Michelle Burton has been a counselor here at Sherman High for two years. She was previously at Denison High School for 13 years. Mrs. Burton was an English teacher before she became a counselor. She is orginally from Wichita Falls, TX. Mrs. Burton attended college at University of North Texas (Bachelors) and Texas A+M (Masters)

When asked why she chose to be a counselor, she replied "I wanted to work with young people." When asked if she could teach anything or anywhere, she answered "I would love to teach/counsel at a prison" Mrs. Burton is married, with a 13 year old daughter. After retiring from teaching, she plans to become a certified polygraph examiner.