Rewards and Challenges

I believe that the rewards for our counselors is trying to get the underclassman to become successful and productive seniors. It always amazes me in the beginning of the school year to see the seniors happy to finally reach this milestone. Most seniors always start the year with a positive attitude, until they realize that the counselors are only there to guide them with their life's transition. Most seniors think that it is the responsibility of the counselors to make sure they remember deadlines. I think this would be a challenge because as juniors it seemed as if the counselors were always helping the seniors. I've seen the attitudes of the senior students change and become very negative during this period. It seemed that once the seniors had a better understanding and understood their responsibility in their life's transition; you would notice a better attitude. Students would then have ownership for their educational accomplishments.I believe that the counselors rewards are seeing all of the acceptance letters and scholarships that the students received with the counselors guidance assistance :)