312
Meet Your South High School Counselors
Vincent Baio – South High School
Senior High Counselor – Grades 9-12
Bachelor’s Degree – SUNY Albany
Master’s Degree – CUNY Brooklyn
As a school counselor, I want all of my students to feel cared for, valued, and understood. My role is to support students’ holistic development to reach their fullest potential.
Jeanne Battaglia – South High School
Junior High Counselor – Grades 7- 9
Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising – Towson University
Master’s in School Counseling – C. W. Post Long Island University
I help the students set academic goals and take steps to reach them. I lend social and emotional support, essential for each student to be their “best self”. I enjoy working with the students very much and bringing them to their full potential.
Karen Miller– South High School
Senior High Counselor – Grades 9-12
Bachelor’s Degree – CUNY Queens College
Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and certification in School Counseling- Long Island
University C. W. Post Campus
My goals as a school counselor are to provide students with the resources and tools to meet success academically, socially, and emotionally. I truly enjoy assisting students in creating goals for themselves to achieve! I feel very fortunate to work within the Valley Stream community as a counselor and a coach.
Phil Corsentino – South High School
Senior High Counselor – Grades 9-12
Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing – Long Island University C. W. Post campus
Master’s Degree in School Counseling – Long Island University C. W. Post campus
My counseling philosophy is to help my students set appropriate educational goals, form a career identity and plan for the future and help each student find the college that will best suit them. I will always help students strive to become everything they are capable of becoming.
Melissa Keegan – South High School
Junior High Counselor – Grades 7-9
Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology – Hofstra University
Master’s Degree in Counselor Education – Hofstra University
I truly love working as a school counselor and feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with students every day. My goal is to provide students with the necessary resources and support to allow them to achieve their own individual success. My philosophy is that all students are unique and need to be treated as such. I will always strive to help each student reach their greatest potential.