Congratulations School Counselor of the Year Finalists

The Lone Star State School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year program honors the best of the best in Texas: school counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program at either the elementary, middle or high school level. This year’s school counselor of the year candidates completed an extensive application process and were judged by a panel of counseling professionals on multiple criteria, including school counseling innovations, effective school counseling programs, leadership skills, and contributions to student achievement. There were 35 nominations submitted, 14 semi-finalists, and 5 finalists.
 
LSSSCA is proud to announce that this year’s Lone Star State School Counselor of the Year is Cristina Nunez, from Paso del Norte K-8 School in El Paso, Texas. Cristina will represent the Lone Star State at the National School Counselor of the Year events managed by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).
 
The top-five finalists were:

Dr. Summer Martin, Keller High School	Maria Angelica Morales, Campestre Elementary
Norma Wright, Billy E. Dade Middle School	Jennifer Madrid, James P. Butler Elementary

 
All five of this year’s SCOY finalists will be honored in November at LSSSCA’s annual conference in Frisco, Texas.