Celebrating our School Counselors with WVSD Superintendent Drew Pitcock are Ana Grace Warren, DES Counselor and Jonathan Barnes, WVHS Counselor.
National School Counseling Week 2025, “School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive,” sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), is being celebrated from Feb. 3-7, 2025, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do.
National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.
The special week honoring school counselors provides recognition for school counselors who implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet the challenges of the 21st century, according to a proclamation designating Feb. 3–7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week.
The proclamation cites school counselors for being actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career and social/emotional development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves.
School counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in school counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.
Today is the first day of National School Counseling Week. The theme of this year’s week is “School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive.” Thriving means growing, succeeding and feeling fulfilled in all areas of your life. School counselors can help students achieve that. School Counselors help students thrive in academic growth, emotional well-being and career exploration.
• For example, thriving academically means setting goals, staying motivated and finding joy in learning. School Counselors can help develop strategies to be successful academically.
• Thriving emotionally means feeling balanced, resilient and supported. If you’re feeling stressed or anxious, School Counselors listen and help navigate feelings and emotions.
• Thriving in your future means understanding strengths and passions. School Counselors help students explore different careers and plan for a future that excites them.
Happy Birthday!
WVHS Students who had perfect attendance for the month of January were celebrated today! Congratulations students!
5th/6th grade DES library students enjoyed STEM Lego projects this week.
Spreading kindness around DES for the month of February.
WVHS Counselor Jonathan Barnes is representing Mississippi in the American School Counselor Association’s School Counselor of the Year celebration in Washington, D.C.,
this week. Thanks for your work on students’ behalf.
February menus
Mrs. Sain’s class participated in an abstract art lesson with children’s author – illustrator and artist, Mo Willems, as part of #CrayolaCreativityWeek. We are hoping we are selected to win a George and piggy prize pack that includes Crayola art supplies!
It’s Anthony Gooch’s day to shine! He earned his 100th DOJO point today for being a star student and was rewarded with lunch from Jacks. Way to go, Anthony!
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Mrs. Jacks's students started constructing pinball machines from cereal boxes today in order to show Newton's laws of motion in action during tomorrow's class time.
Mrs. Sain’s class earns Dojo Points for working hard, being a good listener, and helping others. When a student earns 100 points, they are rewarded with lunch from a local restaurant. Today Te’Onna Roger’s earned her 100th point and chose lunch from Jack’s.
Water Valley High School is excited to partner with Get2College to host a FAFSA Day on 2/4/25 and 2/24/25). All Seniors Should complete this as part of their requirements for college and career readiness. During this FAFSA Day event, participants will leave the appointment with FAFSA completion and MAAPP completion.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to schedule your individual appointment: https://calendly.com/state-outreach/water-valley-fafsa-appointment
2) Visit our website here to see what information is needed to complete the FAFSA: https://get2college.org/fafsa-federal-aid
3) Watch this short video to see why completing the FAFSA is so important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmEP38x-1Z8
4) Ensure your FSA IDs (usernames and passwords) are created at least 3 days prior to your FAFSA appointment. To create, please watch https://youtu.be/iTb7hMVtzco?si=yLXpS95QlP1KdnDj
NOTE: Please sign up for ONLY ONE time slot. Because the time slots are limited, we ask that you please DO NOT sign up for multiple appointments.
Mrs. Jacks’s students completed a planet project to demonstrate understanding of the solar system unit.
Davidson Elementary School
Positive Office Referrals
January 21-24, 2025
Shoutout to our talented art students who put their creativity on full display! 🎨✨ They've designed and created some amazing mascots for the district basketball tournament, to bring even more spirit to the game! 🏀🔥 We’re proud of their hard work and dedication. Make sure to check them out while supporting our high school teams during the tournament on February 4-7, 2025 at the Water Valley High School gym. Ms. Katherine Montague is the art instructor at Water Valley High.
Miss Howland's students are working on the Design Process. They are deciding how to take feedback for app design and use it to make improvements for users of the app. The students are organizing the feedback into categories for improving the design and then planning out which improvements they want to focus on. They are then drawing new screens that include all of their improvements to help the grandparents use the app efficiently! Miss Howland dressed for today's lesson.
Mrs. Jacks’s students embarked on an intergalactic journey today. They learned about constellations by building their own with marshmallows and toothpicks, creating beautiful models with pipe cleaners and beads, and used an app to explore the night sky. Students also created a constellation projection using flashlights.
Water Valley High School Beauty Review
February 3, 2025
6:00 P.M.
