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National School Counseling Week is February 3-7. This is a fantastic chance to advocate for the incredible role school counseling programs play in supporting students’ academic success, emotional well-being, and postsecondary readiness. 

The theme of this year’s National School Counseling Week is “School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive.” What does it mean to help a student thrive as a school counselor? Here are some examples:

• Academically: Supporting students in setting goals, staying motivated, and finding joy in learning. Also, helping students develop strategies for academic success, whether it comes naturally or is more of a challenge.


• Emotionally: Helping students feel balanced, resilient, and supported. Listening to feelings of stress or anxiety, or just generally identifying and navigating their feelings. 


• In Future Planning: Guiding students to identify and understand their strengths and passions as well as exploring different careers and plans in order to develop a future that fits and excites them. 

School counselors tirelessly dedicate themselves to both students and staff. Much of the work they do to advocate for needs and improve student outcomes and achievement may go unseen or unknown. However, school counselors are hard at work navigating some of the most complex student needs, juggling large caseloads, and evaluating systems and structures to achieve more impact and efficiency. 

Please take a moment to recognize, acknowledge, and celebrate the imperative work of HSD’s school counselors, student support and wellness counselors, and mental health care coordinators!