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National School Counselor Week recognized in Beauregard Parish schools


Posted Date: 01/27/2023

National School Counseling Week will be recognized February 6-10, 2023, to honor the unique contributions of school counselors in the school system, according to Cassady Hickingbottom, BPSB Supervisor.  The theme for the week is: Helping Students Dream Big.

 

“School counselors have a tremendous impact on helping students achieve success and plan for their futures,” she said.

 

There are 15 school counselors assigned to Beauregard Parish schools including, Melissa Cobb, BAP, Karan Brown, CE, Shamika Spikes-Hooker and Michelle Miller, DHS, Haley Raggio and Holli Jones, DJHS, Lauren Jenkins, EBE, Brooke Reeves, EBHS, Marjorie Wooley, KRH, Patty Sibley and Candace Jackson, MHS, Cyndee Weaver, PWE, Vivien Breaux, SHS, Tara DeVeau, SBE, Casey Bollich, SBUE, and Annie Grogan-Hutton and Jessica Hungerford, SBHS.    BPSB High School Counselors

 

Counselors in the school system work with student scheduling, coordinate testing and assessments, provide academic direction in planning for students’ promotion in school and help guide students through decision-making and life situations. School counselors help students develop problem-solving skills and learn to cope with difficulties.

 

“Our school counselors work in collaboration with teachers, administrators, and parents to maximize student success, emotionally, socially, and academically,” Hickingbottom stated.

 

In addition to school guidance counselors, Beauregard Parish schools currently employ SEB (Social, Emotional, and Behavior) counselors through an ESSER grant to focus on the increase of social and emotional needs of students who are dealing with the disruptions in their lives due to COVID and hurricane recovery in our area.

 

They include Leslie Hillin - DJHS, KRH, PWE, Kayla Cantrell - SB schools, Crystal Ryan – EB schools, Jaime Hanson - DHS, BAP, CE, and Debra Brockman - SHS and MHS.

 

“The role of the school counselor is multi-faceted as they focus on students’ academic needs as well as their personal, social, and emotional well-being in the school setting,” concluded Hickingbottom. “During National School Counseling Week, we want to recognize and thank our BPSB school guidance counselors and SEB counselors for all that they do to help our students thrive.”