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When students, like Jason
Jiminez, plan for college, their
counselors were there to help. Gene
Moneke helps Jiminez with his plans for
the future. (M Bruning)
Trying to catch up on some
paperwork are paraprofessional Pam
Carter and special ed. teacher Karen
Richter who spend about eleven hours
every day at school. (R. Hales)
Many times students just t
need someone to talk to. Kathy
Howsare spends time talking to sopho-
more Benjamin Hoult. (M Nails)

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Caring Major Key to OperatioN

-steve van buren·
Being able to work together once a month, advisement wanted to have a good time These teachers spent about
with other members of their de- was held once a week. This al- without alcohol. and hour every day on each
partments proved to be a ma- lowed advisors to get to know Despite their hard work and student alone. They also spent
jor benefit for both the counsel- their advisees better, and al- busy hours , many thought of two to three hours revising
ing department and the spe- lowed more time for informa- counselors as people who were each student's individual edu-
cial education department. tion to be communicated. only there to help one with a cation program.
This relocation allowed the Other services provided by problem. Cropper described Department Head Anne Mi~
teachers to help one another in the counseling department this as being " involved in every- lea described the necessities of
making plans and sharing their were college planning; new thing, yet involved in nothing." being a special ed. teacher as 1
expertise. student groups; opportunities, Many times special ed . being flexibi le and having a
Counselors also changed a group for students who were teachers were thought of in the sense of humor. " It was hard to
their student relations program not doing well in school; and a same manner. However, they help students help themselves"
because of the move. Students family change group for stu- were kept busy in the resource she said, but she did not allow
were able to have the same dents who were experiencing room helping students with their this struggle to rule her life . De-
counselor throughout high a divorce in the family or other assignments and with studying spite the tension of her job, Mil-
school instead of changing af- stressful family situations. Many for tests. In addition, they lea believed, along with the
ter tenth grade. According to services were provided to help taught students regular curric- couselors, that the key to suc-
counselor Sue Cropper, "It was those with drug and alcohol re- ulum at a resource level. They cess in their jobs was care. t
hard to write a college recom- lated problems. Two of these also helped students with vo-
mendation for someone you were Sobriety, for alcoholics or cational education: getting
hadn't known for very long." those with a family member and keeping a job, and keep-
The advisement program who is an alcoholic, and Youth ing teacher /student relations
was also changed. Instead of to Youth, for students who going.