Benjamin Logan Schools is joining school districts across the country this week in celebrating National School Counseling Week, this year featuring the theme, “School Counselors: All In for All Students.”
National School Counseling Week highlights the impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February.
Benjamin Logan employs a team of four school counselors across the district — Nicole Fuller, Susan Headings, Matt Smith and Susan Ridge — to help students reach their full potential, district officials said.
Each of the school counselors is actively committed to helping students explore their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents as these traits relate to career awareness and development. School counselors also help parents focus on ways to further the educational, personal and social growth of their children.
“In a multifaceted career field, school counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves,” district officials said. “In addition, the role of a school counselor includes identifying and utilizing community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs and help students become productive members of society. ”
Each of the Benjamin Logan school counselors shared their thoughts related to the theme, “All In for All Students”:
“I’m all in for students because helping them through their life experiences is rewarding,” said Fuller, a high school counselor. “I’m all in for school counseling because it allows me to build positive relationships with students and adults and help to develop their personal and career goals.”
“I’m all in for our Benjamin Logan students because, as teachers and counselors, we are here to educate our students and prepare them for a successful future,” said Headings, a middle school counselor. “This is possible through their academics, social and emotional growth.”
“I’m all in for school counseling because we know students who have strong social emotional skills tend to be happier, get along better with peers and adults, are more motivated to learn, can solve problems easier, and perform better academically,” said Ridge, an elementary school counselor. “I love working with students in their classrooms, in small groups, and individually to help them learn these skills. My job as a school counselor at Benjamin Logan Elementary is very rewarding.”
I’m all in for students because they are the future of our community,” said Smith, a high school counselor. “I’m all in for school counseling because students need counseling resources to navigate high school and transition beyond Benjamin Logan.”