As we prepare to launch our senior students into the next chapter, we have the privilege of making them feel ultra-celebrated and supported. One way we can celebrate senior students is by showing off their post-secondary plans. I know this is a crazy season for us counselors; your time is
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: The end of another school year is quickly approaching and I know that the deadline for diplomas can be so stressful as a high school counselor. However, there are some really fun parts to graduation season too. I always loved hyping up my
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: As a high school counselor, you know that graduation is a major milestone for your seniors, and you’re feeling the pressure to help them successfully cross that finish line. It’s a time filled with energy and excitement, and you want to do everything
*This post is sponsored by Going Merry. As a high school counselor, you’ve probably been sending transcripts and running senior meetings since school started. We’re now moving into the fall, and financial aid season is upon us! You’re now gearing up to push out tons of scholarship applications, host FAFSA
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: In its most simple terms, first generation students are the first in their families to attend college. According to the Center for First-Generation Student Success, “nearly 33% of students attending college or universities in the United States are first-generation.” High school counselors have
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: As high school counselors, we hope to prepare students for whatever their post secondary plans are… from work, military, or college. Elementary and middle school counselors are laying the foundation for college and career-ready standards… but, as high school counselors, we’re meeting students
*This post is sponsored by Going Merry. High school counselors deal with information overload every day! Add scholarship search questions and emails to the mix, and you just may want to throw in the towel. We’re trying to analyze and manage all of the information given to us and get
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: Running senior meetings helps to inform your students and parents while also building their confidence about what’s to come! Senior year can be a LOT! Planning, researching, applying, thinking about the next steps (whatever those may be). As high school counselors, we can
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: Call it what you want- a counselor fly in, a counselor outreach program, a college fly in opportunity… you just have to hear about it! Counselor fly ins are a hidden treasure of the job of a high school counselor! In this episode,
Are you sick of wondering where all of the fun and unique opportunities are for growing professionally as a high school counselor? Have you considered attending a Counselor Fly-In event? Never even heard of a Counselor Fly-In before? Here are “7 Insider Things You Need to Know About a Counselor
I’m your high school counseling hype girl serving other high school counselors who are burnt out, spread thin, or creatively stumped so that they can breathe new life into their school counseling program and remember why they loved this job in the first place.
