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Frances.jpgMrs. Frances Palmer

  • L-Z Guidance Counselor
  • NCAA Liaison
    Dual Credit Coordinator

Email: palmerf@chapelhillisd.org
Phone: 903-566-2311 ext 1417 

Mrs. Palmer's tenure as CHHS counselor began in August 1998 after three years as Van Junior High counselor and fourteen years teaching high school English throughout Texas.  A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in English at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.  After completing her post-graduate studies at UT-Tyler in 1998, she became a Certified School Counselor (CSC).  Mrs. Palmer has dedicated the past ten years to the students of Chapel Hill ISD and is grateful to be part of the Chapel Hill family.  Married for 33 years to Tyler native Ricky Palmer, Mrs. Palmer has one son, Jonathan, who lives with his wife, Kristen, in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Shielda.jpgMs. Shielda Divine

Testing and Career Counselor

Email: divines@chapelhillisd.org
Phone: 903-566-2311 ext 1417

Ms. Divine is in her fifth year as a counselor at CHHS.  This is her sixth year counseling and her twenty-fifth year in education.  She received her Bachelor's of Business Administration degree from Louisiana Tech University and her teacher certification from Stephen F. Austin State University.  Ms. Divine's Master of Arts in School Counseling was awarded by the University of Texas in Tyler.  Prior to becoming a counselor, she taught French, Journalism, and English in a nearby school system.  She is the proud mother of a Kissam Intermediate fourth grader. 

Richardsonr.jpgMrs. Ruby Richardson

A-K Guidance Counselor
Gifted and Talented Coordinator

Mrs. Richardson is beginning her first year as a high school counselor here at CHHS. She came to us from Jacksonville ISD where she served as a district level Behavior Interventionist for two years and taught elementary for three years before that. Prior to beginning her career in education she and her husband worked as houseparents for a group home for about four years, where they lived in a home with eight teenagers from all walks of life. Mrs. Richardson received a BA from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Computer Studies and later earned her teacher certification through LeTourneau University. She is currently working on her Masters in School Counseling at Stephen F. Austin where she will JOYFULLY graduate in December of 2010! Mrs. Richardson has been married for ten years and has two children, an 8 year old daughter and 6 year old son.

Email: richardsonr@chapelhillisd.org
Phone: 903-566-2311 ext 1419