Monday February 5th – Friday, February 9th

Happy Monday to our AVUHSD staff, students, families, and community!

This is a special week as we are wishing all of our phenomenal School Counselors a Happy National School Counseling Week!

We will be celebrating and highlighting our wonderful staff all week long! We are so grateful to our School Counselors for the dedication, passion, and support they offer to every single one of our students! We truly thank all of you for all that you do!

What is National School Counseling Week?

National School Counseling Week 2024, “School Counseling: Standards-Based, Student-Focused,” celebrated Feb. 5-9, 2024, focuses public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, presented by ASCA, highlights school counselors’ tremendous impact in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated the first full week in February.

School Spotlight: Highland High School

Counselor Corner: Makeba Hale

Makeba Hale is the Head Counselor at Highland High School!

Ms. Hale gave us an insight on what she loves the most about her job by stating “the ability to be flexible, no day is the same!”

What inspires Ms. Hale about being a school counselor is “the endless possibilities, being able to motivate when students don’t think they can and letting them know they can!”

Ms. Hale expresses that “motivating students to further reach their career opportunities” is what she enjoys and inspires her the most to come to work every day!

The Highland High School Bulldogs are incredibly lucky to have such a committed and caring Head Counselor to lead her equally amazing team!

Counselor Corner: Cynthia Mesler

Cynthia Mesler is a Counselor at Highland High School!

What Ms. Mesler loves the most about being a Counselor is “the interaction with the students, hearing their day-to-day stories, and the way they help me be positive about supporting them!”

What inspires Ms. Mesler the most is “working with students day-to-day and graduation.” She fondly recalls that “graduation is a fun time to see the students’ next adventures, especially when they come back and tell us all of the amazing things they’re doing!”

The Bulldogs are truly fortunate to be able to lean on such an empathetic and supportive School Counseling staff!

From Left to Right: Makeba Hale and Cynthia Mesler