GSCA's School Counselor of the Year program honors school counselors who are running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program at the elementary, middle or high school level. Roth has worked at Otwell MS since 2004. During her tenure she has worked to meet the needs of all her students through a variety of efforts such as classroom guidance lessons that involve Student Success Skills, bullying prevention, study skills, healthy relationships and cultural diversity. Additionally, she implemented the Future Focus Career Development program at Otwell, helping all seventh graders have a better understanding of themselves, their interests and their abilities to guide them in planning for the future.
"Mrs. Roth is an exceptional school counselor whose goal is to ensure that all students are provided counseling services through various venues," said Debbie Rondem, director of Student Support Services. "She has been chosen as Forsyth County Middle School Counselor of the Year for her dedication, involvement and outstanding service to her students, her school and her community. She is truly worthy of the title of Georgia Middle School Counselor of the Year."
FCS Superintendent L.C. (Buster) Evans also praised Roth for her achievement.
"We congratulate Ms. Roth on her great achievement; it is truly an honor for her to be named the top middle school counselor in all of Georgia," he said. "Ms. Roth is an excellent example of the top-notch work performed everyday in our schools by our outstanding school counselors. Ms. Roth and her colleagues throughout our system go above and beyond for our students' benefit everyday. It was a particular delight to be at her school when her principal, Steve Miller, made the surprise announcement to her and her faculty. In that I am aware that this is the second consecutive year that the Forsyth County Schools has had a Counselor of the Year, it validates to me that our educators are working strategically to address the interrelated academic and social needs of our
students."
Roth will now compete for the title of the top school counselor in the nation.
For more information on GSCA and the GSCA School Counselor of the Year program,
visit http://www.gaschoolcounselors.com/.
Heather Roth
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