{"id":269531,"date":"2018-02-06T06:06:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=269531"},"modified":"2018-02-06T06:06:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T20:06:48","slug":"feb-5-9-national-counselors-week-pss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/feb-5-9-national-counselors-week-pss\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb. 5-9 is \u2018National Counselor\u2019s Week\u2019 at PSS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Board of Education chair Marylou Ada, board member Herman Guerrero, 2018 Counselor of the Year Marjorie Quinto, Hopwood Middle School principal Rizalina M. Liwag, Education Commissioner Glen Mu\u00f1a, and associate commissioner Yvonne R. Pangelinan at the proclamation signing of “National Counselor’s Week” last Friday at Hopwood Middle School. (Bea Cabrera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Public School System declared last Friday the week of Feb. 5 to 9 as \u201cNational Counselor\u2019s Week.\u201d <\/p>\n

Marjorie Quinto, the Board of Education\u2019s 2018 Counselor of the Year, was joined at the proclamation signing last Friday at Hopwood Middle School by board chair Marylou Ada, Education Commissioner Glen Mu\u00f1a, board members Herman Guerrero, associate commissioner Yvonne R. Pangelinan, and Hopwood Middle School principal Rizalina M. Liwag.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one way to show our appreciation to all the counselors for all the awesome job that they do. It\u2019s a very hard and a tasking job to take care of 10,000 children. They mentor, nurture them, and they also make sure that everything is okay,\u201d Ada said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is especially challenging now because some students are in a state of crisis\u2014bullying and peer pressure are prevalent among students. The school counselors are the ones handling those things and make sure the kids take on a positive career path, make the child feel safe, and teach them how to get along with other children,\u201d Ada added.<\/p>\n

Pangelinan said that counselors are the hearts of schools. \u201cThey help to chart path for each of the students and address so many issues from emotional to social, academics, and developmental needs of our students.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cCounselors Week also helps build awareness in the community of the role of school counselors. A long time ago, maybe, your school counselor helped you with your SAT scores, helped you find a college, called your mom when you were sick, passed out hygiene [tips]. The role of a school counselor today has changed dramatically, addressing what happens outside the school, in the community, in the student\u2019s own family, and in the world,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Quinto is also thankful for the recognition that many counselors like her will experience during the week.
\n\u201cThis is very important not just to me but to all the counselors here in the CNMI. We work with the children as soon as they clock in the morning, they are with us with you all the way even when the students are at home already,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year will also be different because almost every year, we have professional development activity outside of our school where we are taken away from our schools. This year, PSS decided that we will stay in our respective schools so we can stay with the students that we work with, including the teachers and administrative staff,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

According to Ada, the week will be filled with various activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery school will have their own plans because every school will show appreciation to their counselors. This is a big week for school counselors, where they will be thanked and appreciated, not only by the students but also by the parents, co-teachers, and other school administrative staff,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe counselors are also going on a retreat for a day where they will be with other counselors to discuss among themselves how are they going to improve themselves and help each other on pressing issues as far as students are concerned, so that they can be all on the same page on how to deal with them. With our counselors, nothing is impossible to conquer,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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