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Guam Legislature honors school counselors during National School Counseling Week
Summary
Lawmakers at the People’s House recognized school counselors from public and private schools across Guam for National School Counseling Week (Feb. 2–6, 2026), thanking them for student advocacy and noting staffing strains and extra duties, especially in private schools.
Senator Vince Borja opened a brief ceremony at the People’s House on Feb. 2 to mark National School Counseling Week, presenting a certificate of recognition and thanking counselors from Guam’s public, private and charter schools for their work on students’ academic and social-emotional needs.
"This year's theme is 'School counselors amplify student success,'" Borja said, noting counselors’ behind-the-scenes advocacy and care. He described the event’s consolidation of private- and public-school honorees into one ceremony because of high attendance and offered a personal perspective: his wife, Naomi Borja, is a Price Elementary School counselor, and he recounted an…
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