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Marion County highlights Shirley Thomas as School Counselor of the Year during National School Counselor Week
Summary
Marion County Public Schools' weekly wrap-up featured Shirley Thomas, a Forest High School counselor with 22 years of service, recognizing her as School Counselor of the Year and marking National School Counselor Week.
Shirley Thomas, a school counselor at Forest High School, was featured as Marion County Public Schools’ School Counselor of the Year during the district’s weekly wrap-up video and in remarks for National School Counselor Week.
The recognition noted Thomas’s more than two decades in the district; she told viewers, “It has been an honor and a privilege to be a school counselor in Marion County for the past 22 years.” The district host thanked Thomas and all counselors for supporting students, saying, “We certainly appreciate each and every one of you.”
School counseling work was summarized in the segment as addressing students’ emotional, academic and social needs. Thomas said counselors “help our students persevere every day,” and the program thanked district and school administrative staff for ongoing support.
The segment combined a profile of Thomas—who previously won a School Counselor of the Year award in 2011 as a middle school counselor—with broader recognition of National School Counselor Week. No formal board action, funding announcement or policy change was reported in the segment.
