The School Counselor of the Year program, presented by Naviance and ASCA, honors the best of the best -- school counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program at either the elementary, middle or high school level. This newly enhanced program brings up to 10 finalists and their nominators to Washington, D.C., in late January, where they participate in a congressional briefing, meet with their members of Congress and are honored at the School Counselor of the Year Gala. From these 10 finalists, one school counselor of the year is selected.

Nominees must be ASCA members, practicing school counselors with at least five year's experience and currently work in a U.S.-based school. 

Nominations for the 2010 awards are now closed. Save the date for the 2010 School Counselor of the Year Gala, on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

For information about program sponsorship, contact Amanda Fitzgerald.

2009 School Counselor of the Year Awards

2009 School Counselor of the Year: Julie Hartline, Campbell High School, Smyrna, Ga. View the School Counselor of the Year video.

2009 School Counselor of the Year Finalists

* Marilyn S. Agee, Concord East Side Elementary School, Elkhart, Ind.
* Margaret S. Cheeley, Collins Hill High School, Suwanee, Ga.
* Vanessa Gomez-Lee, Valley View High School, Moreno Valley, Calif.
* Karen Gannon Griffith, Berkeley Lake Elementary School, Duluth, Ga.
* Laurie Maheen Huntwork, Aloha Huber Park Pre-K-8 School, Beaverton, Ore.
* Brian Law, Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Ga.
* Ana M. Leon, Wilton Manors Elementary School, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
* Diane M. Reese, Ph.D., STEP Center/Academy 1, T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Va.
* Steve Schneider, Sheboygan South High School, Sheboygan, Wis.

2009 School Counselor of the Year and Finalists hit the Hill for meetings and briefings with their members of Congress (Hill Signature Portraits). See more event photos here.

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