School counselors can be a powerful conduit for students seeking to meet graduation goals or plan a career track. It's not enough for students to try and figure out pathways on their own.

1. National School Counseling Week
School counselorscanbe a powerful conduitforstudentsseekingtomeetgraduationgoalsorplana
careertrack. It's not enoughforstudentstotry and figure outpathwaysontheirown.Theyoftenneed
some guidance inorderto nudge theminthe properdirectionfora betterfuture.ThatiswhyNational
School Counselingweekmatters.Itprovidesabrief periodof time torecognize andpraise the efforts
that school counselorsputforwardona day to day basis.
Numerousschoolsacrossthe nationare participating.One suchschool isBellusAcademy,one of the top
cosmetologyschoolsinthe UnitedStates.BellusAcademyisofferingschool counselorssome well-
earnedstressrelief duringNationalSchool CounselingWeek,fromFebruary2to 4. Recognizedas the
mostawardedbeautyacademyinNorthAmerica,BellusAcademyisprovidingschool counselorsa
complimentarysalonservice atone of theirmanyschool salonandspa locations,free productsamples,
and muchmore.
The AmericanSchool CounselorsAssociationissponsoringNationalSchool CounselingWeek.The
purpose of the appreciationistoemphasize the invaluable role thatschool counselorsperformin
assistingstudentstodevelopacareerplanand eventuallyachieve success.
Lynelle Lynchisthe PresidentandOwnerof BellusAcademy.Herschool workscloselywithschool
counselorstomake sure that studentsare made aware of available careeropportunitiesinthe beauty
and wellnessindustry."Newproducttechnologies,non-invasive proceduresandablurringof the lines
betweenbeautyandwellnessare creatingnew careerpathsandschool counselorsplayanimportant
role ineducatingstudentsaboutopportunitiesinthe beautyandwellnesssector,"Lynchsaid.
Rewardingcounselorsbyprovidingthemwith somespecialpamperingisjustone waythatthe school
and itsstudentscontribute tothe communityaroundthem.
"A counselor'sdayisrarelyrelaxingandcertainlynotglamorous,butwe're hopingtochange thatfor a
fewhours,"saidLynelle Lynch.Since acounselor'sdayisnormallyoccupiedwithpreparingstudentsfor
careeropportunitiesafterhighschool,the samplesof productsandcomplimentaryservicesprovide
counselorswithrecognitionthatiswell-deserved.

2. Guidance counselingcanbe a challengingendeavorattimes.Manycounselorshelpstudentsthroughout
theireducationwhetherthisbe ina vocational school,college orothercampusof learning.Career
opportunities,choicesinacademics,aswell asadvice forbroadersocial andpersonal developmentare
oftenprovided.
However,studentsare notalwaysreceptive anddon'talwaystake all of the assistance theyreceive from
a counselortoheart.So it isa fantasticachievementforschool counselorswhenastudentdoesaccept
and appreciate theirhelp.
Accordingto the AmericanSchool CounselorAssociation,National SchoolCounselingWeekfestivities
will involve the participationof more than30,000 school counselorsnationwide.
StevenMeinkingworkswithBellusAcademytoactivelypromotecareereducationin salonandspa
services.
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