Congratulations to Anna Helbling
Anna Helbling as this year's Jo Hayslip Memorial Scholarship Fund Recipient. Anna is a student NHSCA member from Rivier College who received the $1000 reward

WHEREAS, professional school counselors implement comprehensive school counseling programs throughout New Hampshire’s schools, and these programs are an important part of the educational process as students grow up in an increasingly complex world while facing the new and often difficult challenges of the twenty-first century; and
Dear Colleagues,
The NHSCA Greater Monadnock Region warmly invites school counselors from throughout the area to attend a special panel discussion/professional development opportunity focused on drug/alcohol prevention and intervention. The purpose of this event is to learn about latest developments in the field and to strengthen school counselor-community collaboration.
The NH School Counselor Association is a division of the American School Counselor Association and represents 500 of NH's professional school counselors.
The mission of the NH School Counselor Association is to actively promote standards of excellence in professional school counseling by:
We Congratulate Three Outstanding School Counselors for 2008-2009!

It is no surprise to most parents that being a kid these days is more complicated than when they were children. Values have changed, and dramatic increases in social problems are being experienced by families at all socioeconomic levels.
Parents who want the best for their children feel overwhelmed and frustrated. They are looking to the educational community for some solutions.
In New Hampshire, all school counselors at every educational level (elementary, middle/junior and secondary) are required to have a Master's Degree, specializing in Guidance and Counseling.
All counselors must be certified by the State Department of Education. Certification is renewed on a three-year basis and continuing education is required ...