Real-Life Superhero Finalist for School Counselor of the Year
David Forrester, a school counselor from Olympia High School in Olympia, Wash., has been compared to Spider Man for his vast skill set as a counselor. Students and teachers call Forrester “Spider Man” for his ability to collaborate and establish a web of student support services. One of Forrester’s achievements is developing a multi-year mission and action plan for his school’s career center. After incorporating input from the district’s career and technical education director as well as OHS’s career center director and principal, Forrester obtained a grant and resources to develop websites and tools to strengthen the center's mission. He was honored as one of the five finalists and the only high school counselor to place in the American School Counselor Association annual award presentation. Read Entire Article | Read Counselors Guide Online
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Dr. Carolyn Stone: Counselor Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Stone says that in the last 10 years, the biggest transition in the school counseling profession has been the move to connect school counseling more closely to the school mission. A school mission statement often defines what a school offers and the way they provide it lines up with state and national educational goals. "Education and schools are the great equalizers. This one institution promises to give every American an equal opportunity to better their lives. Education can aid in breaking the cycle of poverty. The trick is to connect what we do as school counselors to the school academic success picture and to demonstrate in our actions that we believe all children can achieve. The last decade has proven a stronger tie to school counselor accountability." Read More |
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Checking In With Counselors as a Junior
Or Senior In High School
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Robert McClory, High School Counselor
Ketchikan High School | Ketchikan, AK
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What child escapes childhood without at least one serious game of hide and seek? As seniors, they should not make their high school counselor play that game. While counselors are willing and able to seek, students can hide all too easily and keep their accomplishments a secret. That will not offer the rewards teens found in playing that game as tiny tots. Read More |
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Expert Advice
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Meri Kock, High School Counselor
Hillsboro High School | Nashville, TN
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How do you help prepare seniors on their path to graduation?
In addition to helping students see connections between high school and their futures, I am very focused on trying to help students become self-advocates and develop independence. Many times, particularly at the start of the school year, a student and sometimes his/her parents ask me to tell them where to apply to college, how far or close to home the school should be located, what I think is the best major for them to pursue, etc. I cannot make those decisions for someone else, it’s much too personal and much too important for the weight of the decisions to rest on the shoulders of someone who isn’t going to have to live the choices made. Read More |
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