We want to send a special thank you to our school counselors in the Henderson County School District. We appreciate everything that each of you do!
National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, is celebrated February 5-9, 2024, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within United States school systems and how students benefit as a result of school counselors. National School Counseling Week highlights school counselors' tremendous impact in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
This week honors school counselors for being actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests, and talents; for working with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career, and social/emotional development; and working with teachers and educators to provide an educational system where students realize their potential and set healthy, realistic, and optimistic aspirations for themselves. School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.
Henderson County is fortunate to have school counselors to work with all students to remove barriers to learning by addressing students’ academic concerns, career options, and social/emotional skills. Henderson County School Counselors believe that every child who enters the doors of a Henderson County School is to be treated with respect and dignity and receive the help they need to become a better person. Henderson County School Counselors are the voices of all children in pursuing their dreams and receiving a high-quality education to become productive citizens. The mission of Henderson County School Counselors is for ALL students to receive academic, career, and social/emotional services and support to encourage all students to dream and achieve individual success for future endeavors.
Henderson County School Counselors are: Bargerton Elementary – Shelly Russell; Beaver Elementary– Donovan Croom; Lexington High – Carol Burroughs, Cindy Eason, Jonna White; Pin Oak Elementary – Becky Cole; Scotts Hill Elementary – Haylie Hickerson; Scotts Hill High – Brooklyn Dennison, Lori Maness; South Haven Elementary- Warren Powers; South Side Elementary– Teresa Nowell; Westover Elementary – Tolena Bomer, Haley Noles; and Special Education Counselor – Carolyn Weatherford Hayes.